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subwoofer 19 by 18 room

I am building a 5.1 home theatre
have an Arcam 350 on the way and am using B&W Matrix twos, center and 301's in the rear

I've a bit stumped on subwoofer
everything I demo is too loud, rolled wrong and it sounds like a booming box

Definitive, B&W, Martin Logan didn't excite me
Paradign sounded okay, heard stay away from Velodyne (but I was impressed with them 20 years ago)

any suggestions for a single unit subwoofer?
probably need some eq in my near square room

I may even have Jim Salk build me something

ps I have a two channel room where I do my serious listening to music
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vx700
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The best of the best of the A$$ KICKIN BEST subwoofer you will ever get PERIOD- JL Audio f113
http://home.jlaudio.com/products_subs.php?prod_id=371

I have tried them all and this is the most bang for the buck and musical too- I just bought my 2nd one
Read what Larry Greenhill from Sterophile had to say about 2 of these bad boys with 1 I was in bass haven but 2 well we will see tomorrow
Good luck
flemke
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Volodyne DD series subs are the way to go.

Tim
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shadorne
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everything I demo is too loud, rolled wrong and it sounds like a booming box

What is your budget...accurate extreme LF does not come cheap. I am hardly shocked at what you describe....if you are looking in the wrong price range.

The Velodyne DD 12 suggestion is a good one...15 would be better.
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audiotomb OP
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I'm going to get a JL Audio F113
anyone heard tghe F110?

should be more than enough low end

second sub maybe a year down the road
vx700
could you describe how adding the second one worked in your setting

can't quite spring for 2 right now

cheers
Tom
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The F110 is not going to be available until 1Q 2008.
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