Adding Subs to a 2 channel system. Wiring advise


I'm considering adding 2 subs to my existing system. 

Current system is a Innuos Zen Mk3 to a PontusII and Luxman 509X out to a pair of Focal 948's. 

My thinking is that I will run speaker cable out from the Luxman into a pair of PSB 350's then out from the 350's to the Focals, setting the crossover at 80ish, 

Lots of ways to wire in subs, and lots of information and opinions, but IF I'm thinking correctly this wiring method using a pair of subs that have High Level Input and Output allows this type of wiring method to make the most sense in terms of better separation between the subs and the speakers VS wiring them through a Pre-out (Luxman only has one pre-out) 

My question is how much of the Luxman sound character will I lose (if any) by running through the sub and out to the Focals? 

I'm still pretty new at all this, so if I'm wording all of this correctly I would appreciate any advise or feedback. Thanks in advance! 

carzmaguy88

Showing 2 responses by carzmaguy88

Thank You Soix! Appreciate the suggestion. I am very new and not as educated as I should be with the whole subject of subwoofers. The reason I was considering the PSB is for the High Level input and Output feature, so (if I'm understanding what I'm reading) this gives me the ability to completely separate the 80Hz and below signal to the subs, and pass through only above 80Hz to the mains. If I hook up a sub without the High Level Input and Output (say from the Pre-outs, etc) then am I not still sending the full signal (below 80Hz and above 80Hz) to the mains as well. I've been told there is a benefit to completely separating the signal between the sub and the mains? Or am I just not understanding it correctly? 

Thank You very much!! Great Info, and yes indeed I will set the crossover much lower as you said. Your opinion of the SVS 2000 Pro? Thinking a set of these may be the easiest to "tune" with the App.