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Need subwoofer recommendation

Don't know much about technical stuff, so I hope I'm saying this correctly. I was about to pull the trigger on the small HSU STF-1 sub for my Sansui integrated amp (20 wpc) when I found out that the HSU only has a low-pass crossover network. I was told by an HSU rep that I would need a high-pass filter to keep deeper bass out of the main speakers. That would entail my spending another $100. Rather the pony-up that amount, I thinking it would be better to simply get a sub that has both a low-pass & a high-pass network. Sooooo, some recommendations would be great. This is a secondary system for me, so I'm not looking to spend much more than $300, preferably less. I'm using book shelf speakers w/ 91 sensitivity rating.

Thanks
Johern
bluemando

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bluemando OP
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Hi Sandstone. I suspect that my ignorance and my lame-brain was getting in the way of my understanding what I had been told at adiokarma.org (in the Exclusively Sansui section, thread titled: "AU-555 60 watts? etc." Basically, I was perplexed as to why my amp was, sometimes, making rather "stressed" sounds. I had thought it was 60 wpc. After being informed that, in fact, it was a 20 wpc amp, I was told that I could use my high-pass output feature along w/ connector cables to a subwoofer to ease the workload of my humble Sansui. At this point, I'm thinking that the reason I would need a subwoofer w/ a high pass feature is *because* I'd be using the high-pass output of the amp. Doh! Now it's beginning to make sense to me. Guess I'll have to live with what I have, considering the cost of the kind of subwoofer I'd need to help the situation... or, maybe get a more powerful amp. Anyway, thanks for helping me think this thing through!
bluemando OP
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Hey Bob, I apprecitate that you made the effort to go to my threat at audiokarma. I'm going to have to give this some thought. Initially, I had thought that I could use a bit more bass for my KEF bookshelf speakers, which go down to 50 HZ (not bad really, but unfortunately the amp doesn't supply enough power at that HZ). I'm glad I posted here and a audiokarma because now I know what my options are in the real world. I had thought it was simply a matter of buying a HSU STF-1 sub, or the like, and all would be well in my world. I see it's not that easy. Thanks for your input... I'll take it to the drawing-board and see what I come up with.
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