Post by solarrdadd on Jun 11, 2010 16:14:03 GMT -5
Well, you knew it would take that long for me to get back to ya with this! First thing i'd like to say is that I haven't re-run the calibration program because i'm waiting until i change out my front 3 in a month or so; then i'll kill two birds with that one calibration stone as it were!
with that said, i have placed the sub about 2' from the position where it will go. i made temporary connections of cable for power and i connected the XLR x XLR interconnect and powered it up. here are the things i tested it with:
SACD's:
John Mayer: "Heavier Things"
cut 1, "Clarity"
Eric Clapton: "Slowhand"
cut 2, "Wonderful Tonight"
cut 3, "Lay Down Sally"
Blu-Ray Movie:
Universal Soldier:
opening sequence (until they escape in the helicopter)
Battlestar Galactica:
Season One: Complete Four Part Mini-Series, Disc One
ok first i'd like to say, it did power on and once i turned on the first cut, "Clarity" it indicated that it was getting signal. so far so good on that end.
for anyone who has heard the John Mayer SACD, you know how bass heavy Clarity is. after the first two verses, it reaches a point, then the bass really kicks in and i mean like a big foot in the ass kicks in! at this point, i had no doubt that i was no longer listening to my old 8" downfiring yammy sub!
it performed like i would not have imagined it woud have i only made a minor adjustment to the volume setting it to about 11 o'clock on the dial and it was perfect.
for everything else played it was the best i'd heard my system sound in a while. I must especially mention the opening sequence for "Universal Soldier". for anyone who has seen that movie, right after the first car crash before then go to get into their car, the guy comes out and starts firing a powerful military weapon and the bass from that, i could feel in my chest, i could feel the air movement it was at that moment that i was glad i already have 2 children, CAUSE I WON'T BE MAKING ANYMORE! yes, it's nutt rattling! :rock:
i would like to close and say:
* I made another very good component choice by research alone (and i did a lot of research on this sub, of course the true choice came in the form of a memorial day sale!)
* I am very happy with said choice
* I am certain that the Ultra Sub 12 would have been too much for me in the size room i'm in and (yes i know i could have just turned it down) I was able to use that $100 difference somewhere else (my kids in college and needed something, problem solved)
* I am very happy with the small footprint it has and you would think that you would get such great effects with it by looking at it in person or oneline either.
in closing, i would like to say that this sub is everything it's touted to be and then some. it works perfect for me and my room, as i said, i'm not a bass head, the 8" downfiring yammy was good but, this is much better. I like the fact that i can keep all my interconnects XLR out's for the price, i've not seen a sub, of this quality, at this price (even if it wasn't on sale) with XLR and a dedicated LPF bypass switch. again, emotiva has won me over with another product with incredibly high price to performance ratio. I do highly recommend it to anyone who has a room that they don't need a gigantic sub physical box or woofer size, this might just be the one for you. Thus far, Emo is batting 1000 with me and products!