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Monitor/Tower; easier to mate with sub?

This may be a hard question to answer, but which is easier to mate with a musical subwoofer; full range towers or monitors? Of course, if full range were really full range, then I wouldn't need a sub, but my towers (Silverlines) don't always get the physical presence at the bottom that I would like. Most monitors, on the other hand, usually don't get below 50hz, maybe down to 40hz, so there is a vast amount of information left to be heard. I read that Vandersteen subs prefer to be mated with full range towers, but I don't know about other subs.

Thoughts?
matchstikman

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rauliruegas
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Dear Matchstikman: It is the same: monitors or towers. The trobles has to " see " whit other parameters than only the size of the speakers: room, position of the speakers/subwoofers, kind of sound dispersion of the speakers, crossover points to blend, etc..

+++++ " Of course, if full range were really full range, then I wouldn't need a sub. " +++++

Well, this statement is not necessary true: it depends of the crossover point of the full range speakers for the low bass. My FRT goes down to 16-18 Hz and I'm using two Velodyne HGS-15 and I use these subs not for a more powerfull bass.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
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