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Others experience re: subs and Magmepan 20

I have a pair of Magnepan 20r’s. Have enjoyed them for years. In my room they go to about 30Hz, response way down at 25Hz.

I am experimenting with a pair of Janis subs. This gets the response to about 25 Hz then down a lot at at 20Hz. It adds a little something but not I am not bowled. over. I hear and feel a bit (in my chest) on some music.

I would like to hear about others have experience with adding subs to nearly full range speakers?

Did you feel you got your money’s worth for "a few silly Hz"?

Thanks
imdoc

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randy-11
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OP, at what freq. is the 20R 3 db down?

and what music do you listen to that has much energy at or below that freq.?
randy-11
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a Moog might go a lot lower than 20 Hz on rock tracks

otherwise, sub 30 Hz sounds are pretty much limited to organ music and cannons (Tch. overture)

I’d bet some DSP testing and room treatments would be much more rewarding, tho maybe an amp that really put out a lot of current into 4 ohms(?? dunno what you have now)

Wendell can give you the factory talk on why to avoid cone based subs and to use a pair of DWMs instead

OTOH, many people are happy with (at least the expensive) subs added to the smaller panels
randy-11
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you might be surprised about the bass....

whether it is worth changing the look of the room is another issue
randy-11
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if a living room it cannot be too odd looking

you  may well have standing waves as most rooms do, so need to test
randy-11
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can you explain option 2 betterZ?

I get this:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Debra+complete+DBA+system&oq=Debra+complete+DBA+system&aqs=c...*
randy-11
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Thx, the Audio Kinesis Debra system looks interesting

re silly - isn't that what audiophilia is all about?

but it's true there just isn't a lot of music with really low freq.s in it (unless you are a pipe organ freak, or keep repeating the canon portions of Tchak's 1812 over & over again)
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