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Revel Gem 2 only goes down to 75Hz ?

I am considering Gem 2 for front L/R. However i was stunned to see that their low freq resp rating is only 70 to 75Hz. My primary use is music (both 2.1 & 5.1)

I have a good sub woofer, but i it seems like a bad idea to cross-over at 80Hz when the speaker is only rated down to 75Hz. The usual rule of thumb is to cross-over at approx 2x the low freq rating (eg. 80Hz if speaker is rated down to 40Hz).

Anybody using Gem2 with a sub ?
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kr4
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Of course, that depends on what is meant by "rated down to." Some speakers are intended to crossover to a sub by design and are capable down to that point and others simply lack LF and the "rated down to" point is optimistic.

I have not looked at the Gem2 specs but I suspect they will reveal that they are in the former category.
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Sure. Integration will depend on the tools you have but I have no doubt it can be achieved.
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