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Subwoofer for under $1000-new, used, or DIY

I listen to mostly rock and classical. The sub would be for music only- no HT. I have GMA Europas, a Redgum 120 wpc int. amp and Audio Note tube CD player. I like my system very much, but it could use a little more oomph. My room is small (15x12x10). I've never had a sub before.

I have read about Hsu, ACI, SVS, Sunfire, Rel, Def. Tech., Totem, Titanic, Vandersteen, Rava, lots of DIY models, and a lot of others I can't think of at the moment. Frankly, it's all become a blur.

I am not a "bass freak", but do appreciate the low end of the musical spectrum. I won't say size is no object (smaller would be better), but of course sound quality is more important.

If you've owned or even heard any of the above subs (or any other in the price range) I would really appreciate hearing from you. Any comments or advice from my fellow 'goners (hmm..that didn't sound quite right) would be great. Thanks to all in advance.
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warnerwh
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Of course for the money it will be hard to beat DIY. Maybe you should go to the madisound and partsexpress sites and ask them. Lots of great knowledge there. For a grand you can build a killer sub. There's some other good ones: M&K used, VMPS kits or assembled, HSU and others. These are all capable of very good articulation and power for music. I've not heard the Rel but have only read good. If you think you wouldn't mind DIY though I'd go that route. There's a diy called the sonotube: http://www.hometheatertalk.com/DIY_Projects/SonoSUb/sonosub.html
I thought this would make a killer sub only I'd use a better and more powerful amp. Also it doesn't take as much floor space as a box. Good luck on your search. Subs are wonderful if you like the power in the bottom octaves. I run a sub on top of full range speakers from 45hz as I love the power of the first octave.
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