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When I read product reviews, I have gotten away from the testing, after all I never sit and listen to a test signal. So I really enjoy reading the real world comments here. They help a great deal.
Even good dealers will suggest only what they sell (usually). My former dealer suggested one big sub rather than two moderate size ones. Getting two was better!
I only have these sub-woofers a short time, so I wanted to post my immediate reaction, but I will follow up of this in the next few weeks.
Everything went better than I thought . I actually got to speak to a real person before ordering, Ed Mullen. I bought the SVS SB-13 Ultra on Friday and got them, FED EX, on Tuesday.
Ed had me write him explaining the purpose of the subs (for movies and other video) and the specific speakers I had. He then wrote me back with incredibly detailed instructions for setting them, up and setting my Krell 707. His settings were different from Krells in a couple of areas (crossovers ) and trying both, his seemed the best! I spoke to him three times setting it up and he clarified some points, but it was a pretty easy thing to do.
If I was using this for audio there are far more detailed instructions, but this was really simple. But I will listen to my Salon II, through the Krell 600i, without a subwoofer.
I had one large sub-woofer, a Thiel S3 for ten years. Simply put, this pair kills it.
I don’t know where to begin. The room, with one sub on each side, is now balanced. The Thiel was pulling everything over to the side.
Movie dialogue is far clearer, the movie, music is so much better. The Thiel was either invisible, when I made the volume low, or dominating. These subs complement the sound. On Superman (1978) I couldn’t believe the difference. I was hearing details that I never remembered hearing before. And when a train went from right to left and heard and felt that. With the Thiels I just got a universal rumble. I put on a few blu-rays just to check it out and I loved the lack of boom, yet it was still forceful. I am impressed. The Yankee and Met broadcasts are a bit better because the center channel was not being drowned out.
Even good dealers will suggest only what they sell (usually). My former dealer suggested one big sub rather than two moderate size ones. Getting two was better!
I only have these sub-woofers a short time, so I wanted to post my immediate reaction, but I will follow up of this in the next few weeks.
Everything went better than I thought . I actually got to speak to a real person before ordering, Ed Mullen. I bought the SVS SB-13 Ultra on Friday and got them, FED EX, on Tuesday.
Ed had me write him explaining the purpose of the subs (for movies and other video) and the specific speakers I had. He then wrote me back with incredibly detailed instructions for setting them, up and setting my Krell 707. His settings were different from Krells in a couple of areas (crossovers ) and trying both, his seemed the best! I spoke to him three times setting it up and he clarified some points, but it was a pretty easy thing to do.
If I was using this for audio there are far more detailed instructions, but this was really simple. But I will listen to my Salon II, through the Krell 600i, without a subwoofer.
I had one large sub-woofer, a Thiel S3 for ten years. Simply put, this pair kills it.
I don’t know where to begin. The room, with one sub on each side, is now balanced. The Thiel was pulling everything over to the side.
Movie dialogue is far clearer, the movie, music is so much better. The Thiel was either invisible, when I made the volume low, or dominating. These subs complement the sound. On Superman (1978) I couldn’t believe the difference. I was hearing details that I never remembered hearing before. And when a train went from right to left and heard and felt that. With the Thiels I just got a universal rumble. I put on a few blu-rays just to check it out and I loved the lack of boom, yet it was still forceful. I am impressed. The Yankee and Met broadcasts are a bit better because the center channel was not being drowned out.
