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Hi I recently purchashed the m3ti and am looking for recommendations for a subwoofer that would fit these well. I will be usuing them in a pretty small room all the time max dimensions would be about 15x15. I have a budget of around 200 let me know what you guys think would be a descent match, thanks

Hmmm. Any chance you can bump up your sub budget by $100? If so, then the Hsu STF-1 might fit the bill.

Welcome Loose, good choice on the M3,excellent speaker. What type setup are you using these in? Partsexpress.com sells a pretty in-expensive sub (pt.#300-632) that would probably work pretty good in that room, but I would advise you to save a little more (499.+s/h) and get the HSU VTF-2.
-mace

You took my suggestion.Thats the only one I could think of(stf-1).Of course there is always B-stock.

Loose
I have the subwoofer that mace is referring too. For the money it is a great subwoofer. However, it does not compare to the SVS or HSU subwoofers. I like mine, but wish I had the money and the space to upgrade (I live in a studio so more than I have would be over kill).
That sub works hard and does well, but at times it is a bit loose or mushy. Though that is more of a problem with CD and SACD and less of an issue for Movies. I personally wish I had something ‘tighter’ (peter don't be a perv!). Whatever that might mean.
All that said I would still recommend it. For the price you can't find anything better and it will push a lot of air for a small/medium room!

jr

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I personally wish I had something ‘tighter’.

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I'll let that statement stand on its own.

Now that aint right.

Check this guy out

another option in your price range.

i have the vega LW-12.. can be boomy, but good value at the price i got it.

still long for an SVS or HSU.. in due time!!

bigjohn

Hey thanks for the suggestions guys, I've heard alot about the HSU subwoofers, I use my setup to only listen to music, movies in the future but i don't really care too much about the sound on movies just music! I listen to mostly dance music so trance, house, deep house, breaks so having tight base is pretty important even though my dj name is loose.
Maybe if i get above a 35 on my mcats i can convince my parents that i deserve something for once in my life

L, with a higher budget you could consider something like the Hsu that was mentioned, but at the price you set this might be okay( review ). You'll note their rather urgent insistance that life is impossible without a "Monster Subwoofer Cable" . I'd suspect that they're selling the sub at cost and need to find suckers to buy the Monster Cable with its generous profit margin.

never hearing the speakers you have,i couldnt say what is a good match but,the b&w asw300 is an awesome sounding sub that you can pick up for about 300 dollars.my next door neighbor has one and another friend of mine has a pair of them that he is running with his dynaudio surround system.good amount of punch,plays deep

CompUSA sells HSU-STF2 for $350 ( be aware of their RETURN/EXCHANGE/RESTOCKING FEE Policies )

I have the velodyne mentioned above and love it. I got mine as an open box special for $215.00

I have the Velodyne CHT 12 for my home theatre system and just bought the CHT 8 for $149 online and after the initial break-in period it sounds pretty good. It's not the CHT 12 (or a Hsu), but it's a decent subwoofer from a high quality subwoofer manufacturer that is in your budget - even after shipping and handling - so if you don't want to save for something better it would be a good option.

At the risk of opening a can of worms - what cable should one use to hook up a subwoofer?

The appropriate length of a coaxial cable with an RCA plug on either end.

on both ends, actually.