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Subwoofer hunt

Hi folks. In the market again looking for a subwoofer...this is to complement my Focal Electra 1008Be with Hegel H160 setup. I was looking at JL E110 sub. Anything else I should be looking at? Also do the amps of these subs blow up frequently?
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erik_squires
5,268 posts
 
I found Hsu to be very reliable and the customer service easy and quick to deal with. I had issues related to stock and availability, not reliability.

If you like SurgeX, Furman sells series mode surge protectors at half the price. :) Not all Furmans have SMP, but the one's that have comparable features to SurgeX are less expensive.



Best,


Erik
yakbob
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I've been using a pair of Hsu ULS-15s for six or seven years now. I leave them powered up 24/7 and have not experienced any reliabilty issues. The standby mode is not sensitive enough for the levels I listen at, so they don't "auto-on" unless levels are loud enough to trip them.

I have the pair eq'd with an SVSound AS-EQ1, which does a fantastic job of taming peaks in my room. They've been off the market a few years, but worth seeking out if you have bass/room issues.
erik_squires
5,268 posts
 
I use a miniDSP HD for my sub, works great and integrated with OmniMic fantastically. Also work very well with Room EQ Wizard. The usual issues are users trying to EQ for flat instead of a descending (1-1.5 db/octave) slope, and complaining it sounds flat. :) 

Any receiver with Audyssey or DiracLive should do about the same. 

Best,


Erik
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danvignau
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I think for the size room you have a pair of really good Peerless sandwich cone 8 inchers would be good, I used them in my hybrid electrostatic cabinets ad they were wonderful

I had the 10" version with my B&Ws (in NHT Sw2Si cabinets and some extra bracing and stuffing, for years but recently found really rare B&W DM 16 woofers. These used the early 801 magnets, frames, and coils, but are 11 rather than 12 inches.


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oleschool
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Nobody mentioned sunfire or vanderstein . I have had alot of subs over the years( rel ,velodyne.sunfire,JL audio jbl and vandys never had a  hsu personally, no opinion there ). I believe treament is a huge part of a room operating properly.I currently run one sub in my audio room ,2 in my ht room .If i was doing it again personnally i would rather have two 10" or even 8" then one 12" .But thats a whole new debate .lol 
good luck ..
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