help integrating a musical sub for minimonitors


just picked up a pair of B&W CM1's

never had a stand mounted speaker before and woould like
a fast musical sealed sub to give me a little extra bass
also i would like to reduce the stress on the cm1's so that they
dont have to produce the lowest frequencies so they can concentrate
on the midrange up

my problem is i did not like the B&W sub offerings i heard
i have to drive quite far to hear a rel sub mated with the cm1's
and i won't have time to do that for a few weeks

i am not really a newbie but i have never had a sub hooked up
to my system nor have i ever had an av receiver

my system consists of an amp and a preamp

from what i read i think i need a sub with high pass and low
pass connections to provide the lowest frequencies and to relieve
my minimonitors from low bass and midbass duty?? am i right ??

how would i hook this type of sub up tp my preamp as i only
have one set of unbalanced connections
although i do have a tape monitor connection if that helps
but no subwoofer out or bass managemant capabilities or even
tone controls on my preamp
i only have one set of left and right outputs on my amp also

can this be done effectively?????

thanks for any help or suggestions
joeperry

Showing 1 response by s7horton

I'm not sure I follow what you mean on how the connection will be made. You can always use a "Y" adapter if need be. Cardas makes a nice one. I think the Paradigm ultracube might be just what you are looking for 800 bucks new or so. A little 8" that is almost a rip off of the sunfire subs. Little tiny cube with a massive power amp. But, I did like the sound. Very quick, and one of the few I would consider owning with a pair of monitors.