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Author:  finlay666 [ Wed Dec 30, 2009 1:38 am ]
Post subject:  Compact sub + bookshelves
Can anyone recommend a compact sub (small as possible, wont be used loud) and some bookshelf speakers? Got a set of Gale fronts/centre atm as a 3.0 but want to expand to 5.1 ideally for my films and games.

On a budget so 2nd hand stuff on ebay etc considered, ideally under £100 for both (I can use the bookshelves as fronts if better than my current ones or rears if worse)
Author:  bally199 [ Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Compact sub + bookshelves
Do you have a amp?

If so, you could look into an unamplified car subwoofer and stash that away. Brad uses one, and it sounds really good. Failing that, JVC and Bose make some really nice subs. I can't find any at the minute, but I don't think older JVC stuff will be much on eBay.
Author:  finlay666 [ Wed Dec 30, 2009 2:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Compact sub + bookshelves
bally199 wrote:
Do you have a amp?

If so, you could look into an unamplified car subwoofer and stash that away. Brad uses one, and it sounds really good. Failing that, JVC and Bose make some really nice subs. I can't find any at the minute, but I don't think older JVC stuff will be much on eBay.


I have that sorted already, I have a Pioneer VSX-1017 already

Bose don't make nice subs... or speakers, or earphones ;)

Tempted to make my own cable out of cat5 as I have a load of the cable already and just need to braid it etc
Author:  saspro [ Wed Dec 30, 2009 10:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Compact sub + bookshelves
bally199 wrote:
Do you have a amp?

If so, you could look into an unamplified car subwoofer and stash that away.


AVR's usually have an unamplified subwoofer out & 5-11 other channels.


For rear speakers clicky

For a sub something like this would be nice
Author:  finlay666 [ Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Compact sub + bookshelves
Cheers Sas, any physically smaller subs? not got much space... that said I might omit it all together and just have a 5.0 setup for a while as bass could annoy my parents a lot lol
Author:  jonlumb [ Thu Dec 31, 2009 7:56 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Compact sub + bookshelves
If you've got speakers with a rear-facing bass port, how close you position them to the wall will have an effect on how bassy they sounds. There is a limit however as put them too close and things can start to sound woolly.
Author:  saspro [ Thu Dec 31, 2009 3:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Compact sub + bookshelves
There are some £20 ones on ebay that are quite small but will just make noise rather than proper bass.
Although it might be better than nothing.
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