JB are currently having one of their reoccurring 40% off Wharfedale speaker sales. I highly recommend them for anyone looking for a bang for buck sub. Reviewsare good.
They also have other speakers on sale. For a basic 5.1 system, I would recommend these ones. You can find the reviews for them here.
Technically you should avoid placing it near a wall or in a corner as this will make some frequencies louder. This could make it sound boomy - or awesome - depending on your taste. Most of the population would lean on the side of awesome, and seriously you're not going to put it in the middle of the room anyway.
The vent being on the back wont make much difference.
from what I've read recently, it seems that subs often SHOULD go in the corner, so it can rebound the sound off the walls and give you better soundscape … may only be sometimes, or some subs, but that's the impression I've been getting lately - corner is (often) a good place for it
No one puts sub woofer in the corner :)
I'll let myself out…
I've got a pair of KRK Rokit 8 G2 monitors. Anyone know if this sub will complement my studio monitors? I'm sure the brand doesn't really matter, but what would be the best way to hook them up to work best together? I'm not too keen on dropping >$500 on the KRK 10S, but for ~$250 @ JB, I may bite if they complement each other.
I'd recommend asking SteveandBelle
Thanks CornBeef :P
Hi Takamine. This difference in sound between this and the KRK Sub would most probably be similar to the difference you could make yourself purely by altering the speaker placement & adding very basic acoustic treatments your room. In other words there probably wouldn't be much difference however I can't comment as I have neither Sub nor know what your room is like but for the money I can't see it being a detrimental way to enhance the low freqs of the KRKs. The KRK may be a little more precise than the Wharfedale but without living with either for an extended period there's no way you'll know/
The KRK 10S has a front firing port where the Wharfedale has a down firing port so this may affect the ease of optimal placement in your scenario but again without actually being able to play with both subs in your space it's really difficult to say. The KRK 10S does have professional connections though so assuming you're running a mini recording studio I'd personally be leaning towards it as it would be far easier to incorporate the KRK into professional audio equipment both now and into the future if you ever need to redesign/repurpose your equipment etc. Not a big difference and obviously means stuff all to sound quality but it gives you more options and adds a lot of convenience from a pro audio perspective. The Wharfedale would also work but you'll probably need RCA to XLR adaptors etc. which just get messy and add points of failure to your signal path. This obviously isn't a problem if you're just going to be using the Sub for Home Theatre or connecting to a basic Hifi setup.
Connecting the KRK to your existing system should be as easy as putting it in-line with your Rokit 8s… ie. take the XLR or RCA output of your desk or computer or whatever, connect them to the Sub then use the Outputs on the Sub to feed the Rokit 8s. I can't find a pic showing the connection on the Wharfedale but I'm 99% sure it wouldn't have XLRs (a 'Balanced' input) so you'd have to use its standard 'unbalanced' RCA inputs as per most domestic grade audio equipment. This is fine and will work but if it doesn't have RCA outputs you'll then need to buy Y-Aadaptors or Y-Cables which again will work fine but will be messy, inconvenient and will theoretically reduce the signal strength. Whether or not you'll be able to notice that signal reduction is another matter but yeah the Wharfedale is a much less elegant and/or professional solution.
So, to summarise… if money if a big issue and you can't stretch to a proper pro-audio type Sub like the KRK then the Wharfedale or any other cheapie Sub will still do a good job but paying that little bit extra will keep your pro system pro-grade and will be so much more convenient in the future. I suppose if money is a big problem you've got to also ask yourself what's the difference between this Wharfedale and the $79 SONY Subs posted here a month ago?! Why spent $250 if you can get something that would also do a similar job for $79? Considering we're talking $250 vs $500 here and considering there are Pro-Grade Subs out there worth 10 or even 100 times more my money's on the KRK for someone who already has KRK monitors etc.
Thanks for the in-depth review! I have been reading reviews on the KRK 10s and it seems to be the more appropriate option for my setup. Now to just find one for a good price.
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Looks good. Just wondering if the sub is placed in an area close to the rear wall. Would this impact on sound and how the rear facing port works.