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magnepan 1.6 needs help in the bass

i'm begiinning to believe that the amgnepan 1.6 needs some assistance in the bass, i.e., more extension.

i am concerned that mating a cone, especially ported or sealed box is a problem as far as maintaining overall coherency.

also, it may be necessary to have stereo rather than mono sub, which can get expensive.

i have thought about rel, hsu and kharma ?

i also thought about the best way to configure the sub, namely blending. i would run the 1.6s full range and then add bass up to say 60 hz.

any thoughts ?
mrtennis

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mrtennis OP
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hi doug, i have been advised to run a subwoofer up to 40 hz.

doesn't the vandersteen have a passive cross over which goes to 80 hz ? if so that may be a problem. my preamp has 2 main outputs, so ideally, i would send a signal from the main out to an amp which would power the subwoofer. i would like to run the 1.6s full range and blend the sub. is this possible with the rel ?

thanks
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