My HT doesn't have a sub and this has to change!

[Bon]

My shoehorn sized dedicated home theater with full acoustic treatments is in need of a good sub. I need to fill my 1400 square feet with the best quality bass and most flexible controls I can get. I've been relying on my powered tower speakers and it's time to move up. To this point I'm thinking that the VTF-1 is my best bet. I want ample bass that is as musical as possible and that extends as low as possible without strain at HT volumes. Without even considering budget is the VTF-1 the best I can do?

[Pete_Hsu]

Hi Bon,

I generally don't believe in overkill :) So even in a relatively small room, you still get improved performance from the larger and more expensive subwoofers because they have deeper extension, higher output, and lower distortion.

Does your room open to any other areas of the house? I would suspect that a VTF-1 would work well in your room, as long as you don't have really huge openings to other areas...

Sincerely,

[Bon]

This is a completely dedicated space and as such has no openings except for a door which remains closed. I don't even have neighbors or a cat. :D I'm just interested in the best quality for my space.

[Pete_Hsu]

The VTF-1 is a great choice for that space. It never hurts to use something larger or more powerful, but if enclosure size and/or budget is a factor, then you really can't go wrong with the -1!

[Bon]

An additional consideration might be that I only have room for a sub in the front/center of the HT room which is behind my false screen wall. I have an acoustically transparent screen so sound is not trapped in the space but the sub must live in the center of this space and not in a corner. What impact will this have on the performance and does this change my selection criteria? If I have to turn the subwoffer sideways in this space will this have a big impact on the performance?

[cacihome]

This is a completely dedicated space and as such has no openings except for a door which remains closed. I don't even have neighbors or a cat. :D I'm just interested in the best quality for my space.


If I were you I would buy at least a 2.3(VTF-2 MK3) because you will have more headroom than with the VTF-1 and you will get similar extension and a large slice of output as the larger 3.3/HO...

[amdeutsch]

Is it me or is there something missing in his first post: 1400 sqft? Taking ceiling height into consideration all the recommendations seem a little on the low side unless of course there is an extra '0' in that stated figure. Or that figure is supposed to be ft^3.

$0.02

[Pete_Hsu]

I totally misread the first post. Bon, I think you meant 1400 cubic feet, right? If you really meant square feet, then you have a huge room, and would probably need two large subwoofers to fill that space.

It would be fine to put the sub behind an acoustically transparent screen. Just make sure that there is at least 3" of distance between the rear-firing port and the back wall.

[majorloser]

Can't have just one! :D

[Bon]

Yes, that's cubic feet; just 1,400 cubic feet. . . . and if I have to turn the sub sideways to get the proper spacing from the wall that'll work ok?

[cacihome]

I totally misread the first post. Bon, I think you meant 1400 cubic feet, right? If you really meant square feet, then you have a huge room, and would probably need two large subwoofers to fill that space.

It would be fine to put the sub behind an acoustically transparent screen. Just make sure that there is at least 3" of distance between the rear-firing port and the back wall.


I misread it too!!!

[Pete_Hsu]

Yes, that's cubic feet; just 1,400 cubic feet. . . . and if I have to turn the sub sideways to get the proper spacing from the wall that'll work ok?

Sure, it's just fine to turn the sub sideways, as long as you keep about 3" of space between the ports and any surface they fire into.

Sincerely,

[cacihome]

Yes, that's cubic feet; just 1,400 cubic feet. . . . and if I have to turn the sub sideways to get the proper spacing from the wall that'll work ok?


Buy the 2.3 at least!!!

[bsoko]

Go for all the marbles, 3.3 Turbo!

Bill