Hi,

I wrote a rvw (peasants one la) sumtime back on multiple sub usage ..

Here's de excerpt :


I was priviliged to check a really awesome HT here in Sg..

1. Room is a typical 4m by 2.5m hdb .. fully treated wif auralex sound absorbin foam n other foams froom bass traps to corner traps to ceilin foam n side wall, front wall, side windows n even de door to de room all has sum form of foam treatment .. windows were pasted up n floor length curtains were in use.. in all a fully dead n lite controlled room..

2. Marantz dlp 1080p proj - I dont know de model but it cost S$14k

4. Stewart grey screen -84inch

5. Denon pre/pro A1 plus pwr amps

6. Pioneer 989 dvdp

7. Pioneer lx51bdp

8. Miller n Kreistel 7.0 ( I didnt catch de models but de fronts were biggish bkshlves n rears/surr were combo strgt firin n bipole MKs)

9. SvS pb ultra 13 X 2

10. SvS pc + or ultra X 2 ( I didnt get de model but it was cylinders)

11. SvS pb 12+/2 X 2

12. M & K own thx sub..
Read/Pics from tis link : M&K SPKRS

13. Ancillaries oso included branded cbls from hdmi to spkr cbls.. oso in use is a parametric eq ( it was a behringers but now its sumtin else.. model - elemental design..)

Now de experience :

Demoes were :

1. Spiderman 3 - sandman scene; fight wif green goblin scene; final fight scene wif sandman n green goblin
2. Kung fu panda - Po first learns he is de dragon warrior ; tai lungs escape ; final fight scene between Po n Tai lung
3. Animatrix - de whole flick
4. Walk Hard - even music had sum really decent bass
5. Happy Feet ( his is a R A japan version which has dolby true hd, dunno if it really makes a diff as compared to de US versions of dd5.1 - accordin to de owner, not much.. cos he had both..)- Leopard seal scene; storm scene ; killer whale scene n final scene where de helos fly over to mumbles tribe..
6. Shoot em up - Paul Giammatti gettin a call from his wife scene - when de car does a U turn - de bass is fantastic..
7. Unbreakable - start scene where Willis was flirtin wif de sports editor gal, train passes wif solid whoooff
Music bds - Celine Dion s las vegas performance is oso fantastic sonically as well as amazin pics n sum ordinary red bk cds tat were surprisingly very surround like feel for only a 2.1 source but bear in mind its gud for only de sweet spot n if u move a ft off dat spot imagin is lost..
There were sum more demo films but offhand tis is wat I remember..

Opinions

At de end of de 2hr session my ears were ringin as it was reference lvls tat were used n detail is amazing.. bass surprisingly is not overpowerin - in fact I didnt know he had 7 subs until de end of de session - I did know he had multiple subs but no idea it was 7..

If I were to dare offer an opinion is tat de MK's were a tad bright for my likin but owner did say tat for clear detailed sound , brightness is a neccesity .. tat is wat de director intended u to here..

Conclusion

If u had S$100k, tis is wat u should get plus lots n lots of diy n trial n error.. Images n sonics were top notch n really there isnt anythin more u can ask for..

Now to go back to my own one would be hard..

Sighss
Dirtrun

He is .. apparently changin to sealed subs now..
In fact a few of them hv .. uhm how do u say 'outgrown' from svs..

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I wouldnt say tat .. cos he is not changin all his subs.. I tink he wants a half n half situation wif sealed n ported 'feel' together..


I tink he was lettin go a Pb12U..

No.. wasnt in Sg .. jus reprised my ol rvw..

Yes ..

Seems tat way..

Myself no money for upgrds la.. 09 not tat great a year where personal economics are concerned .. hopefully 2010 would be better..


Got money + itchy hands = slowly depletin wallet


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Yup,

If limited to playin in low dB's then having a good sub is not unlike hving an expensive flower stand..

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Haha..

Wifey prbbly like hunky Mr Jackman..

I enjoyed Australia too.. its a romance flick after all.. its not half bad .. besides its got Nicole Kidman..

Nid I say more..
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SvS - no thump.. off or on..
Nuance - thump when off ; No thump when on thou'..

Haha..

Make it a day trip n drv dwn to KL la..

Leave Pg @ 6am .. be back home for dinner summore..
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Pb12plus can fit into a myvi wat.. provided only 2 seats are occupied la.. I took mine home via a kembara - same deal..

Haha..

Tats de major disadvantage in visiting a 'higher end' system - there is always de comparing..
I guess if u can afford it.. go for it.. Resistance is futile - d force is strong in tis one

For those who cant .. better stay away..
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Totally none of my beeswax..

But I dont get it .. to do all d importin in if its not really tat cheap to begin wif , amidst de myriad of prblms we in bolehland suffer .. I mean luk at how inconsistent our customs/censor/postal svcs coordinate our sofware purchases alone.. I would look at de local avlbl gear first b4 considerin any of tis.. Granted there r braggin rites in hvin sumtin ur neighbr prbbly nver heard of.. but to me .. its jus not worth it..

My 2cts
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PS.. if tis indirectly means go luk at SvS.. it could be worse

No offence intended .. bro..

U r prbbly 100% rite..

Jus my tots abt gettin sumtin avlbl locally against all d hardships of importin sumtin in..

Haha.. Spielbergs WotW was alrdy a sub killer durin its SD days.. no surprise on its hd prowess now..

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This post has been edited by dirtrun: Jun 3 2010, 10:33 AM

Man..

Tis discussion is gettin nowhere..
But since I m stuk in d ofis wif nuthin to do ..

In d cines, except on certain efx laden scenes.. its not tat loud at all.. I do hv a SPL mtr but hvnt really taken in there to measure.. but if I go by 'feel' in comparison to my own HT, certain scenes might hit 120db, maybe a tad louder .. tat is where I usually sit sumwhere smack at d ctr of d cinema.. if u sit closer to d subs[ which shld be in frnt] of cos it would be even louder..
In comparison to d HT at home.. certain scenes can hit 100db too .. sumtimes even more

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Hahaha..

U all c him no up..

4 all we knw he got Phd in engrishh wo

Must resist.. must resist..

Hahaha..

At those prices .. even I .. wif deficit acnt oso wanna buy la..

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Haha..

Take both la.. tats wat I wld do..

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Sell d velo..

n get 2 ryhtmik f15..

Haha..
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Wow..

Tats one hell of a MOFO sub..

Reminds of how big d SvS is oso.. I tink d PB12+/2 twin drvr [ out of circulation ] was even bigger..

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More hzs can cause localization issues for sum ppl.. meanin u tend to know where de sound is coming from n since there is only one sub..
Lower Xover will eliminate tis..

UNSTOPPABLE

As expected tis ttl is another reference to try out ur tua gong subs..
Runaway train .. mah..

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