12" Vs 14"

Aiyoh! If mine is 7” I will be very happy already ( Hemmm! On the other hand mine could be much longer that that but it is only for my gf usage! ) ! Now u r talking about a 12”…………r u a giant or u r a wild buffalo! Come on guy I am sure most of ur average ‘equipment’ is about between 3” to 6” ( just my wild guess ) so what if I post up an entry about 12” vs 14”! I am sure u want to know how it feel like, how deep will it go, does it feel like what a 12” should or how about a 14”! The extra 2” make any different? Well first thing first……….ask any ladies?! I can assure any extra inches will make a big different & in this case the extra 2” will make a big different! Ok enough talking I will now show u the pic of a 12” vs a 14”!!!!

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There, what do u think of this! Oh! Come on my dear readers, surely u don’t expect me to post up a pic of a 12” ‘didi’ ( cock ) vs a 14” ‘didi’ now do u? Oh! Well maybe be in future post. Now this will be a post on SVS PC-12NSD sub woofer vs Paradigm DSP-3400. And as show in the pic the SVS PC-12NSD is one humungous dicky looking sub, towering over the shortish Paradigm DSP-3400.

So how is performance of the SVS PC-12NSD vs the Paradigm DSP-3400? Well I expect the SVS PC-12NSD to kick Paradigm DSP 3400 ass as it is more powerful with 325w vs 300w. The only saving grace the Paradigm DSP 3400 has is a bigger sub woofer at 14” vs SVS PC-12NSD 12”. After setting up the sub, all setting is the same except for the sub, even the setting of the two subs are the same. Test track uses are U571, Transformer, Ironman & some song. All this track are either in Dolby Digital 5.1 or in DTS 5.1.

And the finding is Paradigm DSP 3400 is a better sub when compare to the SVS PC-12NSD. The SVS PC-12NSD just can’t go as low as the Paradigm DSP 3400 & also it power output is not as powerful or as loud as the Paradigm DSP 3400 even though the SVS has a more powerful amp. Measured by SPL meter, to output at the same level, the SVS gain level has to be set higher by about 10%.

Well I am actually not very surprise as this is a very unfair comparison as SVS PC-12NSD is the entry level subs where as the Paradigm DSP-3400 is the top range of the ported Paradigm sub woofer. Now if only I can get my hand on a SVS PC-13Ultra that will be a more suitable candidate.

Now while all this performance test is being carried I did find some annoying vibrating noise coming from the metal grill on top of the SVS & also from the sub woofer itself, this happen at very high volume & I did bottom the sub on a few occasion. I suspect some lose wire inside & thus this call for an inspection inside. He! He! Oh yes! I love to open up & inspect the inside of almost anything’s ( Being a Horny fellow I feel so sexited! It is almost just like when I first open up & poke into my gf for the very first time! So I almost whisper “Come on Baby! Spray opens ur sexy leg!” Ehhhh! I meant when I unscrew the few screw to open up the SVS PC-12NSD. )!

Opening the SVS is a simple affair just 10 screws & I am done! Oh! I have to open up from behind, I meant underneath as I can’t took out the plate amp ( SVS has the weird idea of using a square hole screw to secure the plate amp, yes it can still be taken out but a bit of a bother so just taking out the sub woofer is easier. )

The above pic shown the inside of the SVS PC, notice that I have to put the up-side down SVS on a sofa cushion so as not to damage the metal grill which incidentally can't be taken out as it is being glue to the body. The material of the cylinder itself is made from a sort of high density paper pulp well that is what it look like to me, the base is made from laminated plywood. Without the heavy sub woofer, the SVS 'body' is not very heavy.

Now this is how a SVS sub woofer look likes & it is very heavy. Notice the heavy double magnate. This sub woofer oozes high quality & power. On its own without comparison to the Paradigm DSP 3400 (whose sub woofer is even bigger & more impressive) the SVS PC-12NSD will beat most other similarly priced sub woofer. Oh yes the ratting sound is being solved as I just position the sub wire so that it don't touched the inside wall. The grill rattling is still that, but not that noticeable unless the volume is really crank up.

Do I like this SVS PC-12NSD? Oh yes! For its price & performance but I don’t like it finished! The ‘high end fabrics’ carpet like material covering the body of the SVS PC-12NSD, love to attract dust & even a few hairs! On most other sub woofer cleaning is just a simple affair using a damp cloth, but for SVS PC sub woofer u got to use a vacuum cleaner!

Also using this carpet like material as covering, the SVS PC sub woofer look more like those use in car sub woofer. This somehow ‘lower’ is ‘value’ as a top grade home HT sub woofer. In fact when I proudly show off the SVS PC-12NSD to one of my gust……………his first remark is what the hell r u doing putting a ‘drum’ ( apparently ‘drum’ is a cylinder sub woofer used in car ice system……..typically found in a ‘Ah Beng’ car ice! ) in ur living room! Luckily only one such remark from this fellow who is into car ice, while most of my gusts marvel at such a sub woofer.

Well I took the liberty to ‘install’ the SVS PC-12NSD in my car & also my 4X4 & boy it did look good & very much at home! Now that is one very versatile sub woofer! If I do get tired of using it as my home HT sub woofer I can always took out the plate amp & sub woofer & in its place a high end car mono block amp & car sub woofer & it performance will be awesome! Well if the SVS PC sub is to be finished in shiny Piano black this option as car ‘drum’ sub woofer will be out, but then in my opinion it will surely enhance it ‘value’ as a top quality HT sub woofer!

Since I got two sub woofers on hand I might as well set up my HT system to 7.2 & that really rock! It is now like a war zone whenever a bomb goes off, the floor, ceiling, table vibrate & even my ball feel it! Oh yes! 7.2 rocks! The SVS PC-12NSD wills not performance like the Paradigm DSP 3400 but it sure did compliment it! So if u do find this post too 'horny' u r wellcum to poke in here, a more 'normal' version.Oh yes here are my previous ‘review’ on the Paradigm DSP 3400 here (horny vision) & here.