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The STF-2 is plenty load and 'shakes the house' enough for me. Of course, if you go into higher price ranges, your furniture more with those.

At the same time, I do not want all bass drowning out the mids and high's. So I am not going to spend a boat load on a sub like that, as to me it is dumb and pointless to hear all bass.

If you want your house to shake, your floor boards to break apart, spend more and get a sub that is built just for that.

If you want good, clean, tight, deep bass that you will not be able to tell is coming from a sub(melds perfectly with speakers), then I highly recommend HSU.

it is SOO Much harder to find a sub that will sound good with music than movies..

Case and point. my KLH 100 dollar 10 inch 120 watt sub. costco special. music it blows chunks like nothin you have ever seen.

For movies. it still does. lol but not as bad. Its more like the theater subs. I watched pirates of carribean lastnight and i honestly thought i was gonna blow the sub a couple of times but it held up. it doesnt go real deep and its not real controlled but it sure booms.

Just to chime in as a "defender" of the SVS subs. Yes, they are outstanding -- both HT and music. I also love the Hsu subs, so I am not dissing them at all. I happened to get an excellent deal on a used 20-39pci SVS sub. It shakes the house when it needs to (my fireplace has this funny resonance somewhere around 36Hz), but is incredibly tight and unobtrusive when reproducing music. I find it works well with a wide range of music, from classical to classic rock, blue grass to metal, and string quartets to Outkast.

The tube shape does make it a challenge to fit in in certain decors, and I probably wouldn't try to keep one under a desk since the top should not be obstructed (or at least that is my understanding).

Regards,
Rich

well i pulled the trigger. i returned the 25-31pci svs (32.5 inches does not fit under a 32 inch desk0). i bought an m60 and will ship out my m22s today. 82 bucks in shipping to canada
now i just have to decide on a sub

The M60's will be great. Hsu is your sub my man. Depending on how much BANG you want. The STF-2 or STF-3.

Let us know how you like the M60's when they arrive!

I have been using a Paradigm PS1000 sub which has been a really good sub, no complaints at all. I gave it to a friend and hooked up a new VTF-2 Saturday. I have a 4mo old pup that has set/slept through about a dozen movies and hours of music. Within the first 3 minutes of LOTR the VTF-2 had the dog off the floor and in my lap. The Hsu will be just fill your need. Good luck with the M60's

thanks for all the help guys(i think thats the second time i have said that)
m60 plus stf-2
i think i probably would have gone with a different svs if it wasnt for the relentless push of the stf-2 by spiffnme.
thanks again

edit-those m22s really sounded good though. hopefully the m60s ship soon so i can do a side by side comparison before returning the m22s

I have had the m60s and a vtf2 for just over a week now. Stinkin' WOW!!!!! I love this setup! You will be very happy. I have Judas Priest JAMMIN' right now. Amazing performance for the buck by Axiom and Hsu both! I can't say enough about these speakers...............

wow...Judas Priest. I didn't know anyone listened to them anymore.

It's the devil's music, I tell ya!