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popularZorba1446 posted Yesterday 8:15 PM

Emotiva XS12e 300 watt 12" ported subwoofer, $399 shipped

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Emotiva's specs claim 28Hz F3, which means you won't get the wall-rattling subsonics of a $800 sub but otherwise it's pretty good if true. (Our resident SVS salesmen will disagree of course. 😆)

https://emotiva.com/products/airm...-subwoofer
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Emotiva's specs claim 28Hz F3, which means you won't get the wall-rattling subsonics of a $800 sub but otherwise it's pretty good if true. (Our resident SVS salesmen will disagree of course. 😆)

https://emotiva.com/products/airm...-subwoofer

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supermanrobYesterday 8:40 PM
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You're better off going with the RSL10e.
People claim it's embarrassingly close to $1300+ subs so it should destroy this.

Great thing, it's less expensive, $339 right now!
If you're in no hurry, you can keep in eye at their Encore store and save like another $40+ more.
https://rslspeakers.com/pages/lan...1787603651
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WaDesiYesterday 9:48 PM
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Quote from supermanrob :
You're better off going with the RSL10e.
People claim it's embarrassingly close to $1300+ subs so it should destroy this.

Great thing, it's less expensive, $339 right now!
If you're in no hurry, you can keep in eye at their Encore store and save like another $40+ more.
https://rslspeakers.com/pages/lan...1787603651
Only way to compare is to look at the CEA 2010 data for both subs. The data is available for all RSL subs but not for the new Emotiva. Hopefully we get some professional reviews on it to be able to objectively compare.
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Fallout4Yesterday 10:25 PM
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Quote from Zorba1446 :
Pay no attention to him...he's still butt-hurt that I made fun of his precious little SVS SB3000 on a different thread weeks ago...wa-hahahaha, some people are just so sen-si-teeeeev! 😆
Why did you do that?
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Zorba1446Yesterday 10:37 PM
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Why did you do that?
Because he was being his usual obnoxious self pretending to know things he clearly does not and flooding every thread with his usual ADD gibberish and shouting down anyone who disagreed with him. Just another day at work for him, iow. (PS. And he likes to make things up out of thin air, e.g. his post at 6:57pm --- poor kid lives in an alternate reality, lol.)
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supermanrobYesterday 10:53 PM
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Quote from WaDesi :
Only way to compare is to look at the CEA 2010 data for both subs. The data is available for all RSL subs but not for the new Emotiva. Hopefully we get some professional reviews on it to be able to objectively compare.
If your main priority is objective measurements, yes CEA measurements is the only way.

For me, the only way to compare(most accurate) is within my own setup/system, for obvious reasons.

As you pointed out, people call on "reviews" also for a reason.
Most credible professional reviewers will advise everyone that their results are their own and yours will be different(for the same obvious reasons).

There are always different priorities/expectation & trade offs to consider.
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realmccoy12406Yesterday 10:55 PM
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Quote from supermanrob :
You're better off going with the RSL10e.People claim it's embarrassingly close to $1300+ subs so it should destroy this. Great thing, it's less expensive, $339 right now! If you're in no hurry, you can keep in eye at their Encore store and save like another $40+ more. https://rslspeakers.com/pages/lan...1787603651
Agreed. I love Emotiva, but my RSL 10e still amazes me after 2 years.

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supermanrobYesterday 10:57 PM
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Why did you do that?
LOL because he's still butt-hurt Audioholics proved him wrong!!! LMAO!!!
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sirdan357Yesterday 11:13 PM
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Emotiva used to have a couple cool looking mid-tier subs that they unfortunately discontinued. Now they just have this entry level model and the way overpriced Nostala sub.
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Zorba1446Yesterday 11:26 PM
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Quote from sirdan357 :
Emotiva used to have a couple cool looking mid-tier subs that they unfortunately discontinued. Now they just have this entry level model and the way overpriced Nostala sub.
Yeah I don't know wtf they were even thinking with those stupid Nostala models. They make great products sometimes, but sometimes just do stupid af things for no apparent reason.
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Zorba1446Today 12:17 AM
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Quote from realmccoy12406 :
Agreed. I love Emotiva, but my RSL 10e still amazes me after 2 years.
Good for you---some of the SVS shills on here occasionally like to spread rumors that the 10e has had "amp failure issues" but that's only because it's such an outstanding value proposition compared to SVS's overpriced but under-performing entry level models, especially their dinky little sealed subs.
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rooxToday 1:14 AM
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Quote from Zorba1446 :
Good for you---some of the SVS shills on here occasionally like to spread rumors that the 10e has had "amp failure issues" but that's only because it's such an outstanding value proposition compared to SVS's overpriced but under-performing entry level models, especially their dinky little sealed subs.
I had an amp failure on my 12s... But it was easily sorted in line 2 days. And it is pretty awesome.

But yeah, there have been a number of rsl amps failing from what I saw when I was sitting my issue out.
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Quote from roox :
I had an amp failure on my 12s... But it was easily sorted in line 2 days. And it is pretty awesome.

But yeah, there have been a number of rsl amps failing from what I saw when I was sitting my issue out.
Yeah, pretty much any electronic product is going to have a certain % of duds...the only subs where the complaints seem to come really often and consistently are the older pre-RP Klipsch subs. But really any of these small sub specialist companies like RSL, Hsu, Rythmik, PSA, etc. are known to stand behind their products and provide top notch service after the sale. RSL just seems to dominate the under-$1K sub market, especially the $500 and under range, and they do get a lot of cheap shots from competitors' shills/salesmen on SD who bend over backwards to find fault in them. The "oh but gosh make sure you have enough space because they're so BIGGGGG" claim, especially when applied even to the 10" models, is hilarious.

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