Do you think you need a subwoofer?

I just picked up a REL Stentor III from my audiobuddy Phaser. The sub is BIG - a lot bigger than I thought it would be.
Boy, does it make a difference to the sound. I have only plonked them between the speakers and amps - mainly due to the fact Phaser cut the wires down to 2.5 m and he indicated that the sub in the middle was good in maintaining stereo seperation etc.

Sirspeedy -I see we now have the same sub. - any hints on how to get the best out of the Stentor's.

Personally I don't know what a 2nd sub would add anything musical to the equation as the one creates huge bass as it is.

Raul I maybe reading your posts incorrectly, however I am sure you will correct me if I am wrong :-)

- Why did you buy speakers that go down to 22hz, then cut any output under 48hz to run two subs down past that output?.
To me it could seem like a waste of money on full range speakers if you are not using the lower frequencies and may change the balance of the speakers to how they were originally designed.

cheers

Very interesting Raul

I do not for one minute pretend to know much about subwoofers as I have only had the sub for less than one day and bought it quickly. REL certainly has a very good name in 2 chanel music thou.
But as with anything I am willing to learn and make my own choices.

How do you cut off the output of your main speakers at 60hz??
Don't your amps run the speakers full range down to 22hz??

cheers

Raul

Are you seriously saying that the $50 digital amps inside the paradim subs offer better quality sound to your Levinson 20.6 amps running your full range speakers between say even 30 and 50hz???
Lets not even talk about going lower where true subwoofers should be working.

Speedy

I think you have hit the nail on the head re Raul !!.

" In your set-up,from what I can see,you have little ability to move the main speaker(not subs) into the listening room.So,if your ADS speakers actually go as low as you claim,the corner placement would kill bass definition.THAT itself is probably good physics,but I'll settle for my own assumption here....So,it is most likely a better scenario,for you,to cut of the main speaker,and use your subs for the remaining "non boomy" bass(due to not ideal main speaker placement)."

Looking at Raul's room and speaker placement, running his ADS speakers full range would be a BOOM box. Raul is no doubt getting better sound using the 2 subwoofers way out into the room. Not your classic sub positioning. Clealy this cleans up his boomy bass he has running the SDS speakers in the corners.

Raul, you need a bigger room to do your ADS speakers and Levinson amps justice and move the speakers out from the corners.

BTW, how do you make an amp only produce sound from 50hz upwards like you do with your Levinsons??

enjoy the music