I've been on a constant bottomend search for quite some time.
I've listened to Velodynes DD-18's,owned DD-15's and last year JL F-113's.
Then I went to one of my audio stores(velodyne dealer).
He has a huge room,by the way he too has been on the sub hunt.
The disc he demoed with 2X1812's was Jeff Beck(live at Ronnie Scott's).
I was totally blown away with fantastic the bottom end sounded and how it freed up the music above.
I was actually quite emotional with the whole thing.
That room was 16X40X12,it was almost like being at the concert(superb sound).
In my 12X19 X7 room,I knew I couldn't get that type of sound.
We'll,I asked,do think I could get close to that type of sound in my room,
his reply,you can in any sized room(even smaller than mine.
A month went by and I asked if we could do a home audition of the 1812,
No prob.(I live an hour and a half away) from the city.
I wasn't even commited to buy.He brought her out with 2 other people,
set her up and we played same dvd,even with some scoping out the lowend of the room(we forgot the remote) so it was all done by ear and some crawling to see where the sub would like to be.
Just with the preset she sounded excellent,the force of the very bottom end and the midbass punch was just fantastic.
I've been looking for this type of sound for a long time where the sub can get the punch and attack sound of a drum with all the tone in it's glory.
I have had the 1812 for a week now and I'm still in AWE
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She literally stomped my 2XF-113's into the woodwork.
I had DD-15'sX2 I liked,2XF-113's for music alot better,then I heard the 1812,END OF STORY,the sub hunt is over.
I sold my F-113'sX4 and musically I am so happy I did.
The dealer gave me a LIFETIME warranty on the Velodyne 1812,even though they don't make them anymore.
Definately a major win musically for me ,plus the warranty, Most sub warranties,1,2,3 yr.Thiel I believe 10yr.
Anyway I's some happy
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Downside:HEAVY AND Expensive