your sub's volume?

[quakefiend420]

theatre research 400w rms 12" sub gain is at about 1/3rd...gain on the reciever is at -6db...still rattles dishes in the kitchen upstairs

 

[Catalyst18]

Logitech z-560.
Slightly above middle. Anywhere past that, and it really does sound like rice...

 

[slpaulson]

Originally posted by: Tiamat
Klipsch Promedia Ultra 5.1 All sofware equilizers are flat line. Sub is at 0.

 

[amol]

i dunno, the sub we had in english today just slept while we watched a video from the 60s

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

SVS PB-10 sub out level at 0 dB gain on sub ~ 2/5

 

[nsafreak]

Paradigm PDR-10 not even close to halfway.

 

[Rock Hydra]

Cranked 100%. Most of the music I have the drummers hammer on double-bass drums creating an insane thumping. Pisses off my parents sometimes. Probably when I move to an apartment, I'll have to turn it down or sue headphones. Until then....ALL THE WAY!

 

[Delleet]

~10 cubic feet, give or take

 

[Viperoni]

This thread is useless.

 

[spidey07]

about 115 db. way too much.

 

[drum]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Boston BA735 (Digital version, not USB)

Sub is somewhere around the middle, I'm not a riceboy, so I don't like overpowering bass.

i have my BA 7500 a little less than halfway. these speakers are about 4 and a half years old too

 

[Bassyhead]

55-65%

 

[AbAbber2k]

Originally posted by: jagec
It goes up to 11.

Was really hoping now one would get there before me.

 

[The J]

Cambridge MegaWorks 550 THX (BassCube 821 sub) at 50%. Treble is also at 50%. These speakers just seem to sound best when settings are left at their defaults (even software equalizers).

 

[BentValve]

Dual Blueprint 1804 driver infinite baffle 1800 watt amp, it only takes a few watts to get the house shaking when pushed hard the wall moves 1/2"..its not good at all for the house.


http://www.massivemaximumtheater.com/

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: BentValve
Dual Blueprint 1804 driver infinite baffle 1800 watt amp, it only takes a few watts to get the house shaking when pushed hard the wall moves 1/2"..its not good at all for the house.


http://www.massivemaximumtheater.com/

If I may make a suggestion - reverse one of the subs (so that the motor structure faces outward) and reverse the polarity to that one (whichever way it's wired, just reverse it). This will lower distortion a bit.

 

[EvilYoda]

I wish I had a home to do what BentValve has going on...that's some serious airflow there

But for precision and depth, a Velodyne DD12 is what does the job for me...usually it's off, but when it's on, it's at whatever level the calibration said was flat with my system. I can't wait for their self-optimizing software too.

 

[Gerbil333]

Originally posted by: intogamer
Logitech z-640 on sb live. sub 100%
I piss off my neighbors pretty baddly.

I have a set of Z-640s on one of my computers because it's a great set for the price. The bass, however, isn't that great. It's not very loud, and it's very muddy. Again, it's great for the price.

On my good computer, I use Logitech Z-2300s or my Sennheiser HD-280 Pro headphones with an Audigy 2 ZS. I would set the sub to 50%, but this room has terrible acoustics. The bass sounds absent when I'm seated, but if I move back about 4ft and go to the right 2ft, it's LOUD. So, I have it turned all the way up to make it sound balanced while I'm seated. It shakes the walls and pictures, sometimes knocks things down, and when I'm standing in the loud spot of the room and look at my CRT, the image appears to ripple like it does when I talk very low (~65-75hz).

From downstairs, the kitchen floor and walls vibrate. It can be heard plainly throughout the house and from the deck outside.

I never turn the system volume past ~80%, and I leave the master volume control on the Z-2300s set to 50%. That means I've never played the set louder than 40% of its volume. I'd hate to hear it approaching 75%...

 

[BudAshes]

my z560s are turned down all the way and they still make my walls/door shake if i turn them up.

 

[NoReserve]

Z-2300: slightly below half

 

[BentValve]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: BentValve
Dual Blueprint 1804 driver infinite baffle 1800 watt amp, it only takes a few watts to get the house shaking when pushed hard the wall moves 1/2"..its not good at all for the house.


http://www.massivemaximumtheater.com/

If I may make a suggestion - reverse one of the subs (so that the motor structure faces outward) and reverse the polarity to that one (whichever way it's wired, just reverse it). This will lower distortion a bit.

It would also cut the output in half, IB subs already have way less distortion than your typical subwoofer..this one especially.

 

[Delleet]

Originally posted by: BentValve

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: BentValve
Dual Blueprint 1804 driver infinite baffle 1800 watt amp, it only takes a few watts to get the house shaking when pushed hard the wall moves 1/2"..its not good at all for the house.


http://www.massivemaximumtheater.com/

If I may make a suggestion - reverse one of the subs (so that the motor structure faces outward) and reverse the polarity to that one (whichever way it's wired, just reverse it). This will lower distortion a bit.

It would also cut the output in half, IB subs already have way less distortion than your typical subwoofer..this one especially.

How would it cut the output? He said also reverse the polarity.

 

[hytek369]

7/10

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: BentValve

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: BentValve
Dual Blueprint 1804 driver infinite baffle 1800 watt amp, it only takes a few watts to get the house shaking when pushed hard the wall moves 1/2"..its not good at all for the house.


http://www.massivemaximumtheater.com/

If I may make a suggestion - reverse one of the subs (so that the motor structure faces outward) and reverse the polarity to that one (whichever way it's wired, just reverse it). This will lower distortion a bit.

It would also cut the output in half, IB subs already have way less distortion than your typical subwoofer..this one especially.

Uh, note that I said to reverse the polarity along with the mounting direction. It'll still end up firing in the same direction as the one on the bottom.

If you have a pair of subs linked together mechanically, having one fire toward the motor structure while the other fires away from it (either in phase or out of phase, but obviously in phase has a lot more output) non-linear distortion can be reduced by up to 50%.

Last thing: just because it has less distortion doesn't mean you can't lower it.

Oops, last last thing: if you were to run them out of phase, the output wouldn't halve, it would drop to almost zero, with the lower frequencies more attentuated.