A local garage sale in Maryland (US) has these two for sale. No one seems to be buying because even they are both priced at $30, they are very old and dusty but I believe they could possibly be a good fit for a small studio apartment?
I dislike "boom boom" woofers and my hours of research behind these old models tell me these could be worth to give them a try as they are not overly exaggerating.
I have not bought either yet because I want to hear your opinions:
Right now I have an 8" sub that does not go below 50Hz driven by a Class-T. I can sell it for as much I paid for it. I can keep only one sub.
The 5 speakers are all mirage omnisats so cuts off around 100Hz I think.
The AVR is a Denon AVR1910
I'm leaning towards the Energy ES-8 Subwoofer just because it's a bit newer (although 10 years old at this point)
I mainly listen to 70s - 90s music, Jazz, some Rock and pre 2010 pop and very few recent pop. Not a big dubstep fan. I enjoy classical when I am feeling happy but not otherwise.
I would love a sub that is great for movies though. I have a different soundsystem to play video games, this one is just for music.
What could go wrong with buying the Energy ES-8 Subwoofer?
Anyone has it still and would recommend they still have some drive left in them?
What parts in it might need to be changed/refurbished soon? Re-foaming required at this point (main reason why I don't want to buy the Velodyne because it most likely needs a re-foam given it's older than I am)
Thanks in advance for any input.