Subwoofer Comparison

[Palmspar]

I'm thinking about adding a third SW to my system as I already have Dirac ART and I could benefit from it. At the moment I own 2 SVS SB-3000, which a great, but I would like to try go bigger. My room is open space and pretty big, so 15 inch should be an improvement. I usually listen at 75db, sometimes 80 db. What brand is considered the best value in Europe? I would love to get Rythmik sub, but it's not available in EU. I got my SB-3000 for a great value, ~1350 Eur, but beefier SVS subs are pretty expensive. What are my choices?

Arendal 1723 2s subs are very good, around 5 db more output @20 hz then a sb3000 has.

 

[Dovydas]

Arendal 1723 2s subs are very good, around 5 db more output @20 hz then a sb3000 has.

It's 2500 Eur, quite steep as well, compared to Rythmik prices. Have anybody tried importing it these days?

 

[Bucking]

No ported subs probably right?

 

[Dovydas]

No ported subs probably right?

Preferably. I still have to convince my wife to use 3rd sub, if she will see how ported looks like, I will have to move to another house

 

[Palmspar]

It's 2500 Eur, quite steep as well, compared to Rythmik prices. Have anybody tried importing it these days?

They have also the 1723 1s with a singe driver, but its not a big upgrade from a sb3000

 

[staticV3]

What brand is considered the best value in Europe? I would love to get Rythmik sub, but it's not available in EU. I got my SB-3000 for a great value, ~1350 Eur, but beefier SVS subs are pretty expensive.

Subs in general are expensive in Europe.

In the US, SVS is just ok value.
In the EU, it's pretty good.

 

[Dovydas]

I contacted Rythmik and PSA and both companies can ship to Europe. I will probably pull a trigger and will order from them. I guess the price will be a deciding factor, but if you would get to choose, would you go for Rythmik E15 or PSA S1512M?

 

[Dal1as]

I contacted Rythmik and PSA and both companies can ship to Europe. I will probably pull a trigger and will order from them. I guess the price will be a deciding factor, but if you would get to choose, would you go for Rythmik E15 or PSA S1512M?

Both are good subs. The Rythmik is about 30 pounds heavier.

 

[somy]

My B&W PV1 subwoofer is broken and it will cost more than it's value to get repaired.
I currently pair it with old B&W 800-series speakers (very old from 2010),and would like to buy another one with good appearance (the reason why we had PV1).
Any suggestion?

 

[dukeside]

Any downside to using a subwoofer to crossover HPF as seen in RSL 12S manual for example? Is there any difference between this, and a dedicated 2.1 preamp with a subwoofer out?

 

[theJman]

I contacted Rythmik and PSA and both companies can ship to Europe. I will probably pull a trigger and will order from them. I guess the price will be a deciding factor, but if you would get to choose, would you go for Rythmik E15 or PSA S1512M?

Another potential option is the Hsu ULS15 (provided they ship to where you are, of course). Among the ID company's, Hsu is often the price leader of the bunch. The products they sell are both inexpensive and good.

 

[Dovydas]

Another potential option is the Hsu ULS15 (provided they ship to where you are, of course). Among the ID company's, Hsu is often the price leader of the bunch. The products they sell are both inexpensive and good.

I don't think they are available in Europe?

 

[kawauso]

I don't think they are available in Europe?

They can probably ship to Europe as well. When I asked about shipping to Japan last year, the UPS shipping cost for a VTF-3 MK5 HP was 600 USD.