No subs for me please. Have them in the house but after my acquisition of the QLN Prestige 5’s they are no longer in use.
Just my preference not saying anything negative and they worked fine when I was running monitors.
I Robot.
Do I need a subwoofer?
Hopefully I’ve framed this in a way to help people answer. Up until recently I have had a combo 2-channel/home theater system (Krell preamp with home theater bypass, Bryston 5 channel amp, PSB Synchrony 1s bi-amped speakers, Marantz home theater receiver, Power Sound Audio XV15 subwoofer, Oppo CD player). I wanted extra oomph for surround sound movie watching and occasionally some rock music, hence the sub. I was never really impressed with the XV15 sub (have it for sale now). It is insanely large and I wasn’t sure it was adding the oomph I expected, even after having a local hifi shop owner come out for a listen and tune.
What’s changed: A few weeks ago I inherited my late father’s B&W 801 speakers circa 1980, which I have put in place of my PSBs and am enjoying thoroughly despite the age difference.
My questions: (1) would a sub still be of value in my setup (I still like a lot of bass) and (2) what might folks recommend?
Thank you.
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@mijostyn my preference for now is no sub. cheers. |
@soix it was so loud in the old Barn. The UC is nice but……the washrooms are a lot nicer lol. |
@mijostyn Little salty? I did not quote any specs that was cindyment.
That is not how it works. Every frequency is "down" at 3 meters, but depending on cancellation, room response, it could be up at 26. |