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Velodyne DD: 10 or 12?

Will be replacing a REL Strata II which is very nice, but a recent upgrade has left me looking for more. I like the room correction idea but now am wondering if I should upsize. The Strata II is an 8" driver and seems to have provided adequate bass in my large-ish room, but maybe that is due to down-firing? The floor is carpet over wood, with a full-height basement beneath so there is some reverb due to that. Am also using a Gramma/SubDude which I like and will probably keep.

For budget reasons am considering only the 10 or 12, so the 15 and 18 are not really players for me. Looking at specs the only diff seems to be 1.7" in driver size, amps, etc all the same, and the 12 goes 1 hz lower, which I don't see as significantly different. Is the 12 worth the extra $500 msrp for a budget-conscious decision? Obviously I can afford it if I am considering it but prefer to not overspend.

Would be interested to hear esp from users who have weighed this type of choice before.

On an aside, which finish is preferred in general? The gloss black is no doubt attractive but am concerned about how it would wear. Most of the gear is black/dark but it is parked on a Salamander Twin 20, in cherry, which seems to be close to the Velo cherry.
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gregm
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80 Hz is a good point because it's around there that we start losing localisation making the blending with the main spkrs easier. Also the high frequency sound fm a 12' subwoof driver is not linear (that driver wasn't made to tackle midbass).
As to the dip, don't worry -- try it: crossing over at, say, 80Hz means that you ATTENUATE the sound 80Hz (+upwards) from the subwoof so there is overlap with yr main spkrs. If the blend is good, keep it.

Finally, the 12' if you want to afford it is a better bet for low frequency reproduction -- its displacement volume is better than the 10'.
Generally, Velodyne makes nice user-friendly subwoofs.
gregm
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Its nonsense
It isn't. As usual, it's matter of design & engineering -- but in a mediocre ported design you can have inconsistencies in the low f reproduction & noise... which doesn't mean that people selling ported subwoofs, all, necessarily under-design their products!
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