One question you might want to ponder is whether the money invested in the sub could be better spent elsewhere in your system. Your room is on the small to medium size--very similar to mine (17 X 13) and you have pretty close to full range speakers. I've heard the Cremona's before (extensive audition at a dealer) and did not find them AT ALL shy in the bass department. It has been said that adding a sub improves performance through the midrange (and some even claim the high frequencies). How much improvement can you expect with the Cremona's, which are very detailed and transparent in this range already is an open question. I ran a REL Stadium II with my Harbeth C-7's at one point (MUCH larger room) and it was beneficial but at the end of the day a larger floorstander (Daedalus) proved more coherent than trying to blend the sub with the standmounts. In sum, with your room and speakers I wouldn't do a sub. Rather, I'd look at the rest of my system and see what could be improved in front of my Cremona's and go in that direction instead.
Sonus Faber Cremona M's - add a subwoofer ???
....my room is about 13 feet across and 20 feet long and I have the speakers on the short wall. The room is treated with ASC tube traps......I have seen it once, seen it twice - you get the idea where Sonus Faber Cremona M's -floorstanders, are matched with REL sub's. Spoke with the nice people at SUMIKO-Sonus Faber and said the way the REL's are set up you can easily add a sub onto the floorstanders and greatly improve the musicality of the speakers. I have NEVER had subs, always thought that they would ever be integrated properly - but I guess the product has come along way. The REL's have internal crossovers that will match with your speakers and room very nicely.......well your thoughts. No need to get into subs but I have heard that the REL's do go well with Sonus Faber......I know about JL Audio, Vandersteen .....let me know your thoughts
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