Hello all of you audiophiles (read: soundsnobs )
I am new to the world of subwoofers. I recently purchased a receiver (Kenwood Vr615) that has a sub amp built in. I connected it to a big passive DLK Subwoofer (bought at a garage sale for pennies ) and am obviously getting much more bass / bass response than my previous Klipsch Promedia 2.1 set. I am using an X-fi Xtreme gamer (5.1) out to the Kenwood (direct 6 ch. in) to the speakers. I am using some ancient DLK 1 1/2's for front and KLH bookshelves for rears.
My question has to do with getting a new sub. I was watching parts of The Dark Night, and my sub seemed to be bottoming out. I don't know the low range freq cap on the sub, but it must not be near today's standard (the DLK speakers were made in the late 70's and are quite a bit older than i am ). What is an acceptable lower frequency roll off? I am looking at getting a used Boston Acoustics PV700, which has a freq cap of 29hz. Would this be a good buy for me (a college student trying to be as cheap as possible?) Any opinions of the sub in general?
Another question i have: could i run the sub directly from the sound card (bypassing the receiver)? the reason i ask is that the receiver doesn't have a line level (pre) out for the sub..
One last thing - Any general advice on subs? i am a bassaholic and need that boom, and was wondering if there is general knowledge you all can bestow on me
Thanks In advance!!
I am new to the world of subwoofers. I recently purchased a receiver (Kenwood Vr615) that has a sub amp built in. I connected it to a big passive DLK Subwoofer (bought at a garage sale for pennies ) and am obviously getting much more bass / bass response than my previous Klipsch Promedia 2.1 set. I am using an X-fi Xtreme gamer (5.1) out to the Kenwood (direct 6 ch. in) to the speakers. I am using some ancient DLK 1 1/2's for front and KLH bookshelves for rears.
My question has to do with getting a new sub. I was watching parts of The Dark Night, and my sub seemed to be bottoming out. I don't know the low range freq cap on the sub, but it must not be near today's standard (the DLK speakers were made in the late 70's and are quite a bit older than i am ). What is an acceptable lower frequency roll off? I am looking at getting a used Boston Acoustics PV700, which has a freq cap of 29hz. Would this be a good buy for me (a college student trying to be as cheap as possible?) Any opinions of the sub in general?
Another question i have: could i run the sub directly from the sound card (bypassing the receiver)? the reason i ask is that the receiver doesn't have a line level (pre) out for the sub..
One last thing - Any general advice on subs? i am a bassaholic and need that boom, and was wondering if there is general knowledge you all can bestow on me
Thanks In advance!!