Kincade,
I should be receiving my ACI Force sub in the next few days. I have Magnepan 1.6QR's that I'll be blending this sub with. According to my research, some things to consider are: (a) Speed and size of the sub's woofer. Big boomy subs might be great for home theaters but too sloooooow for music, (b) Flexibilty of crossover frequency and phase controls. Most subs, in my case anyway, don't allow a low enough crossover to integrate with my Maggies that are -3db @40hz. Typically, most subs have fixed phase of either 0 or 180 degrees, (c) Hook-up flexibility in regards to line level inputs and outputs.
Anyway, my research led me to manufacturers like REL, Velodyne, Vandersteen and finally ACI.
Good luck,
Tim
I should be receiving my ACI Force sub in the next few days. I have Magnepan 1.6QR's that I'll be blending this sub with. According to my research, some things to consider are: (a) Speed and size of the sub's woofer. Big boomy subs might be great for home theaters but too sloooooow for music, (b) Flexibilty of crossover frequency and phase controls. Most subs, in my case anyway, don't allow a low enough crossover to integrate with my Maggies that are -3db @40hz. Typically, most subs have fixed phase of either 0 or 180 degrees, (c) Hook-up flexibility in regards to line level inputs and outputs.
Anyway, my research led me to manufacturers like REL, Velodyne, Vandersteen and finally ACI.
Good luck,
Tim