Dual subs and room size

I don't knwo the SVS, but I love my HSU!! :)

First, take a deep breath. If your main speakers are like the girl next door: firendly, cheerful, ready to accommodate others, subs are like the bastard drunken dad.  Making them work well is not as easy.  Well integrated, heavenly.  I point this out so you are prepared to do the work in advance. :)

How do you plan on doing the crossovers and EQ? Do you have existing room treatment?

Best,


Erik

Also, your room is kind of small, so I strongly suggest you plan to start with 1 sub. You may find yourself perfectly satisfied with that.

While I love my Hsu it lacks built in EQ. I make my own loudspeakers, so that’s not a problem. I live and breathe measurements, crossovers and EQ so going from measurements to a miniDSP is super easy. However a built in EQ that is push button may be a much more important feature to you, or having an EQ that is auto calibrating like a Dirac system may be what you want, especially in a room that small.

Again, room treatment should be the very first thing you deal with. THEN a sub, then EQ. Contact GIK Acoustics for great advice and affordable and effective solutions.

Best,


Erik

I have 14'x 14' room and have 2 JL audio E110's to complement my Janszen zA2.1's. The JL's are very good subs. I have the cross over and volume turned down low or they will over power the room. I'm just using them fill in the bottom octave. This works very well in my small room. I did start with one sub and I now feel two are definitely better.

The number of subs has little to do with room size or volume. You want multiple subs to get a flat response by canceling room modes. (Two minimum and three preferred.) Read the stuff by Geddes. It is pretty well established science. Use attenuation to address volume to taste after you are flat.