sealed front firing 8" sub for music?

[nmoiras]

Ok gents. Final list for recommendations.

1. B&W asw 608
2. KEF kube 8 mie
3. Dynavoice challenger sub 8
4. Mission MS 150

The basic limiting factor in my case is size. I could go higher in price but do not find smth at 31cm. The velodyne deep blue 8 meets the size requirement but i read conflicting reviews.
3 and 4 seem weak (and cheaper)....but who am I to judge?

Music quality at low to medium sound level is our only criterion.

Thank you in advance,

 

[Flaesh]

 

[Count Arthur]

Ok gents. Final list for recommendations.

1. B&W asw 608
2. KEF kube 8 mie
3. Dynavoice challenger sub 8
4. Mission MS 150

The basic limiting factor in my case is size. I could go higher in price but do not find smth at 31cm. The velodyne deep blue 8 meets the size requirement but i read conflicting reviews.
3 and 4 seem weak (and cheaper)....but who am I to judge?

Music quality at low to medium sound level is our only criterion.

Thank you in advance,

These small subwoofers will be quite bass limited, the KEF for example is 34Hz (-6dB), which might not be much lower than many bookshelf speakers might reach, in-room, on their own.

Having said that, the Elac Debut 3.0 B5.3 does have quite a limited low end: -6 dB: 48 to 38Khz

Would it be possible to put a larger sub somewhere else in the room, other than in the cabinet?

Failing that, have you considered a slightly larger set of speakers that would get you a bit more low end on their own, and not using a sub?

 

[uwotm8]

Final list for recommendations

I'd add Dynaudio SUB250/SUB250 MC or similar model - used/second hand of course.
Some years ago I managed to get one for ~$400 and man did it deliver. This thing is compact yet agressive. And fast.
It simply humiliated Whafedale-something-cube which I bought before just to try if I need a sub as a thing (yep I did).

 

[Koeitje]

Things are going to resonate like crazy.

 

[uwotm8]

IKEA BRUTALISK Sub by Sonos?

 

[Chr1]

I use a B&W ASW 608 in my kitchen and it works well for what it is. Obviously it doesn't dig particularly deep but it sounds good even when pushed to "party in the kitchen whilst cooking" levels. Not a particularly big kitchen tho...

 

[antcollinet]

Things are going to resonate like crazy.

Yes, they are.

 

[Chr1]

Perhaps it could be wedged in and the unit secured and braced in a visually unobtrusive way to minimise this. The OP says volume levels will not be high, so it could work pretty well, given the obvious inherent compromises.

 

[kiwifi]

From the M&K Literature:
Exceptional for both its musical articulation and its ability to produce enormous amounts of bass from an extremely compact cabinet the MX-70B simply outshines the competition in delivering world-class performance in a small package.
Frequency Response: 27 Hz - 200 Hz. Dimensions: 18.2” x 10.3” x 13.7”

More information

 

[nmoiras]

Hi all,
Fair to say what I did after all your input.

I had decided on the KEF kube 8 mie but in greece it was not available and they said after a week...then they said after a month..

So I bought this:
https://www.nubert.de/en/nusub-xw-800-slim/a044138

I was just browsing and I saw it... with 14 cm height it seems to fit nest to the tv tabe.

I will let you know how it plays

 

[nmoiras]

Hi all,

I received the nubert xw-800..installed it and calibrated with the mic.

Sound became much bigger, soundstage expanded....and here comes the but...

Too boomy in some songs. tried to put it in different locations, down firing, wall firing, reduced the db all the way down....still very boomy in some songs to an annoying degree.

I really moved it around even put it in the middle of the room.

I am about to return it. any ideas?

 

[Ellebob]

Any EQ? If so which one? Tough to tell without measurements.

Can you borrow a sub and see if the problem exists with that sub? Trying to see if it is a room problem or sub problem