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In Reply to: Need advice on adding a subwoofer to add weight and maybe warmth.. posted by lordstridingcloud on July 24, 2002 at 12:56:09:
I disagree with layman. There is a lot of very low and substantial bass on most recordings and, IMO, is a common weakness in systems.However, having said that it must be qualified by reference to the room acoustics relative to the speakers and their placement in the room. The best gear in the world will not reproduce deep bass you can hear unless there is effective coupling of the bass speakers to the room - it must be considered as a system and not in isolation.
Now this is where I feel separate subs (I use two) can offer a solution as they can be placed in the room where there is best bass response - frequently different to where the mains are placed for best imaging etc.
Another hurdle is that many passive crossovers do not handle the low bass effectively. The best (but more expensive) solution is to use an active, electronic crossover. To add to the problems, not all amplifiers reproduce the nether regions effectively either.
So, if you go ahead, you have two good options.
The least expensive is to purchase a commercial active sub (includes speaker, amp and active crossover) but do careful research before going ahead. Nearly all are designed with HT in mind so may not achieve what you want for music.
The more expensive, but to my mind better option, is to purchase an active crossover (Marchand has a range of DIY or built up kits and Bryston make a superb unit, the 10B) and separare passive subs + a stereo amp (for two subs).
I usually suggest that biamplification like this is a step to defer until the output signal is good enough to justify the expense. You are not registered and your system is not listed on AA so I can make no comment about whether or not your system justifies this step.
John
Peace at AA
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- Yes, go ahead, but carefully - John C. - Aussie 15:24:27 07/24/02 (1)
- Re: Yes, go ahead, but carefully - doug s. 12:12:28 07/25/02 (0)
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