Maggies and subwoofer integration

A sub should work out fine once you get it adjusted for the situation.  Every room and setup is different, so you'll want to experiment with placement, gain levels, low pass levels, and polarity.  I'd hesitate to go any higher than 80hz as a low pass set point ...that's about the range where most male vocals start.  The higher you go, the more vocal range that the sub will be covering (usually not ideal), and the easier it will be to locate the sub as a source.  

My subwoofer is set at 50hz to cover just the lowest octave or so.  Its set at very low gain levels, and the polarity is reversed.  It just augments the bass of the main woofers that run ~ 30hz to 80hz...it works really well in my situation.  

I'm running 2 Rel T/7x subs with a pair of 1.7i Maggie's. Both sets of speakers are powered directly from my PS Audio BHK 250 Amp. The RELS are fast enough to keep up with the Maggie's & integrate seamlessly. One sub worked well, but using two made a huge improvement. 

Thanks guys. Definitely a subwoofer adds and enhances the soundstsge. I'll probably set it to 50-60HZ and low gain as possible. Don't want it bloated and boomy. Plus 11x13 room in an apartment. 

@erik_squires Couldn't agree more about 'speed' in subwoofers. Speed=bandwidth and subwoofer bandwidth requirements are low. What does matter is room integration, but also the ability of the woofer to stop. Brakes, if you will. Mistuned subwoofers ring -they continue on after the signal stops. We know this as 'boom', lack of control. In filter theory this is 'Q' or the quality of the filter. A Q of .707 is maximally flat, a Q of 1 gives a 3dB peak about an octave above the F3. To the ear,  a system tuned with a Q of about .8-.9 sounds about right. REL T-series woofers are tuned with a lower Q than most, thus they sound tighter and 'quicker' because of the lack of overhanging resonance, and better in music applications.  Home Theater oriented subwoofers tend to have a higher Q which serves movie sound effects better. Really cheap Home Theater subwoofers are all boom because that's easy to do and initially impressive. But none are good for anything if the room acoustics are ignored.

Thanks guys. Definitely a subwoofer adds and enhances the soundstsge. I’ll probably set it to 50-60HZ and low gain as possible.

THe subwoofer only works if it’s integrated well, and setting it as low as possible is just proof it’s not integrated well. Don’t walk on eggshells for fear of ruining your main speaker sound. Do it right. Measure, EQ and get your bass to a reasonable level, often 3db higher than your mains with a descening slope from 16Hz to 80 Hz about 1-2 db per octave.

Go for broke and don't stop until it sounds GLORIOUS.  Don't settle for a small incremental improvement.