Bluesound Node 2021 - adding Sub

Commenting on audiotroy’s post: I agree but with the provision that the mains have enough bass output to interact with the sub and help smooth the overall response of the room. However, my experience is that small speakers can often benefit from some type of high-pass arrangement. Being relieved of the low bass signal can result in the ability of a small speaker to play louder without strain while sounding more open at the same time.
To the OP: I do wonder about a couple of issues. It wouldn’t seem you could still use the Node in fixed output mode if you use it to drive your sub. Also, if you select the analogue output from the DAC  as the source for the Node, you can’t listen to the Node as a streamer. The only signal you would get would be from another digital source feeding the DAC.
Of course, I may have misunderstood something. I do that from time to time.

@audiotroy I am still new to this but I have read both to set your hi pass and low pass crossovers if available, hi to keep signal below whatever from going to the mains. Right now I am using just low pass and letting my mains free range. I am amazed at how low I have my low pass set. The lower I went the more clarity I achieved. I have seen where a lot of people set theirs at 80 Hz and call it good. Mine are set at 38 Hz and I think I may go lower. It really is a balancing act when it comes to the right gain/volume level to crossover. The lower you go on crossover the more gain and vice versa. When you get it just right I believe is where the real magic happens. Of course I'm not stating anything you don't already know! 

Audiotroy, so you're saying that using a sub such as a Vandersteen sub, which connects to the amps mains, is wrong???

Prior to making any decisions/purchases there is a Bluesound forum where 

your particular query can be addressed using both sub

out and bypassing the Node internal Dac at the same time.

Found this

https://support1.bluesound.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/1500000259401-Subwoofer-out-still-active-when-connected-to-Dac-

Thanks audiotroy, I think I understand what you're saying. 

There seems to be a majority over on the Naim forums that one shouldn't connect a sub via the Naim speaker outs. (I would have to stack banana plugs, as the Nait doesn't have binding posts.

But if I'm reading your post right, I should just let the mains drop off naturally at their bass lower limit, and adjust the sub to taste. I think the only difference would be from your suggestion would be that I would have to feed the sub from the speakers using something like the REL Nuetrik cable? 

Wrong way painter you should not use a crossover on themains let the speakers oll off acoustically and use a rel or mj acoustics subwoofer which gets its signal from the amp then match the sub to the monitors

Simple

DAVE AND TROY

audio intellect nj

Mj subwoofer importer