I'm considering getting a 18" Harbinger sub.

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Just wondering about thoughts on the 18" Harbinger sub. It's at GC and they dropped the price. From $799 to $699. I thought I would ask here first before I buy a sub. I'm at an event for NYE and the DJ is using a Behringer sub. It's OK.

I looked at reviews on the Harbinger sub and some were favorable. One review wasn't. Please be kind. I've had a rough couple of weeks. Things have gotten better the last 2 days. With the money I have right now I'm considering getting 2.
 
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Just wondering about thoughts on the 18" Harbinger sub. It's at GC and they dropped the price. From $799 to $699. I thought I would ask here first before I buy a sub. I'm at an event for NYE and the DJ is using a Behringer sub. It's OK.

I looked at reviews on the Harbinger sub and some were favorable. One review wasn't. Please be kind. I've had a rough couple of weeks. Things have gotten better the last 2 days. With the money I have right now I'm considering getting 2.
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What on earth do you need an 18" subwoofer for?

Stop buying gear for the purpose of supplying other people.
There's no gig of your own that I've seen you describe that would need a sub.
 
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MIXMASTERMACHOM said:
Just wondering about thoughts on the 18" Harbinger sub. It's at GC and they dropped the price. From $799 to $699. I thought I would ask here first before I buy a sub. I'm at an event for NYE and the DJ is using a Behringer sub. It's OK.

I looked at reviews on the Harbinger sub and some were favorable. One review wasn't. Please be kind. I've had a rough couple of weeks. Things have gotten better the last 2 days. With the money I have right now I'm considering getting 2.
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Pay off the debt on your QSC’s you don’t do any events where you need a sub, I you happen to be offered a gig the may require one charge enough to rent them
 
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Mix, you are old and have back problems. You don't need a 18" SUB for anything. You must realize you have a compulsive buying disorder that pops up in your mind when you are bored and you are having a "bad couple of weeks" in life. You think that doing a major purchase and buying something like a 18" Sub will make you feel better. It's like a dopamine hit or basically like a drug. STOP IT!

Go for a walk or get a gym membership and listen to music while you do some light exercise instead.
 
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I know that's my addiction talking. I called my partner and he said he would buy them if it was him. He said it was my money and my decision. First things first. Get the work done on the van and catch up on my credit card bills. I know I'm definitely going to get a pair of crank stands. That way I don't have to lift those QSC speakers but so high. Can I please get suggestions on a good pair? Those speakers weigh approximately 40 pounds. Happy New Year to all.
 
This topic has been covered more than once. You have been given suggestion before. Happy New Year & go Yankees
 
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I know that's my addiction talking. I called my partner and he said he would buy them if it was him. He said it was my money and my decision. First things first. Get the work done on the van and catch up on my credit card bills. I know I'm definitely going to get a pair of crank stands. That way I don't have to lift those QSC speakers but so high. Can I please get suggestions on a good pair? Those speakers weigh approximately 40 pounds. Happy New Year to all.
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You have no need for crank stands they stands themselves are heavy, just get air assist stands which will be perfect for you and don’t forget to by protective bags for the stands
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tunes4046 said:
You have no need for crank stands they stands themselves are heavy, just get air assist stands which will be perfect for you and don’t forget to by protective bags for the stands
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Thanks.
 
Mix - RENT subs if you need them. You can probably rent a good sub for $100-150? Why would you spend $1,400 + Tax when you do a handful of gigs per year?

Are you going to do more than 5 gigs that need these subs this year? Do you have somewhere to store these?

Be kind to yourself and keep that money in your pocket for now.
 
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Would I buy a Harbinger sub? I don't know if I'm qualified to answer. After all, I have placed $5 bets in Vegas on the Jets to win the Super Bowl for decades. I have a better chance of being struck by lightning or winning a lottery that I don't play.

The thing about Harbinger is that it is a private brand of GC. GC has no design staff. They just farm out requirements to Chinese factories that can meet their cost demands. Sound quality will vary between models since it is based on the factory and the components they choose, not a common design team. Reliability is not a design priority. If a product has a high return rate, they can just change factories.
 
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Tunes4046 I have a question about the hydrolic stand. How low is the initial height before raising the pole the speaker sits on? I'm asking this question because I need it to be a height low enough so I don't have to struggle to put the speaker on the pole. I can't do things the way I used to when I was much younger.
 
Next Tunes you'll be buy the stands for Mixxy!
 
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Tunes4046 I have a question about the hydrolic stand. How low is the initial height before raising the pole the speaker sits on? I'm asking this question because I need it to be a height low enough so I don't have to struggle to put the speaker on the pole. I can't do things the way I used to when I was much younger.
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The same or lower than crank stands
 
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Mixx,
Today is the 8th day of Christmas. Eight Maids a Milking is probably not on your schedule, and you don't need a subwoofer.
Treat yourself right with a once in a lifetime opportunity to drive another one of these:

Denon MC6000
 
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