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subwoofer question

hi everyone, i have a chance to buy 2 m&k mx-150thx(mark I) subs for $900 shipped.
first off is this a good deal or am i over paying.
next, because these subs are old (10-15 years), can they compete with the new subs which use better technology.
i only use my system for home theater.
my room is 14x12.
will these subs be great for my room or should i get one really great "USED" sub like a jl fathom, or velodyne dd series, svs, etc.

thanks so much

Nineballg (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

01-12-10

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01-12-10 I'd go with one better sub rather than 2 lesser ones. you c ... Seditious3

01-12-10 Check the nht subwoofer close-outs.i bought the a1/x1/w1 sys ... Tpsonic

01-12-10 I'm a big fan of m&k, but i would buy something from a curre ... Bob_reynolds

01-12-10 Get a newer one, those subwoofer amps don't last forever. i ... Pinoy6

01-15-10 Hsu gives you a decent sound for the money.m&k subs are the ... Hifitime

01-16-10 At $900 used in a manageable sized room like yours, for ht o ... Martykl

01-17-10: Nineballg
thanks for all your input guys.
i see everyone is against the m&k purchase.
i am strictly home theater not 2 channel.
i do have a audio control bijou equalizer(manual up/down sliders) which smoothes out the frequencies, but doesnt do anything for phase or whatever else the microphone eq's do(audessy, ARC, etc.)

do you really only benefit in 2 channel with 2 subwoofers(left and right)?

for home theater will 1 great high end sub do just as well as 2 subs would... or atleast close to it?
Nineballg (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

01-17-10 I forgot besides hsu and svs,someone just posted this the ot ... Hifitime

01-17-10 In your size room(14x12),one may get buy.some have a home tr ... Hifitime

01-17-10 They seem to like it.[http://svsound.com/reviews/2006-12_s&v ... Hifitime

01-17-10 The trade of between 1 large sub and 2 smaller subs (all oth ... Martykl

01-17-10 Also if you buy used,listen to real deep sounds only while c ... Hifitime

01-17-10 using two subs is not one sub for the left channel and one s ... Bob_reynolds

01-18-10 Not a lot of stereo information below 40hz but wont two subs ... Perrew

01-18-10 Perrew, it seems to be debatable. the (2) mono argument make ... Bob_reynolds

01-19-10 Perrew, no. (provided that the subs are crossed below app. ... Martykl

01-19-10 Bob, marty so if i hear you correctly youre saying there is ... Perrew

01-19-10 I've extensive experience with that subwoofer. on it's own, ... Queefee

01-19-10 Perrew, i've done a/b comparisons with my old velodyne subs ... Martykl

01-19-10 Perrew, yes two or more subs can yield a smoother bass respo ... Bob_reynolds

01-20-10 Perrew, these comments are for ht only, as per your descrip ... Martykl

01-20-10 Marty, i have a onkyo 905 for ht duty so it has audyssey. f ... Perrew

01-20-10 Perrew, i'd advise you to sift through the subwoofer thread ... Martykl

01-20-10 Marty, i should add that i cross the sub very low for two c ... Perrew

01-20-10 One thing that kal has commented on in several of his stereo ... Bob_reynolds

01-21-10 Marty, i read through some of the ht/sub posts but dont fin ... Perrew

01-21-10 It's hard to speculate as to what will work in any given spa ... Martykl

01-21-10 Marty, thanks for your answer! i must add that the "cl ... Perrew

01-21-10 Perrew, just to be clear, box size isn't the key here nor i ... Martykl

01-21-10 Marty sorry im not following when you say box size is not ke ... Perrew

01-21-10 I also prefer a highly damped, or "tight" subwoofe ... Seditious3

01-21-10 Sorry, perrew. to clarify: the conceptual design goal of a ... Martykl

01-21-10 Perrew, i think marty was alluding to the common notion that ... Bob_reynolds

01-22-10 Bob is correct. my previous posts were my attempt to explai ... Martykl

01-22-10 Bob, marty, thanks for your answers! we may be down to hai ... Perrew

01-22-10 Off my memmory of comparing these two at audition the sound ... Martykl

01-22-10 in the price range that you are looking at, i would go with ... Sounds_real_audio

01-22-10 Perrew, i don't think the term "faster" being appl ... Bob_reynolds

01-23-10 Bob, i prefer to treat the use of the word "faster&quo ... Martykl

01-23-10 Marty, i agree with you it is a semantic issue. semantics of ... Bob_reynolds

01-24-10 So in theory a ported sub will give higher spl levels and ... Lambeau

01-24-10 Lambeau, not just in theory, but - all other things being e ... Martykl