If you can find a Bag End Infrasub-18 for under $1,000 used, grab it. It is extremely fast, tight, and musical - not to mention that it is flat down to 8 cycles. You will hear and feel bass that you did not know existed before.
Best Sub for Music, Under $1000
I currently use a Revel B15 to fill out the low end on my Tyler Acoustic Monitors. This weekend we put the B15 into our home theater system and realized that it's extremely low frequency response was being underutilized in the two channel music system, so I am in the market for a great sub for music only - the catch is that I have only $1000 to spend - used would be fine, but I would prefere a transferrable warranty. I am considering going with the Tyler Acoustic Taylo Sub, but have not heard anything about it one way or another. Thanks.
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You can't beat a REL Strata III (~$950 used) or a REL Storm III (~$1150 used) for music. They easily integrate with monitors and have dual inputs (hi/low) so that you can use them for HT as well. The hard part is finding a used one. They usually sell in a couple of hours once they are posted. I have one matched with my B&W CDM1s and the sound is incredible. I could write more but the quuality of this sub is well documented in the Audiogon forums. Do a search for "Rel" and you should come up with more info or look at the reviews here: http://audioreview.com/PRD_120498_2741crx.aspx |
I own, and love the Sunfire Architectural Sub. Fast, tight, powerful, very musical and small. Lists for $1400, but you should find it, new, nicely discounted for $1000. I did. It's designed for two channel listening. Everyone thinks of Sunfire and HT, but this baby is wonderful. It blends seemlessly with my M20s. I compared the Architectural to the B-15 before I bought it. Price and size were factors, but I used the B-15 as a referent. The Sunfire held its' own, beautifully. Happy listening. |