how would this sub sound with a 60 watt power amp for use with music only? I am looking for an entry level sub to complement a pair of Polk RTI a3
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Without ever having heard the Polks and judging from their size, I would imagine the ML 300 would fill in the bottom end for two channel music fine. I'm using mine with a ZVox TV sound base to give movies a little more punch. At it's current discounted price, it's a good deal.
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Although 6o watt is a bit light, it is a powered sub. It is smooth, full without being over boomy. I think it will sound great with your Polks. You can "dial it" to match perfectly.
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The sub is quite capable of producing low notes, but you can't use a small sub successfully in a large room. When you add too much volume, the distortion rises quickly. If you have a smaller room or only want to fill out the lowest frequencies to augment existing speakers, then this should work well.
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I use the martin logan mainly for watching movies.so far I'm very happy with the way it sounded . didn't use it that much with music yet. But did play a few music cds and the bass sounded very tight and punchy.way better than my 50 watt yamaha sub.the martin logan sub I use is hooked up to onkyo tx-sr806 receiver with klipsch quintet 3 suround speaker system.i think as long as you use a good quality power amp plus your polk speakers along with the dynamo sub you will be very please what this little sub can enhance your music listening experience!
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This Sub powers my HT system, I'm running a 250 W Yamaha amp and it sounds amazing. This down facing amp is amazing, def worth the money. Music and Movies sound great. I would def recommend this amp. Also, I'm running 5 in ceiling Polk speakers
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You need a powered sub. I got a Polk audio sub off amazon too and it sounds great.
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60-120 rms speakers would be ideal. i have 2 sets of polk db6501 rated for a 100 watts rms and this amp pushes them great without problem in prolonged load listening. don't worry about under powering a speaker that is why they have controls on the amp and the only way you can under power the amp is to not supply it with a large enough power and ground wire
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You will definitely get the quality sound you are looking for. I paired it with 2 kicker 10" competition subs and don't have any complaints. I would say go for it. You're welcome!
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I have 1 in a standard sealed enclosure and it is AMAZING. Very clean crisp bass with plenty of power. The shop I had it installed at actually started carrying these subs to sell after hearing the power this sub had in a small enclosure with only 800w pushing. I would make the switch IF crisp bass is what your after (I listen to all kinds of music and need it to compliment rap/rock/pop/dub step). If shaking the vehicle next to you is your only goal go ported.
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Polk has a home series of subs that you may want to look into, this one is made for a car. It would probably sound great indoors if you could properly connect it to your system.
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I had it hooked up to a pa speaker with 2 15s and 4 tweeters raited at 250watts and it sounded great and got pretty loud. For your sub I do believe it would work. I did, however, end up sending it back. There were issues with the phono input where the signal wouldn't come through and the mic input dial seemed to have difficulty when increasing the volume. It did not increase gradually but rather reached a point where it seemed to just jump to 100%. Also, on the package I received it said defective, which maybe should have been a warning. So if you do get one check out all of the functions before the return date is up.
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I have a set of polk monitor 40's that are rated at 120w that work well with this amp. It really depends more on how efficient the speakers are and the size of the room.
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Just as long as your sub and speakers watts/rms all adds up to about 300, you should be good. Bridge the sub to get more oomph. But this can have your speakers with less power. You don't want to overload your amp. IMHO, get a mono amp that will power your sub and leave this 300w amp for your other speakers. It's what I did.
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Kevin, I could not give you a professional opinion on that question because I've made comparison to my Yamaha speakers using a 450 watt amp. I have a 2000 watt VocoPro amp that I may test with them this weekend to give you an ideal of how I think they sound. Is that okay?
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A bit late on my response, but personally I would go with the Polk. Read up on the issues that these have with Amps and fuses popping and the only option is to replace the Amp (About $160 plus shipping). One Amp replacement puts this sub into a totally different price range with subs that are better for the money.
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I dont know what kind of amp others are using but these speakers DO NOT need a sub. They are good down to 30hz.But yes, if you want anything lower than that, than yes, you will need a sub.
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i read some other guys doing it, but i think you will be a little weak on power, and i had a problum over heating when used at 90% gain. i had to back down to 60%to solve the over heating auto shut down, its a nice clean amp and at 60% it will push my 4 polk audio db651s very very loud and clear....i have 2 8in subs that will shake the car using a boss R1100m amp .....myself ,go with 2 amps, or just one on the subs and the fullrange off the head. the boss is low cost ,and has been getting thrashed 2 hrs a day 6 days a week for almost a year and every thing in the car works as new...... hope this helped
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i have this amp on all 4 of my polk db6501 and they sound great it will take a little bit of tuning but if you know what your doing it will be easy. my birth sheet also shows that the amp rated 522 watts.
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This is an all-in-1 setup. The amp is wired and set up to work with these speakers (or similar speakers in the same Ohms range). It's not built to pump out the low frequencies of a sub, nor does it have the power for it. You could use a spliter to run RCA cables to both this amp and a separate amp for a sub to "add" one to it. Or you could bridge and rewire and run one with very little power with this one, but you will eventually fry it.
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I power this sub with a 500 watt max mono kicker amp. These subs can handle more in my opinion so far since I've had it
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That's hard for me to say. My sub is crossed at 100Hz due to my Polk satellites being ... satellites. It sounds good but you can hear some distortion when playing Royals at higher volumes. You're right, there's tons of bass in her music. I may try this again after I adjust the gain and see what results I get. Overall you can't beat the sub for the price, but it's not going to sound better than a $400 sub. Well, most nicer $400 subs. ;)