Jan 03, 2019 The kitchen has two doorways leading to a second living room and dining room. My plan was to add a 2nd vtf 2.5 later in the year but now I'm wondering if they would be inadequate. HSU recommends dual VTF 3 MK 5. Since I'm over the initial 30 days, they offered to accept a return with a 15% restocking fee and I'd be responsible for the shipping. Manuals and User Guides for HSU VTF-3 MK 4. We have 1 HSU VTF-3 MK 4 manual available for free PDF download: Manual. Hsu VTF-3 MK 4 Manual (12 pages) Brand.
VTF-2 MK5 Subwoofer
Once again we are giving you even better bang for your buck - the new MK5 has vastly improved performance, AND still cost less! |
With the new VTF-2 MK5, we have vastly improved the performance over the MK4 while lowering its price!
With the MK5, we have made it a front firing design. It now comes with rubber feet to help eliminate any issues with feet buzzing against a hard floor.
As with all our current VTF series subwoofer, it has hybrid tuning, variable Q, and sealed operating modes – making this one of the most flexible subwoofers we have offered to date, catering to virtually any audiophile’s preferences.
Harnessing the unique Variable Tuning Frequency port technology (VTF), each port uses the air generated from the long throw woofer to dramatically boost the deeper frequencies. The VTF-2 MK5 succeeds down to a very deep 18 Hz with one port open (in maximum extension mode).
The reason for variable tuning is that all subwoofer designs, especially consumer-level subwoofers, involve tradeoffs in design. You cannot have a small subwoofer that goes very low, plays very loud and costs very little. Traditionally, the engineer decides what tradeoff he or she thinks is best for the consumer. The consumer has to take it or leave it.
The VTF-2 MK5 changes all that. It allows you, the user, to choose the tradeoff. If you enjoy music that is loud but does not have much deep bass, set the VTF series for maximum output. That way, you get maximum dynamic range with the lowest distortion. If you like music with deep bass, set it for maximum bass extension to reproduce the deep bass accurately. You can even switch between the two modes depending on what you play. That means effectively you get a subwoofer that can play loudly, and can play low, all in one, at a reasonable price!
VTF-2 MK5 Frequency Response Curve - Ported (1 port open, EQ1)
VTF-2 MK5 Frequency Response Curve - Ported (2 ports open, EQ2)
VTF-2 MK5 Frequency Response - Sealed, EQ1
CEA 2010 Measurements (1 Meter, Peak)
VTF-2 MK5 One Port Open:
Tone Burst Center Frequency (Hz) | Maximum SPL | CEA 2010 Rating |
16 | 105.6 | |
20 | 110.3 | 112.5 |
25 | 112.3 | |
31.5 | 114.9 | |
40 | 118.5 | 120.4 |
50 | 121.1 | |
63 | 121.7 | |
80 | 121.5 |
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Tone Burst Center Frequency (Hz) | Maximum SPL | CEA 2010 Rating |
20 | 108.5 | 113.8 |
25 | 115.0 | |
31.5 | 117.8 | |
40 | 120.5 | 121.8 |
50 | 122.2 | |
63 | 122.8 | |
80 | 122.6 |
Industry Reviews
' if I were shopping for a subwoofer at its price point, it would very likely be my first choice.'Read Full Article
— James Larson, Audioholics, Dec 1 2016'The benchmark to which other under-$1,000 subwoofers must be compared'
— Gary Reber, Widescreen Review, June/July 2013 Customer Testimonials
'The HSU VTF-2 Mk5 subwoofer is truly a 'True Subwoofer'. I get in-room response down to 25Hz before it starts to roll off. But, it not only goes deep. It is the antithesis of a one-note bass. The bass is tuneful and I am thrilled with it in my otherwise all-Magneplanar surround sound system. The price is extremely good for the quality of the speaker and provides extreme value.'Hsu Vtf 2 Mk3 Manual Instructions
— Ron 'I just got my HSU VTF-2 MK4 sub in today and had all evening to play around with it. I love this thing!! It hits lower than my Polk PSW505, and it seems effortless in comparison. I like how tight and accurate the notes can hit. This has been a great investment for my home theater.Most people buy new audio gear for use with music or movies. I tend to play games a lot more, but I believe that great audio equipment is just as important when it comes to getting the most out of a games soundtrack. Mass Effect 3 sounds so much better with my HSU providing the low frequencies.
Hsu Vtf 2 Mk3 Manual 2017
Thank you, Dr. HSU, for an amazing product line! I will be back for more in the future! '— Piker
'I bought your VTF 2.4 and I have to say, not only am I impressed but every single person who has heard it so far has been in awe. '
— BryanHi all,
First post. Great forums!
I picked up a free non-working HSU VTF3-MKII recently and finally got around to pulling it apart. Definitely, the amp is toast (works faintly in and out with some loud surges). I pulled that out and hooked the driver directly to my sonos amp and it seems to be working perfectly so it's either send amp back for repair, get the MKIV upgraded amp, get a Dayton SPA250 replacement or lastly get a used inuke 6000. I'm in Canada so sending back to HSU is a bit of a pain. I'm pretty sure I can send something for repair and not incur customs/duties but will have to do some paperwork and pain in the butt crossing the border unless I just didn't declare it. The Dayton is available in Canada and roughly the same landed to my door compared to the exchange rate plus gas to pickup across the border and bring back without declaring (not ideal). The inuke is about 200 more than the Dayton, local pickup. Likely, I'll fix the sub and sell it for about 400 so the inuke is only an option if I change my mind and keep it. Here's the questions:
1. Is there any reason to get the dsp version of the dayton if I'm using the sub with an anthem receiver and arc?
2. Is the inuke way overkill for the sub and, if not, would it eek out more performance?
3. I already have a pair of powered subs built into my deftech st-l's and a 15' paradigm active servo v1 - would the HSU add much to the setup? Theatre is about 16 feet wide x 20 feet long but open to the rest of the basement about another 20 feet back; ceiling is about 7.5 feet.
4. I have to build a riser for the second row - would the hsu driver plus the inuke work well as a subwoofer built into the riser - should be able to have a box about 3 feet x 8 feet x 15 inches tall. Any guesses if that would be an improvement over the hsu box/dayton amp? Worth bothering?
Thanks all!
First post. Great forums!
I picked up a free non-working HSU VTF3-MKII recently and finally got around to pulling it apart. Definitely, the amp is toast (works faintly in and out with some loud surges). I pulled that out and hooked the driver directly to my sonos amp and it seems to be working perfectly so it's either send amp back for repair, get the MKIV upgraded amp, get a Dayton SPA250 replacement or lastly get a used inuke 6000. I'm in Canada so sending back to HSU is a bit of a pain. I'm pretty sure I can send something for repair and not incur customs/duties but will have to do some paperwork and pain in the butt crossing the border unless I just didn't declare it. The Dayton is available in Canada and roughly the same landed to my door compared to the exchange rate plus gas to pickup across the border and bring back without declaring (not ideal). The inuke is about 200 more than the Dayton, local pickup. Likely, I'll fix the sub and sell it for about 400 so the inuke is only an option if I change my mind and keep it. Here's the questions:
1. Is there any reason to get the dsp version of the dayton if I'm using the sub with an anthem receiver and arc?
2. Is the inuke way overkill for the sub and, if not, would it eek out more performance?
3. I already have a pair of powered subs built into my deftech st-l's and a 15' paradigm active servo v1 - would the HSU add much to the setup? Theatre is about 16 feet wide x 20 feet long but open to the rest of the basement about another 20 feet back; ceiling is about 7.5 feet.
4. I have to build a riser for the second row - would the hsu driver plus the inuke work well as a subwoofer built into the riser - should be able to have a box about 3 feet x 8 feet x 15 inches tall. Any guesses if that would be an improvement over the hsu box/dayton amp? Worth bothering?
Thanks all!