More Power or use subwoofer to boost bass for music

Hi Duke, thanks for the suggestion on Auralex SubDude.   I wonder how they compare to the SVS SoundPath Isolator that I just ordered.

I have the SVS isolators under my SVS subs and they did help tighten up the bass a bit. My results were fairly subtle. I believe that they are designed to reduce the transmission of the vibrations of the sub cabinet itself, to the floor. I don't think they will have any impact on the airborne vibrations created by the speakers. I have no experience with Auralex.

If you like fat bass the REL is a good choice, if you like punchy bass I would go with some one else like Rythmik or SVS, though there are many other brands that would work also.

My room is 10' x 14' that includes the audio system, a television, a 75" sofa, an end table, a coffee table, a big honking radiator that could heat a room twice its size and a second door located in a very poor spot. I also have a 4 sub dba. My subs are not small and not located any where near what anyone would consider an ideal location. I put them where ever they would fit, and along with the cables runs to them, not be in anybody's way or intrusive into the room. I can add a couple of chairs in the seating area if I want to.

My point to this diatribe is, even without a single sub being in an optimum location the improvement in how even the bass is over using two subs was quite noticeable. Impact and sound stage were unaffected with the additional subs other than the that everything was little more clear. IOW multiple subs make locating and integrating subs much easier.

I also felt the improvement gained by adding a third sub was greater than the improvement gained when the fourth sub was added.

 

The information I found on their website is that the low pass filter doesn't apply to LFE.

I could be mistaken here, but I believe that REL is using the low pass filter in LFE mode, it's just not adjustable. It is permanently set at 120hz.