I would honestly look at the Deep Sea Sound 18 at your pricepoint.
https://www.deepseasound.com/products/mariana-18s-18-subwoofer
https://www.deepseasound.com/products/mariana-18s-18-subwoofer
How do SVS subwoofers compare to REL?
I would honestly look at the Deep Sea Sound 18 at your pricepoint. https://www.deepseasound.com/products/mariana-18s-18-subwoofer |
@bi0drain rain I would honestly look at the Deep Sea Sound 18 at your pricepoint.https://www.deepseasound.com/products/mariana-18s-18-subwoofer Thanks for the link. They list two options for this model: color and veneer. What does color refer to? The cone color or grill color or something else? |
Tbh I have an Svs Ultra13 and will be moving up to the 18sc as well...... I have limited space and can’t add a second sub to my config + I just got the LFE figured out room acoustics wise.. As for the color options, I believe color is grill color and the veneer options..... I believe color is the color, and the Veneer is the wood grain.. We are talking about the final answers of lfe wise the subs I listed I will gladly demo my Ultra13+xa90ps config in Naples fl. tbh the absolute final answer is that s7201 which I am drooling over but its the size of a small shower. and a giant box(no custom wood) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BKkcebQnaA Edge of tomorrow DTSHD |
https://www.powersoundaudio.com/products/S7201 = Final Answer for me tho! |
@bi0drain -- May I remind you there are some Crazier Monsters out there now.. the Marianna 18/ 24 from Deep Sea Sound, the Quad 18 inch S-7201, JTR Capitvator 4000 ULF.... Indeed there are much crazier sub monsters out there that could bring down the house if one dared to stretch their legs a bit. I gather most audiophiles roll their eyes and scoff at such behemoths, while others may crave toying with them - perhaps mostly as an effect. In the face of it and under more "normal" circumstances it could rightly be regarded insane; why would anyone in their right mind want that much power and force in a domestic milieu? Or, conversely, and perhaps controversially, one could ask why anyone would settle for less? If the objective is not to level ones house to the ground (or be just within reach of it), but to be on top of any sonic scenario imaginable - effortlessly; at any volume, with full force and frequency span - then the idea starts to make more sense. Less important here than to exploit the ability of maximum force and SPL capabilities is how this potential affects the presentation at more sane levels, with larger cones than needn’t move as much to generate the same SPL, and the further upside of a bigger radiation area this brings with it - all while being at considerable more ease. In practical terms this means the inescapable addition of the subwoofers size, though the sealed iterations will be less physically intrusive compared to its ported siblings - not to mention horns. Price will also see an uptick, of course, but the question is how much will be beneficiary before the "law" of diminishing returns begins its influence. JL Audio’s Gotham series are considered by some among the absolute best subwoofers out there, but they’re also hellishly expensive, not least going by a "dollars per cone area inch" model. The PSA S7201 certainly is much cheaper and with a much bigger cone area to boot, added to a considerably larger footprint, but how will it face off against the Gotham’s in a head to head duel? Myself I’ll go the DIY horn subwoofer route (with a 15" driver placed inside) later this year. This beast in its specific iteration will sport a mouth area (/effective air radiation ditto) approximately 5x that of a 15" unit, and placed against a boundary be 105dB efficient down to 25Hz. Add (variable) room gain and you have 105dB’s efficiency down to some 10Hz - placed in a corner add 6dB’s. Efficiency is a key word here; with only a few watts this bass horn will close to wreak havoc in a domestic environment, but more important is how this translates into its sonic imprinting at lower levels as well. A diaphragm that moves as little as it does here (for a higher given SPL) will carry with it a smaller degree of inertia, meaning a less smeared, smoother, more articulated and less distorted bass. |