The 3G Ramblings & General Discussion Thread (Trois)
06-10-2015, 01:22 PM
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Whoa! I was gonna recommend BIC America! I haven't actually come across another human being that has heard of them though...
I have a full Acoustech system that I put together in addition to a 6" Venturi stereo tower pair.
BIC America is some pretty good baller on a budget gear. I've been super happy with my setup; moved across the country all good and everything. Hits like a mofo and plays well at low volume too.
Highly recommended.
I have a full Acoustech system that I put together in addition to a 6" Venturi stereo tower pair.
BIC America is some pretty good baller on a budget gear. I've been super happy with my setup; moved across the country all good and everything. Hits like a mofo and plays well at low volume too.
Highly recommended.
Acoustech is to get the lady parts wet.. BIC to get the DIC.
BIC F12 ftw.The Polk PSW10 (likely the one Maj is referencing) is the one i got too for less than $~100 shipped is great budget one and kicks pretty well too.
Honestly flippy, the whole polk line that always goes on sale on slickdeals/newegg is pretty decent for buying a la carte. I got some front towers for about $100 each.
06-10-2015, 01:25 PM
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Don't forget the ever so important Center Speaker!!
I got this one from my old roommate and wow it's great: Intimus 5C Center Channel Speaker - Aperion Audio
Aperion is lesser known too but I love their center, I wouldn't mind buying the rest of the matching set.
I got this one from my old roommate and wow it's great: Intimus 5C Center Channel Speaker - Aperion Audio
Aperion is lesser known too but I love their center, I wouldn't mind buying the rest of the matching set.
06-10-2015, 01:34 PM
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06-10-2015, 01:43 PM
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RLX == Serious.
Why can't you plebeians realize that?
We should thank the gods to be allowed to breath the same air as a RLX "caretaker".
Why can't you plebeians realize that?
We should thank the gods to be allowed to breath the same air as a RLX "caretaker".
06-10-2015, 01:48 PM
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but realized I'm more into controllers so opted to buy launchpads, APCs, etc.. 
Serato > Traktor by a mile. Highly recommend any of the Pioneer DDJ's except the SB. DDJ-SX can be had for cheap now that the SZ and SX-2. Might be a bit much for the beginner so the SR is always a good choice too.
BIC F12 FTW
06-10-2015, 01:49 PM
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Not even the Poopdick McRartington, McLaren P1 or F1, or Koenignignignignignignigsegg Agera R or One:1 can touch the RLX. Nothing. It's like as if when Ron A decided there be a car...he envisioned the RLX.
06-10-2015, 01:51 PM
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Serato > Traktor by a mile. Highly recommend any of the Pioneer DDJ's except the SB. DDJ-SX can be had for cheap now that the SZ and SX-2. Might be a bit much for the beginner so the SR is always a good choice too.
Traktor has it's place but I prefer Serato
BIC F12 FTW
Serato > Traktor by a mile. Highly recommend any of the Pioneer DDJ's except the SB. DDJ-SX can be had for cheap now that the SZ and SX-2. Might be a bit much for the beginner so the SR is always a good choice too.
Traktor has it's place but I prefer Serato
BIC F12 FTW
06-10-2015, 01:54 PM
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Someone lend me some extra lube...cuz, I'm getting ready to bend over as I'm gonna get a hurt real bad soon.
Someone lend me some extra lube...cuz, I'm getting ready to bend over as I'm gonna get a hurt real bad soon.
06-10-2015, 01:58 PM
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Did you post the right link TB? You mean precision acoustics.. anyways, I'd never endorse PA products. As I told Anil, if you're going to use one sub.. get a BIC F12 and don't look back. If you're doing stereo subs, get two F12s. 
If you can get Polks for ~$100/ea. Go that route.
If you can get Polks for ~$100/ea. Go that route.
They claim their 12" sub puts out 650w peak power, as opposed to the BIC F12 475w. I know peak power isn't everything, but I'm telling you, the Premier Acoustic hammers hard. The bass sounds crisp and clear and it can hammer your chest.
Right now the BIC is going for $275. The Premier Acoustic is going for $300. It's simply fantastic.
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06-10-2015, 03:45 PM
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Nope, I meant Premier Acoustic. Google it up.
They claim their 12" sub puts out 650w peak power, as opposed to the BIC F12 475w. I know peak power isn't everything, but I'm telling you, the Premier Acoustic hammers hard. The bass sounds crisp and clear and it can hammer your chest.
Right now the BIC is going for $275. The Premier Acoustic is going for $300. It's simply fantastic.
They claim their 12" sub puts out 650w peak power, as opposed to the BIC F12 475w. I know peak power isn't everything, but I'm telling you, the Premier Acoustic hammers hard. The bass sounds crisp and clear and it can hammer your chest.
Right now the BIC is going for $275. The Premier Acoustic is going for $300. It's simply fantastic.
Did you sign up to Frantz's Kubus group?Don't get me started on peak power ratings. That's all bullshit. The RMS is rated higher, but we're talking about home theater. The F12s have 90 db sensitivity... bruh. The first time I tried out the BICs, I felt my fucking lungs and heart swelling without hearing shit. They push pretty freaking deep and living room is completely open to our huge ass kitchen and adjacent formal dining area (~1200 sq ft).
I'm not saying they're HSU/SVS/Sunfire/Earthquake air evacuating subs, but you get way more bang for your buck. Plus the BICs have a 5 year all inclusive, parts and labor warranty. Those PAs only warranty the woofer for 5 years, 2 years on the amp. That's weak sauce. Furthermore, the BICs are $212 right now, but they go down to $180ish. That's almost half the price of the PAs.
Find me a good review on AVS or YT of the PAs.. maybe a few. Go look up the BICs.. tried and tested, hundreds of reviews. I have freaking pictures on the wall 20 ft from the sub that have fallen off because the sub vibrated the finishing nail out. I had to nail in the diagnal 3-nail prong hangers. Bzzzzzz!!! I don't even pump up the jams on it.. 99% HT duty. 1% wake the dead duty.. LOL.. duty.
06-10-2015, 03:51 PM
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I'm not even going to attempt to be say I know much about speakers...but, when I was in Japan a couple years ago with the First Lady, we had happened upon Pioneer's showroom in Ginza and they had a demo room where they had their flagship $$$$$ speakers set up...
The man there was very nice to demo the sound...In a word: astounding...it was one of the most memorable experiences of music I've ever had...I think the price for each speaker was $30K.
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So, naturally, I texted BoostedJack and Altegris if they had these all over their mansions.
The man there was very nice to demo the sound...In a word: astounding...it was one of the most memorable experiences of music I've ever had...I think the price for each speaker was $30K.
???1EX ????? | EX ???? | ????? | ????????? | ?????????
So, naturally, I texted BoostedJack and Altegris if they had these all over their mansions.
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A sub from a company I've never heard of, that has a website out of the late 90s. Did you sign up to Frantz's Kubus group?
Don't get me started on peak power ratings. That's all bullshit. The RMS is rated higher, but we're talking about home theater. The F12s have 90 db sensitivity... bruh. The first time I tried out the BICs, I felt my fucking lungs and heart swelling without hearing shit. They push pretty freaking deep and living room is completely open to our huge ass kitchen and adjacent formal dining area (~1200 sq ft).
I'm not saying they're HSU/SVS/Sunfire/Earthquake air evacuating subs, but you get way more bang for your buck. Plus the BICs have a 5 year all inclusive, parts and labor warranty. Those PAs only warranty the woofer for 5 years, 2 years on the amp. That's weak sauce. Furthermore, the BICs are $212 right now, but they go down to $180ish. That's almost half the price of the PAs.
Find me a good review on AVS or YT of the PAs.. maybe a few. Go look up the BICs.. tried and tested, hundreds of reviews. I have freaking pictures on the wall 20 ft from the sub that have fallen off because the sub vibrated the finishing nail out. I had to nail in the diagnal 3-nail prong hangers. Bzzzzzz!!! I don't even pump up the jams on it.. 99% HT duty. 1% wake the dead duty.. LOL.. duty.
Did you sign up to Frantz's Kubus group?Don't get me started on peak power ratings. That's all bullshit. The RMS is rated higher, but we're talking about home theater. The F12s have 90 db sensitivity... bruh. The first time I tried out the BICs, I felt my fucking lungs and heart swelling without hearing shit. They push pretty freaking deep and living room is completely open to our huge ass kitchen and adjacent formal dining area (~1200 sq ft).
I'm not saying they're HSU/SVS/Sunfire/Earthquake air evacuating subs, but you get way more bang for your buck. Plus the BICs have a 5 year all inclusive, parts and labor warranty. Those PAs only warranty the woofer for 5 years, 2 years on the amp. That's weak sauce. Furthermore, the BICs are $212 right now, but they go down to $180ish. That's almost half the price of the PAs.
Find me a good review on AVS or YT of the PAs.. maybe a few. Go look up the BICs.. tried and tested, hundreds of reviews. I have freaking pictures on the wall 20 ft from the sub that have fallen off because the sub vibrated the finishing nail out. I had to nail in the diagnal 3-nail prong hangers. Bzzzzzz!!! I don't even pump up the jams on it.. 99% HT duty. 1% wake the dead duty.. LOL.. duty.
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A sub from a company I've never heard of, that has a website out of the late 90s. Did you sign up to Frantz's Kubus group?
Don't get me started on peak power ratings. That's all bullshit. The RMS is rated higher, but we're talking about home theater. The F12s have 90 db sensitivity... bruh. The first time I tried out the BICs, I felt my fucking lungs and heart swelling without hearing shit. They push pretty freaking deep and living room is completely open to our huge ass kitchen and adjacent formal dining area (~1200 sq ft).
I'm not saying they're HSU/SVS/Sunfire/Earthquake air evacuating subs, but you get way more bang for your buck. Plus the BICs have a 5 year all inclusive, parts and labor warranty. Those PAs only warranty the woofer for 5 years, 2 years on the amp. That's weak sauce. Furthermore, the BICs are $212 right now, but they go down to $180ish. That's almost half the price of the PAs.
Find me a good review on AVS or YT of the PAs.. maybe a few. Go look up the BICs.. tried and tested, hundreds of reviews. I have freaking pictures on the wall 20 ft from the sub that have fallen off because the sub vibrated the finishing nail out. I had to nail in the diagnal 3-nail prong hangers. Bzzzzzz!!! I don't even pump up the jams on it.. 99% HT duty. 1% wake the dead duty.. LOL.. duty.
Did you sign up to Frantz's Kubus group?Don't get me started on peak power ratings. That's all bullshit. The RMS is rated higher, but we're talking about home theater. The F12s have 90 db sensitivity... bruh. The first time I tried out the BICs, I felt my fucking lungs and heart swelling without hearing shit. They push pretty freaking deep and living room is completely open to our huge ass kitchen and adjacent formal dining area (~1200 sq ft).
I'm not saying they're HSU/SVS/Sunfire/Earthquake air evacuating subs, but you get way more bang for your buck. Plus the BICs have a 5 year all inclusive, parts and labor warranty. Those PAs only warranty the woofer for 5 years, 2 years on the amp. That's weak sauce. Furthermore, the BICs are $212 right now, but they go down to $180ish. That's almost half the price of the PAs.
Find me a good review on AVS or YT of the PAs.. maybe a few. Go look up the BICs.. tried and tested, hundreds of reviews. I have freaking pictures on the wall 20 ft from the sub that have fallen off because the sub vibrated the finishing nail out. I had to nail in the diagnal 3-nail prong hangers. Bzzzzzz!!! I don't even pump up the jams on it.. 99% HT duty. 1% wake the dead duty.. LOL.. duty.
Doing some more reading into it, you're right, that F12 is pretty damn good- I never even heard of it until today, otherwise I likely would have bought it back in the day. The PA120 and the F12 are rated super close together in every category on this site (8.75/10 vs 8.45/10). It seems the Acoustech is the overall winner, but it's double the price.
The Best Home Subwoofers of 2015 | Top Ten Reviews
Oddly enough, the RMS for the PA120 is 100w higher than the F12. They both hit the same low frequency, but the Acoustech goes by far the lowest.
I may need to get myself a new sub now
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06-10-2015, 04:31 PM
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06-10-2015, 04:34 PM
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The site is ghetto forsure, lol. Especially since they seem to only sell their shit on fleabay
Doing some more reading into it, you're right, that F12 is pretty damn good- I never even heard of it until today, otherwise I likely would have bought it back in the day. The PA120 and the F12 are rated super close together in every category on this site (8.75/10 vs 8.45/10). It seems the Acoustech is the overall winner, but it's double the price.
The Best Home Subwoofers of 2015 | Top Ten Reviews
Oddly enough, the RMS for the PA120 is 100w higher than the F12. They both hit the same low frequency, but the Acoustech goes by far the lowest.
I may need to get myself a new sub now
Doing some more reading into it, you're right, that F12 is pretty damn good- I never even heard of it until today, otherwise I likely would have bought it back in the day. The PA120 and the F12 are rated super close together in every category on this site (8.75/10 vs 8.45/10). It seems the Acoustech is the overall winner, but it's double the price.
The Best Home Subwoofers of 2015 | Top Ten Reviews
Oddly enough, the RMS for the PA120 is 100w higher than the F12. They both hit the same low frequency, but the Acoustech goes by far the lowest.
I may need to get myself a new sub now
06-10-2015, 04:40 PM
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TexASS. My house isn't that big.. I have a couple of close bros who live in 3-4k sq ft homes. A guy I train with lives in a mcmansion.. around 7000 sq ft. My house fits in his foyer. I'm not even joking. He freaking puts up a rockefeller christmas tree every year.. inside.
06-10-2015, 04:57 PM
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I don't know much about the PA120s.. they might be all that. I wouldn't get the F12 over it if you are already running it. 200 RMS is pretty serious if that's indeed what the amp is running. It just seems funny how there's not much info on this sub. Reminds me of some of those HT brands that sell from the back of a van. They look legit, but once you open them up, another story.
I won't disagree with you about that brand though. I was skeptical myself but figured it was worth a shot. I love it when I hear about those guys selling "quality" sounds systems out of the back of their van. It's a common scam around here and people keep falling for it.
I was actually referring to the Acoustech though. I'm sure I can unload my current sub for ~200, so I could get half way to buying the Acoustech. Xmas gift to myself?
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TexASS. My house isn't that big.. I have a couple of close bros who live in 3-4k sq ft homes. A guy I train with lives in a mcmansion.. around 7000 sq ft. My house fits in his foyer. I'm not even joking. He freaking puts up a rockefeller christmas tree every year.. inside.
06-10-2015, 05:00 PM
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Acoustech line is freaking pimp.. I'm always looking for Acoustech and Klipsch RF to add to my collection. HT in every room! 
06-10-2015, 05:00 PM
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Need bigger house... to meet SPL spec.
06-10-2015, 05:07 PM
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HT in the bathroom 