Tweak: raising the subwoofer off the floor...

Maxgain, I saw the ASCsub stand and it looks interesting, but I am not sure as to how it traps bass. Have you done any research on this?

Maxgain,
Do you think the sub stand could reduce the need for corner bass traps?

Maxgain, one thing is certain in my future; Vandersteen 2Ce. After reviewing my requirements and hearing a pair, I think that is the way I'm going to go. The subwoofer is another story. I want to listen to the 2Ces for a few months before I add a subwoofer. For all I know, I may not need one, but when I decide, my main two choices are the Vandy and the Rel.

I have a cheap Infinity BU-2 that I took apart, upgraded, tweaked and put back together. It has a 12 inch woofer and is rated at 100w and it can knock the walls down as it is. I am almost afraid of what a Vandersteen or a Rel, subwoofers of higher quality, will do to my place. So, one step at a time.

Right now I am just trying to get the best from what I already have.

There is one thing that I am wondering; how loud do most audiophiles get with their systems? I am thinking that two Vandy subs at 300w a piece could get VERY loud.

Davesen, my upgrades were minimal, but I actually think it helped. Here is what I did.

1. I took the subwoofer apart.

1. I removed the plastic, rubber feet and replaced them with some steel spikes that I got from Partsexpress.com, I epoxied the feet onto the sub and insured a solid(almost one-piece connection).

2. I removed the 1 piece of dampening foam or whatever it was from inside of the sub.

3. I installed some speaker insulation stuff that I found on the internet. This stuff is egg-crate style pieces about 5 inches by 8 inches. Anyway, I glued them into the interior of the sub until every inch of the inside was covered.

4. When I put the sub back together, I replaced the rubber seals with new rubber sealing. I got this stuff for cheap on Partsexpress.com.

5. After I put the sub, I placed it on a marble square. The sub is about 12 x 12 inches and I managed to find an old marble chess set that I never use, so I took the marble chess plate(about 13 x 13) and I placed the subwoofer on it.

6. Last, but not least, I place a 20 pound weight on top of the woofer and then I place a plant on top of the weight so that it doesn't look that bad.

That is all. It sounds pretty good considering what it is. The upgrades were relatively inexpensive; however, I am still going to replace the sub, but for now, it is better than it was.