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Looking for a good small subwoofer...

A friend bought two smallish horn speakers, wants to beef up the bass with a pair of small subs, (preferably piano black) with built in amps and active crossovers to send line-level high-pass signal back to his EL84 class-A amp to the main  speakers.
These aren't going to get super loud, just fill in some low bass.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Steve.

swann

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dweller
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Polk Audio PSW505 12". Price varies on Amazon. Currently $428. I paid $250 a few years ago. Decent performance.

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I wouldn’t use the crossover in a budget sub unless sound quality not important.

I’d run the sub full-range using either a line-in (RCA) or speaker wire coming off the main amp’s speaker connection posts. Use the sub’s volume control to blend things and the frequency knob to eliminate higher-frequencies.

You can get away with a single sub in a small room.

Personally, I’d always go with a 12" sub over an 8 or 10 inch.

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