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Now it's subs

I've lived in disdain of subwoofers for years.  The poor integration and indiscriminate screwing up of the voicing of the delivery.  Today I was just testing a recovered old active Gallo sub and it made some just okay speakers sing.  What ?!?!?  Arrrggghhh!!!

Now the contemplation of a very decent sub to pair with my Merlin Black Magic monitors.  System as follows:

Naim UnitiServe server with Pardo power supply, Naim DAC, Manley Jumbo Shrimp pre, Manley Mahi Mahi monos, all Decware cabling.  Thanks for any input regarding fast subs that improve all aspects of imaging, attack, voicing and impact.  Musical tastes mostly jazz, blues, Celtic.  

Thanks so so much in advance.
                                                        Doug


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How low do your monitors go?  IMHO, matching a sub works best if your mains can get down to 50hz or lower.

That said, a few recent impressions:

1. The JL Fathom with 10"driver--tight and fast; really quite good with music.  Didn't call attention to itself.  I was surprised because I didn't associate JL with much more than thumping car subwoofers.
2. Vandersteen 2WQ--Even faster and tighter than the JL, but doesn't have the same slam/output capabilities.  The connection is complicated (requires an xover placed between your preamp and amp).  You probably need two if you want to keep up with the output of the JL.  
3. SVS Ultra sealed with 13" driver--Heard this at Magolia (Best Buy) of all places, paired with Sonus Faber Olympica monitors.  This one sounded very thick to me, very "subwoofery."  Given that it was Best Buy, who's to say it was set up well, though.
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