Bass question

[nakedfrog]

Right now I don't have anything in place to capture the low end. I had some old school Fishers hooked up that have something like a 10" woofer, and they had done a pretty good job, but they're no longer in the system.
If I were to go with the shakers, I'd need a separate amp for them, yes? I'd be hooking them up to a double recliner, a loveseat, and maybe a couch. My receiver has a sub out, of course. This is for both music and movies... I enjoy it when you're watching Star Wars and you get that nice rumble from one of the big ships

 

[sdifox]

What is the question?

 

[nakedfrog]

I guess, which would be more ideal? I'm not opposed to getting both eventually, but for the near future it's one or the other.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

It's not a subwoofer replacement, but it does offer a nice effect. It's a whole heck of a lot easier to get that rumble from passing ships with the shakers than it is with a sub.

I don't like them for music, but I have a hard time watching a movie without them now. I watched Star Wars Episode III in the theater when it came out and I was not happy.

I put together a system of 4 non-pro shakers + an old sherwood receiver with phono input to power them for a little over $100 and I think it was a very good idea for my system. I would highly recommend getting something to power them that has a volume or gain control on them that you can easily access. Depending on the movie and how they did the sound for it, I really find the need to change the level of the shakers to something that seems to add but not overwhelm to the experience and that level can vary a lot from source to source.

That said, if I had a sub-less system with not very bass capable speakers, I'd rather have a budget subwoofer in the $100-$150 range than to have shakers with no sub.

If you're in a living situation (like an apartment) where having a sub would be a bad idea though, then shakers are a great way to capture some of that low end effect without disturbing the neighbors as much.

 

[nakedfrog]

Well, a Yamaha YST-FSW100PN just popped up on craigslist for $110 (includes a set of Sony SS-TS51s, but I think I'd just sell those off) so I might just go that route.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Well, a Yamaha YST-FSW100PN just popped up on craigslist for $110 (includes a set of Sony SS-TS51s, but I think I'd just sell those off) so I might just go that route.

I honestly don't know much about that Yamaha sub, but unless it's an absolutely incredibly performing 6.5" sub, the Dayton subs from Partsexpress would by my budget suggestion.

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe...fm?&Partnumber=300-633
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe...fm?&Partnumber=300-635

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Well, a Yamaha YST-FSW100PN just popped up on craigslist for $110 (includes a set of Sony SS-TS51s, but I think I'd just sell those off) so I might just go that route.

I honestly don't know much about that Yamaha sub, but unless it's an absolutely incredibly performing 6.5" sub, the Dayton subs from Partsexpress would by my budget suggestion.

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe...fm?&Partnumber=300-633
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe...fm?&Partnumber=300-635

Would I be able to use one of those to drive the shakers later on?

The room in question is pretty big, I forget the exact measurements but it's something like 16'x20' with a 12' ceiling.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Well, a Yamaha YST-FSW100PN just popped up on craigslist for $110 (includes a set of Sony SS-TS51s, but I think I'd just sell those off) so I might just go that route.

I honestly don't know much about that Yamaha sub, but unless it's an absolutely incredibly performing 6.5" sub, the Dayton subs from Partsexpress would by my budget suggestion.

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe...fm?&Partnumber=300-633
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe...fm?&Partnumber=300-635

Would I be able to use one of those to drive the shakers later on?

The room in question is pretty big, I forget the exact measurements but it's something like 16'x20' with a 12' ceiling.

You're going to either need a receiver or amp of some kind to driver shakers, a powered subwoofer's amp is just going to be powering its own driver, not additional devices.

 

[trOver]

I simply used an old boombox type amp (with the removable speakers) and just hooked my bass shakers up to it, using the aux input. Worked great

 

[nakedfrog]

Well, I found a good inter-rim solution until I decide what to do... I ran the sub outs to the RCA in on my PA
Now it's running through a pair of Phonic SEM715s.