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What are some suggestions for a decent sub coupled with a pair of Proac Response 2.5's. My room is 14x20 so not a large space though it does have a 7 foot opening leading to the rest of the house. I really like the Proac's but am certainly missing some of the lower bass notes. My preamp does have a 2nd out so I could use a powered sub which I'd prefer, Canary CA 900 pre and Canary CA 306 300B amp.
I listen to mostly classic rock, 60's and 70's, classical on occasion as well as jazz and folk, and mostly vinyl but am planning on getting another disc player again fairly soon. I'd say my budget is around 500 bucks, would like to stay in that area but am willing to go a little higher. There are only a couple threads that I've seen here regarding the Proacs which seem more like a bookshelf speaker but with obviously more bass response, just not enough for me.
Brian
I just bought a Martin Logan Dynamo (one of the older ones, not the 500 or 700) at Fryes for $299 and I am THRILLED with it's sound.
I've added bass traps behind the speakers and behind the listening position and thought perhaps a sub would help alleviate that problem, could be wrong.
I did see a Vandersteen 2W at Audiogon for less than $500.00, not sure if this is a good mix with the Proacs.
Brian
The 2.5 bass is not bad at all I imagine that in an appropriate room they would do go down to the mid 30 HZ. The REL B1 will work well fed with a signal from your amp speaker terminals
Crossing over at around 32-36 HZ should do the trick.
The only problem is that the B1 cost more than 500$, the smaller B2 would be an option but the B1 goes lower and would do a good job with the 2.5.
Thanks for the suggestion but yes that is way over my budget. As I said I'd like to stay in the 500 range but can go higher, not that high though and that lists for 3k, saw one on Audiogon for 1900 and that's way over what I can spend.
Brian
HSU subs are great value and very musical.
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