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Re: Another Sub Question
#106991 08/14/05 02:33 PM
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$100 for it and was really pleased with it. The Hsu is in another league. The Dayton is powered by a 100 Watt amp the Hsu by a 350 watt amp. The Hsu goes incredibly deep and is just amazingly musical. (and I haven't yet calibrated or done a sub crawl to maximize location) The Dayton struggled to fill our large (25 X 12 X 9) room at high volumes, the Hsu does it effortlessly. If you're looking for a nice little sub at a low price you can't go wrong with the Dayton.


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Re: Another Sub Question
#106992 08/14/05 03:31 PM
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Whoop - replied to the wrong thread - ignore anything that doesn't make sense!

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The Dayton 10 inch sealed Titanic I was thinking of is here http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?&PartNumber=300-760&DID=7&raid=37&r ak=300-760 (In case anyone was wondering)

Thanks cgolf for the info - a few people I have written to said things like "the STF-3 wiped the floor with the CHT-12" - seems like the Hsu line is clearly better than the Velodyne CHT equivalents in size.

I filled out the Hsu questionaire last year and Dr. Hsu recommended the STF-2 even for my small room - he would probably know his subs - so maybe I should pass on the STF-1 and have no buyers regret in a year.

So, stf-2 it is - sometime in the next few months.

Unless anyone sees a flaw in this reasoning. I don't think I want to try to find a Hsu to listen to and the sound would be definitely different in someone elses room. And the Hsus are SO highly recommended (along with SVS) that I probably don't need to try to audition them, if it is even possible to.

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Re: Another Sub Question
#106993 08/14/05 03:38 PM
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If you are dealing with primarily music, not pipe organ, not wall of sound rock, and don't expect to shift more towards movies in the future then the STF-1 would probably do everything you need.

Having said that, IMO the STF-2 is worth the money because it "future proofs" your system and will handle a wider range of uses.

Be warned that as soon as you get a real good sub in the room your "music to movie" ratio is going to shift towards movies (trust me on this) so I would go with STF-2.


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Re: Another Sub Question
#106994 08/14/05 03:50 PM
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I do have some pipe organ music and like Viola de Gamba and Cello music.

Why not spend the extra $100 and not worry about it, huh?

Unless the size is an issue - that I need to figure out. The stf-1 is easier to place in my shoebox of a living room.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm


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Re: Another Sub Question
#106995 08/14/05 04:49 PM
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In my opinion, avoid upgraditis and buy the best you can afford. Upgrading and dealing with used equipment is expensive.


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