 Re: deciding between sub HSU STF-2 and VTF-2 Mark 2
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With any luck I'll be hearing an SVS near here soon. I'll of course post my thoughts.
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Re: deciding between sub HSU STF-2 and VTF-2 Mark
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spiff, do you know which SVS you'll be able to hear locally? I've not heard an HSU, but I would like to.
Pete, how do you like the PB1? I think it is the box version of my 20-39PCi. In my 16x22x10 room, I have the gain at about 45% and if I run it 2-3db hot, it is absolutely overwhelming. Right after I hooked it up, we watched LOTR - Fellowship. Even though my first "sub" was only a Velo CHT-10 that the room swallowed, I kind of knew what the SVS might be capable of. My wife - no clue. When the first major LFE poured out of that thing, the look on my wife's face was priceless.
How big is your room and how does the thing perform for you? I am amazed at guys with 2 subs or some of the really monster-powered ones. What is the point. You can only implode from bone-crushing LFE once. After that, you are dead anyhow.
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Re: deciding between sub HSU STF-2 and VTF-2 Mark
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shareholder in the making
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My room is only 12'x13'x8', so the PB1 has more than enough power to create crushing forces on my ribcage.  The gain is no more than 25% up on the dial, and I run it flat most of the time.
I can't imagine having a PB2 -- two 12" drivers and twice the amp power!
Last edited by pmbuko; 03/24/04 07:24 AM.
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Re: deciding between sub HSU STF-2 and VTF-2 Mark
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With any luck, the SVS PB1-ISD.
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Re: deciding between sub HSU STF-2 and VTF-2 Mark
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spiff, once you do the audition, I would really be interested in hearing your impressions and a comparison between yours and the SVS.
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FWIW, I just got the STF-2 following a similar bout of hand-wringing, comparing it (unfairly) to the SVS PB1 and the VTF-2.
So far, I'm really pleased. I still have some placement experiments and acoustics issues to deal with, but the sub has been a revelation on music and movies.
The float plane taking off at the beginning of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" made me giggle like a little kid. I still can't get the grin off my face.
The only reason I was considering the VTF is because the STF was on backorder. But I got it within a week of ordering (shipping, usually $25, was free).
Dr. Hsu told me the STF was enough for my room (13x19), so it should work great for you.
Enjoy.
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Ahh, the golden words - "I'm really pleased".
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Great shrubber! I'm so glad you're enjoying your STF-2. 
Jack
"People generally quarrel because they cannot argue." - G. K. Chesterton
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