Just picked up a pair of these for the home theater. Love my Radias, but I wanted a little more oomph. I also needed something with a small footprint to go with the MKs. These fit the bill perfectly.
Specs:
Design: Carver 2008
MSRP: $1,299 MAP: $1,000
Dimensions: 13.5 " cubed
Weight: 38 lbs.
Woofer: 12" Sealed
Crossover: 30-100 Hz
Freq. Response: 16-100 Hz
Max SPL: 108 dB
Packaging/Set up: They came triple boxed. It took longer to unpack them than set them up and connect them. Once inside, the subs are in a soft bag. Standard sub set up. Connected for now into a Marantz AV7005. They calibrated very nicely. I will probably upgrade now to the AV8801 for the XT32 and dual sub calibration.
In Use: I started out with Battleship on HBO. Really dug deep for those booming scenes. After dinner put in Man With the Iron Fists on BD. They dug really deep with no distortion. They also kept a really nice musical tone during music. A couple times, I could have sworn the seating lifted off the floor. I can't imagine what they will be like after they loosen up a little.
Pros/Cons: The only con is they are a little more expensive than the box store variety, except some of the Bowers/Wilkins. They are very musical, they get those deep booms. Compact size makes them a real positive if space limited or asthetics.
S~
Specs:
Design: Carver 2008
MSRP: $1,299 MAP: $1,000
Dimensions: 13.5 " cubed
Weight: 38 lbs.
Woofer: 12" Sealed
Crossover: 30-100 Hz
Freq. Response: 16-100 Hz
Max SPL: 108 dB
Packaging/Set up: They came triple boxed. It took longer to unpack them than set them up and connect them. Once inside, the subs are in a soft bag. Standard sub set up. Connected for now into a Marantz AV7005. They calibrated very nicely. I will probably upgrade now to the AV8801 for the XT32 and dual sub calibration.
In Use: I started out with Battleship on HBO. Really dug deep for those booming scenes. After dinner put in Man With the Iron Fists on BD. They dug really deep with no distortion. They also kept a really nice musical tone during music. A couple times, I could have sworn the seating lifted off the floor. I can't imagine what they will be like after they loosen up a little.
Pros/Cons: The only con is they are a little more expensive than the box store variety, except some of the Bowers/Wilkins. They are very musical, they get those deep booms. Compact size makes them a real positive if space limited or asthetics.
S~
