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starkiller
10-21-2006, 08:54 AM
looking for some recommendations for a non-powered sub to be used with my polk modle 10's and 5's and polk center channel...dont need the house to move but would like a nice decent bottom end...extra points for ones that can be found on craigslist or of course-ak :D
mhardy6647
10-21-2006, 09:19 AM
Well,a Polk LF14, of course!
Might not be too easy to find...
starkiller
10-21-2006, 09:29 AM
interesting, was on the polk site and the unanamious response was get anything but polk ! and this coming from the polk site :)
mhardy6647
10-21-2006, 11:54 AM
My response was sort of facetious. Sort of. The LF14 was a contemporary of the speakers you have. It's basically the "bass bin" of an RTA-12: two 6-1/2" woofers loaded with a 12" PR. I happen to have one in the basement :-)

Actually the Monitor 10, and even 7, are capable of some pretty impressive LF... but maybe not of the HT, "that blowed up real good" type.

EDIT:
Take a look at this thread (EDIT: these threads) at Polk:
http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28466&highlight=LF14
http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23558&highlight=LF14

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=8863&d=1115346222
http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=8865&d=1115346439
jpchleapas
10-29-2006, 01:45 AM
looking for some recommendations for a non-powered sub to be used with my polk modle 10's and 5's and polk center channel...dont need the house to move but would like a nice decent bottom end...extra points for ones that can be found on craigslist or of course-ak :D

You are going to have to do a lot of reading on your own on the web. A non powered sub is more reading Vs. powered subs. You will need a lot of watts to power a sub w/o a built in plate amplifier. Good luck! John
ohskigod
11-01-2006, 09:31 AM
can I ask, why go nonpowered sub in what appears to be a home theater set up (I assume since you have a center channel)? a powerred sub would drastically increase your options.
starkiller
11-01-2006, 02:50 PM
really because i dont need a powered sub, i have a dedicated amp for the fronts/one for the rears/1 for the center/and one for the sub....i guess i could store the one for the sub away for a rainy day.....
aiconn
11-01-2006, 10:35 PM
I'm using a JBL PB12 with my 10s and 4s. It has a bad rep because of problems with the amp, but it's been good for me.