Do subwoofers really help?


Easy question here all...if you mismatched your amp and speakers (meaning your amp has trouble with the load of the speaker), do Subwoofers really fix that problem? Is it smarter just to sell your speakers and get ones that better match the amp?
bobrock

Showing 1 response by johnnyb53

So Focals have more bass in your system. But how do you know the unnamed speakers of your original post are capable of more bass than you're currently getting? Have you experimented with room placement?

As far as impedance matching goes, there are plenty of high current, good-sounding amps well under $4K that can handle a sub 4-ohm load. A Parasound Halo A 23 can be had new for less than $1K. Even their modest $549 Model 2125 has an FTC 2-ohm rating, as does their twice as powerful $1349 Model 2250.