I have been running different bookshelf size mains with a sub for many years. My room has a nasty peak at 40 Hz so it was always tough to get good sound with floorstanding speakers.
My current system is a pair of Revel M106 speakers paired with a REL R305 sub. I run the mains full range and drive the sub via a Velodyne SMS 1 which serves as the low pass crossover and allows me to tame the room mode. The sub is crossed over low with a steep crossover, it'seems just the right amount of low frequency given the decent bass from my mains.
I'm driving the system with a Conrad Johnson Classic 2SE preamp and a pair of Quicksilver Mid Mono amps running KT66 power tubes. My main source is a NAD M51 DAC fed by an OPPO 103d universal player.
For me a three piece system works best. Friends and family are always impressed at the performance of such a small set of speakers.
My current system is a pair of Revel M106 speakers paired with a REL R305 sub. I run the mains full range and drive the sub via a Velodyne SMS 1 which serves as the low pass crossover and allows me to tame the room mode. The sub is crossed over low with a steep crossover, it'seems just the right amount of low frequency given the decent bass from my mains.
I'm driving the system with a Conrad Johnson Classic 2SE preamp and a pair of Quicksilver Mid Mono amps running KT66 power tubes. My main source is a NAD M51 DAC fed by an OPPO 103d universal player.
For me a three piece system works best. Friends and family are always impressed at the performance of such a small set of speakers.