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Short list of musical subwoofers

I plan to invest a "musical" subwoofer to augment the music listening experience of my current two-channel sound system. After a few digging over the acting forum and on-line reviews, it seems the following budgetary sealed (primarily) subwoofers are often mentioned and raved:

- Rythmic L12 (18Hz; sealed, servo controlled; 300 watts RMS; $609);

- RSL Speedwoofer 10S (24Hz; front ported; 350 watts; $428);

- Rel T5x (8 in; 32Hz@-6db; 125 watts; $680)

- SVS SB 1000 (24Hz, sealed; 300 watts; $450) or 2000 (19Hz; sealed; 500 watts; $600);

All above claim to have quick, accurate bass that is good for music listening. Rel, although not being able to extend to 20Hz, has been highly rated for easy integration into the sound system. I am not even sure if being able to get down low and/or the wattage of the active amp are critical to the musical application. My living room is about 25 ft wide and 20 ft deep. I do have limited budget but if others are warranted for a higher price tag in your opinion I am willing to bump up the budget. You inputs are highly appreciated.

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@phusis, Thank you.
@mijostyn, I get it now. I am convinced that is the way to go and seems not a costly and difficult thing to do. So correct me if I were wrong. I will go buy a miniDSP 2x4 HD (assuming HD version is better) and miniDSP 2x4 HD1 plug-in and make the following connection to integrate the main speakers with the SW:

source -> DAC/preamp -> MiniDSP HD -> main speakers/SW

I am not sure how good is the DAC inside the miniDSP so I feed the digital source to my DAC first and let the miniDSP process the analogue signal before distributing to main/SW, right? On the active SW side, I will by-pass the Xover (or set it to the highest frequency). Anything else I should pay due attention to please let me know.

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danager
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@kiterlux

Thanks for the post.  I started another tread regarding REL Subs and Corner Horns and your video explained the REL issue.

Thanks

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jaybecker61
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Stacked Open-baffle GR Research 12” Paper cone drivers with the Rythmik plate amps specific to this application. 
 

Incredibly quick and detailed. Easy to tell if a drum is out of tune, 

 

there’s a bit of DIY involved 

 

contact Danny at GR Research. 

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hartf36
206 posts
 

I can only speak for my Rythmik F12G.

 👍 x 10

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milby1
24 posts
 

I would look into PSA subs.

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