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Budget Subwoofer for PC/Music listening

post #1 of 17
1/19/12 at 11:17am
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So I picked up a set of old school NHT Super Zero mini monitors recently for $40 and a Dayton T-amp for $60.  Last thing left is a Sub!  Anyone have any recommendations?  I can spring for the HSU STF-2 but it seems silly that I got the speakers and amp for $100 and a sub for $400.  I would prefer the use to be for mostly music listening and the occasional PC gaming -- no crazy home theater shenanigans!

 

Also found local on CL a super old NHT sw2 + sa-2 combo but I could probably only talk the seller down to $200 or so --- this stuff was probably new circa 1994 however!!


Edited by Mr.Sneis - 1/23/12 at 9:49am
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post #2 of 17
1/19/12 at 12:02pm

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-SA-W2500-Performance-Line-Subwoofer/dp/B000OL3QTW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1327003009&sr=8-3

 

Free shipping.biggrin.gif   There are a few other subwoofers in this sort of price range that may be better, but shipping would ruin the deal.

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post #3 of 17
1/19/12 at 12:27pm

How would one go about connecting a power sub to a small t-amp with a pair of monitors?  I too might be pretty interested in getting a cheap sub just to supplement my speakers and relieve them of their bass duties to improve their midrange.

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post #4 of 17
1/19/12 at 12:51pm
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I believe it would go Source -> T-amp -> Subwoofer -> Speakers for a powered sub and passive speakers but there's a bunch of different ways to go I would think

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post #5 of 17
1/19/12 at 1:04pm

Oh, neat.  I'll have to look into that sometime.

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post #6 of 17
1/20/12 at 1:08am

You use high level input i.e speaker wire from the amp to active sub then run speakers from the sub's speaker out via speaker wire as well

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post #7 of 17
1/20/12 at 6:45am

So the subwoofer is being double amped while the speakers themselves are being amped by the sub?

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post #8 of 17
1/21/12 at 1:57pm

Nope an active sub has it's own amp

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post #9 of 17
1/21/12 at 5:32pm

Outlaw M8

 

$250 new, $225 for a B-Stock ... sometimes they have them on sale for $175 if you're lucky.

 

Do some google searches on it .. very highly regarded budget subwoofer.

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post #10 of 17
1/21/12 at 8:28pm
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Nope an active sub has it's own amp



Then where does the t-amp fall into place?

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post #11 of 17
1/22/12 at 9:09am

The T-amp powers the speakers but there are some few active subs that provides amplification for itself and for passive speakers

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post #12 of 17
1/22/12 at 10:08am

So the active sub allows the juice going from the t-amp to pass through it and go to the passive speakers?

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post #13 of 17
1/22/12 at 5:33pm

The pioneer 8 cbanbe had for less then eighty bucks. Solid to excellent for the money

 

 

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post #14 of 17
1/22/12 at 6:19pm

Polk PSW10

 

http://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-10-Inch-Monitor-Subwoofer/dp/B0002KVQBA/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1327284821&sr=1-1

 

I has been on sale on Amazon and Newegg several times over the past weeks.  Lowest I've seen is $90 delivered.

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post #15 of 17
1/23/12 at 9:49am
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So I found a used HSU STF-1 on eBay for $200 shipped and pulled the trigger.  It's a little more than I wanted to spend but I figure if I don't like it I could probably sell it locally and not take a loss.  The used subwoofer market in AZ on Craigslist is awful btw.

 

The plan is now I'm going to see how I like the NHT Super Zero's with sub vs a pair of active studio monitors.

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