Bought a home theater sub from best buy. Hate it. Can I return it for that reason???

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

I needed a good sub that wouldnt be too big for my bedroom for mainly movies and such

finally decided to build my own and went with a TC 2000 12 in a sonotube, it fits awesome in the corner behind my TV, ~3.5cuft @19hhz

upside down

powering it with a bash500w plate amp now, love every minute of it

Im about to redo the box into something smaller and better looking for a new apartment

 

[JarvisB 10+ year member]

dude! i love how it looks..

how much did the total come up to?

 

[JarvisB 10+ year member]

hzosgood- the polk t-15 speakers u got are bookshelf speakers huh?

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

bought the sub when they quit doing TC and were switching to AP, i originally had a EP2500 on it but just too much power for what i needed so i sold it and got the plate amp

probably everything all together would be ~500-600

Sub was ~250

Amp was like ~180

Tube-$40

Port-$15

Random wood and piant-20-30$

but you could get by with alot cheaper subs, i just always wanted a TC sub for HT

 

[JarvisB 10+ year member]

you got a pm

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

I'll sell you my setup for $450 shipped...

-SoundSplinter RL-I 12" http://www.soundsplinter.com/rli10_subwoofer_information.html

-Bash 500w http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=300-752&FTR=BASH%20500&CFID=6759015&CFTOKEN=47862436

- 1.2 cubic foot sealed birch enclosure.

- Ready to make sound.

nG

 

[eggyhustles 10+ year member]

I'll sell you my setup for $450 shipped...
-SoundSplinter RL-I 12" http://www.soundsplinter.com/rli10_subwoofer_information.html

-Bash 500w http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=300-752&FTR=BASH%20500&CFID=6759015&CFTOKEN=47862436

- 1.2 cubic foot sealed birch enclosure.

- Ready to make sound.

nG

in HT is there a pro and con with sealed and ported?

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

For dedicated home theater, a low tuned ported enclosure may be a better option for the very low frequencies of effects in action movies.

For music, I prefer sealed.

 

[eggyhustles 10+ year member]

So if i were to use it for both i'd run into problems with over excursion?

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

in HT is there a pro and con with sealed and ported?

Sealed offers a much more balanced response, I enjoy it for all around listening. True, ported will provide an emphasized low end, if tuned low. I've used both, large ported tuned low, and sealed... and I prefer the sealed much more in my application. The extension is great.

nG

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

Man, dayton stuff sure has gone up in price. I remember just a couple years ago when the DVC 15's were under $100, 15" Titanics were ~$150, and when the References first came out you could get a 10 for $99 and a 12 for $109.

 

[JarvisB 10+ year member]

I'll sell you my setup for $450 shipped...
-SoundSplinter RL-I 12" http://www.soundsplinter.com/rli10_subwoofer_information.html

-Bash 500w http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=300-752&FTR=BASH%20500&CFID=6759015&CFTOKEN=47862436

- 1.2 cubic foot sealed birch enclosure.

- Ready to make sound.

nG

ygpm

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

I needed a good sub that wouldnt be too big for my bedroom for mainly movies and such
finally decided to build my own and went with a TC 2000 12 in a sonotube, it fits awesome in the corner behind my TV, ~3.5cuft @19hhz

upside down

powering it with a bash500w plate amp now, love every minute of it

Im about to redo the box into something smaller and better looking for a new apartment

Stupid question. But is there a difference between a sonotube and. Standard box? If so what is it. And are they something u make ( seems kinda tough to do ) or buy?

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

Sealed offers a much more balanced response, I enjoy it for all around listening. True, ported will provide an emphasized low end, if tuned low. I've used both, large ported tuned low, and sealed... and I prefer the sealed much more in my application. The extension is great.
nG

This. I prefer sealed over tuned as well. Actually I prefer IB, but same thing. If IB can't be done then sealed ftw.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

Stupid question. But is there a difference between a sonotube and. Standard box? If so what is it. And are they something u make ( seems kinda tough to do ) or buy?

Not really. Same principles, people just like the look and footprint of sonosubs. They aren't hard to build or hard to obtain in the least bit.