Reddit mentions of SVS SB-1000 Subwoofer (Black Ash) – 12-inch Driver, 300-Watts RMS, Sealed Cabinet

Which speakers and how are you powering them? Do you have a high pass crossover for the speakers?

If you are not happy with the Dayton 1500, skip the Infinity SUB R10.

Look for a used HSU, SVS or Rythmik.

Or an open box SVS SB-1000 sealed 12" $417.

http://noaudiophile.com/JBL_LSR305/

https://www.amazon.com/SVS-SB-1000-Subwoofer-Black-Ash/dp/B00AF88C0M/

I would get the SVS SB-2000 if you can swing the extra, but these should make you happy within your budget.

$1000 for Both ?

Rsl Speedwoofer $399

https://rslspeakers.com/speedwoofer10s/

or SVS SB-1000 $499

https://www.amazon.com/SVS-SB-1000-Subwoofer-Black-Ash/dp/B00AF88C0M/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=svs+subwoofer&qid=1563338176&s=gateway&sr=8-3

Denon AVR-X3500H $549

https://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/denavrx3500h/denon-avr-x3500h-7.2-ch-x-105-watts-a/v-receiver-w/heos/1.html

>Any thoughts on a small powered subwoofer to complement but not overpower?

This is the one I use nearfield. It's excellent, and tiny.

yeah, you'd either have to split the rca's out to speakers and sub or you'd need to get a sub with line in and out. If you do get a sub, either get a good one for the price (i have the Dayton Sub 1200, which is very inexpensive and great for movies and games) or save up and get a solid entry level sub. I'm looking to add a svs sub 1000 (http://www.amazon.com/SVS-SB1000-12-inch-Powered-Subwoofer/dp/B00AF88C0M/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1426787008&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=svs+sub+10000) to my musical setup. Sealed if you listen to more music, ported if you do more movies and gaming than music.

I'm, personally against cheap subs: a subwoofer is costly to manufacture, it needs thick wood and bracing not to reverberate and rattle and decent 10"+ woofers are expensive. This makes cheap subs inevitably bad, which might be fine for some, but it would decrease the quality of your 305s; if you're a "basshead", you will probably be disappointed by the low quality of a cheap sub's output.

Bear in mind that the subwoofer in your speakers' own series, the LSR310S, is $450, I'm not pulling this out of my ass.

So my minimum recommendation is an SVS SB-1000 at $500, if not the 2000 for $700. They have a full crossover built in that allows you to integrate it with ease (although I always recommend a miniDSP with a sub if you're willing to put in the minimal effort to configure it).

I'd recommend the SVS SB1000. It's $100 more than your budget, but it's worth going over for it.

It's an incredible 12" sub, but it's actually really small so it will fit well in your small office space. (Smaller than many 8" subs!) It's sealed, not ported, so it's more musical than rumbly.

And while upgrading your speakers as well would be ideal, I disagree with everybody here. You don't HAVE to upgrade your speakers first. For some people, bass is the most important part of sound. 20-120 Hz is only 0.5% of audible frequencies; BUT, that's 26% of audible pitches. So with a sub you may be literally adding 30% of missing octaves to your sound, which is a much bigger upgrade than new speakers would give you.

And if you listen to bass-heavy music of any kind, you may actually be missing out on more than 26% of the pitches in your music.

Yes very clear. They obviously don't go very low due to their small size. A good subwoofer will make that not matter though.

Assuming you run those you would have ...around $480 to buy a sub with

https://www.reddit.com/r/Zeos/comments/5b1u99/guide_subwoofers/

You cant go wrong with SVS SB-1000 – 12”, 300 Watt DSP Controlled, Sealed Box Subwoofer (Black Ash) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AF88C0M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_Nn6DzbRB4805N for about $500 if size is a concern.

This would be way better then that bose setup for the same kind of $ and similar size.

B&W 686, or Monitor Audio silver, or Klipsch RB-something

http://www.amazon.com/SVS-SB1000-12-inch-Powered-Subwoofer/dp/B00AF88C0M

http://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-Natural-Stereo-Receiver-R-S201BL/dp/B00F0H88SY/

Definitely get a good 2.0 system at the very least. My recommendation:

Speakers $320: http://www.htd.com/Products/bookshelf-speakers/Level-THREE-Bookshelf-Speakers

Receiver $200: http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/denavre300/denon-avr-e300-5.1-3d-networking-receiver-airplay/1.html?gclid=CI-8of2su8MCFRRcfgodX7sAUQ

Thats 520 bucks for a great 2.0 system. I'd save up for a sub-woofer because the one i'd recommend is the majority of your price range.

Sub $499: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AF88C0M/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00AF88C0M&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwpuresimula-20

Napkin math says you're $1400 in with tax.

My vote would be return it, buy this, 1 pair of B5s and a C5, and this.

At that point, you'll be about 13 or 1400 in. On your next paycheck, buy another set of B5s for surrounds. Place the surrounds left and right of the couch, maybe a TINY bit (10deg) back. You should be focusing on much higher quality speakers, not more, worse ones. That SVS is a powerful sub, and those Elacs will wreck your Polks.

Here is the link..not sure if they are authorized https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AF88C0M/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A3AX97H0S9ZCXS&psc=1

Wow, very nice! Thank you so much for your reply.

My idea was skipping amp/preamp setup and go straight through an integrated, but I don't think I'd be missing too much.

I currently have a Rolls Phono Preamp that I am using with my dad's receiver and speakers. I'll be moving out again soon, so I'll at least have to get my own speakers and amp. That AudioSource Amp looks like a better idea, and I could use that with the Rolls Preamp. Do you know of any reports and quality differences between the audiosource and emotivia flex?

I am open to adding a sub, but I don't know how I feel about the speaker being directed at the floor. Especially with the possibility of living in an apartment with neighbors below, though I am really digging the SVS SB1000 you recommended.
What if I went the SVS route with speakers and sub, with the audiosource amp? That would be about $1,120. So still pretty close to my "budget".

I think in that case I would look at the SVS SB1000 $500 or the SVS SB2000$700.

I can't speak to the headphones, but it looks like you already have a pretty nice system, so replacing anything in the $500 price range is probably going to be an incrimental improvement or a matter of taste. I'm assuming you are interested in music listening and not in adding speakers to go toward a home theater set up, so I would add a subwoofer to fill in the low end and take some strain off woofer and your amp. If your priority is music, I would go with a sealed sub, but a ported will give you much greater output, but take up more space in your room. It looks like SVS sells via amazon, so hopefully, you get their whole customer bill of rights even if you don't order from them. Also, of course what sub you get depends largely on your room and preferences, but for whatever its worth the Merlin tool on SVS's website, matches your speakers with the SB200 or PB2000.
http://www.amazon.com/SVS-SB2000-500-watt-Powered-Subwoofer/dp/B00IE5MOUM/ref=sr_1_312?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1419356757&sr=1-312

http://www.amazon.com/SVS-SB1000-12-inch-Powered-Subwoofer/dp/B00AF88C0M/ref=sr_1_463?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1419356997&sr=1-463

http://www.amazon.com/SVS-PB1000-10-inch-Powered-Subwoofer/dp/B00AF88BRG/ref=sr_1_464?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1419356997&sr=1-464

I'm sorry, life picked up real fast and I have been too busy to do the research. I did check your Craigslist after originally planning on some extreme floorstanders, a dedicated amplifier with receiver, until I realized in your situation it would likely be better to get bookshelf speakers and a subwoofer.

So, with that in mind, here are some ideas (I'm recommending new b/c it is the easiest, but this could also give you some ideas/a general perspective on price per component and etc.):

Speakers: Elac UB5 - some great sounding, resonably priced bookshelves. They have the neat feature of having a co-axial tweeter, meaning the tweeter is mounted inside the midrange's cone, which helps blend the frequencies together (particularly important for vocals)

Subwoofer: SVS SB-1000 - This thing is both crazy enough to supply some serious low end, while still refined enough for a small room. You certainly won't need any more bass with an option like this :)

Amplifier/reciever: There are many suitable options here, and for your price range being able to hook up your TV for home theater should easily be possible. A really nice Denon can run you $500 but comes with many features. The only one I see missing is "pre-outs" which are used to hook up bigger and badder amplifiers, which you probably won't need.

That's just one part-ed out system, that would sound excellent and last you many years. Typically the only thing that becomes obsolete is the receiver when new standards (like HDMI) become available.

EDIT: You'll also want a USB DAC for your laptop, such as this Schiit Audio DAC which will sound leagues better than the headphone jack on the laptop.

High pass filtered outputs means that the outputs only send out the amount I set on the knob and up? For example if the knob is at 100hz, the subwoofer will output a signal only 100hz-20khz? correct?

https://www.amazon.com/SVS-SB-1000-Controlled-Sealed-Subwoofer/dp/B00AF88C0M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499701742&sr=8-1&keywords=svs+sb12

Take a look at this one - it has both inputs and outputs for RCA, does it do what I want it to do as specified in the op?

I'm not sure $800 is enough budget for tower speakers unless you would buy Klipsch or Andrew Jones Pioneer. Most good tower speakers which wouldn't really need a sub and would be audiophile quality are something like $550 each.

I would get bookshelves and a subwoofer, and you can upgrade them in the future if you wish. For the bookshelves, do something like this:

KEF Q300B Bookshelf Loudspeakers - Black Ash (Pair) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CE3LG9U/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_xwLDzbT9SB2WF

Or, slightly cheaper:

Klipsch RP-150M Bookshelf Speaker - Cherry (Pair) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RXHEH8Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_LHLDzb4SG7WJF

Wharfedale - Diamond 220 (Walnut) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P15KDCO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_9RLDzbZ86871K

DALI - ZENSOR 1 - Bookshelf Speakers in Light Walnut (Pair) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0057X8796/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_VSLDzbP0MK16M

And for the sub:

SVS SB-1000 – 12”, 300 Watt DSP Controlled, Sealed Box Subwoofer (Black Ash) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AF88C0M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_LDLDzbRASPMQT

This puts you over budget by $100 if you go with the KEFs and $35 if you go Klipsch (which would be significantly louder, more V shaped sound (bass and treble, less mids), but less detailed). I haven't heard the wharfedales or dalis in person so I can't comment on their sound. So, I would start with just the speakers and then decide if you want a sub or not, if you do, continue saving.

Edit: some tower options that are less than $800:

Klipsch RP-250F Floorstanding Speaker - Ebony (Each) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S2N4BDO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_.LLDzbFH56BVV

Monitor Audio Bronze Series 5 2 1/2 Way Floorstanding Speaker - Each - Black Oak https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XW22VY6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_cQLDzb7WQ7KE9

ELAC - Debut F5 Tower Speakers (Each) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014GSEPY8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_TQLDzbEY4CHAQ

http://www.amazon.com/SVS-SB1000-12-inch-Powered-Subwoofer/dp/B00AF88C0M

Thanks for the replies and recommendations everyone.

I settled on grabbing a pair of sennheiser 598's for now, a lot of people were saying how great they were and I think I'll be happier with the overall sound until I can afford a solid 2.1 setup with a solid amp and subwoofer.

In fact I just got them (598) today, and really love the sound. I wish I could get them a little louder, but I guess thats what the Dac+amp is all about.

I'm probably going to pick up those JBL's in the next few weeks if I can live frugally for a bit, so that's the plan. JBL LSR 305 + denon e200 amp (or similar) + still not 100% sure on the subwoofer. The Martin Logan Dynamo 300 (as per Zeos recomendation) looks like a steal for the price, my best friend who is also a musician keeps trying ot talk me into the expensive but powerful SVS SB1000 12-inch 300 Watt Powered Subwoofer (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AF88C0M/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2PJQIZKNVWBGT&coliid=IWN7IPEWGCNHB) though I'm not sure how much my neighbors would appreciate it :P

Thanks again, for all the help folks.

Right now, it's a $180 difference to step up to the 65T since the 55T are on sale. It'll be a small-ish gain in bass performance, but you'd get a bigger gain by putting money towards a sub. The receiver should work nicely, especially if you get a sub.

For sub recommendations, check out Polk's eBay store, or the BIC America F12. However, I think you're better off saving up and springing for a much higher quality sub like this SVS. I have the T90e's which are essentially the previous generation 65T. If you're upgrading from TV audio right now I think you'll be happy enough with the 55T's bass performance that you can comfortably wait on buying a sub. I like building out a system piece by piece with high quality components and getting that "wow" factor with each new upgrade.

https://www.amazon.com/SVS-SB-1000-Controlled-Sealed-Subwoofer/dp/B00AF88C0M/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=aht&rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1462201557&sr=1-37&keywords=subwoofer&refinements=p_85:2470955011&linkCode=sl1&tag=zeos-20&linkId=e88643fa8d4ef9da980029758a7490ac A sub like this one?