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In Reply to: RE: please suggest speakers for vintage McIntosh system in large room posted by Eli Duttman on October 21, 2015 at 17:58:25
My kid bought a 10" Dayton sub for $120 shipped. No, the plate amp isn't quite as good, but using speaker inputs it sounds great with my Straight 8s and a Belles amp. I've found that a pair of subs near the speakers works for me.
-Rod
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Even with fullish-range speakers, a pair of subs crossed over low enough to be -3db at the program speakers low cut off can do wonders in a larger room. It's worth getting a high quality sub amp that has maximum flexibility with crossover points in order to avoid an unbearable hump. And a test recording that has a reliable wide range chromatic scale and wide ranging test tones for setting level and crossover (I still use the S'phile Test CD 3).
I recently moved from an 8X11 dedicated listening space with a single sub to a much larger room and had the same issue as the OP. I added a matching sub in my non-vintage system and decided I didn't need to upgrade the speakers after all. The subs have upgraded plate amps with appropriate crossover control and are well enough integrated that one can't tell if the subs are on. The resulting sound is terrific for my needs and do not intrude on the magic of my Reynaud stand mounts.
Jim
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