Speaker or amplifer

Methinks adding a second sub is the first thing to try.

In looking a little further I found these specs from the Sonetto v g2 Stereophile review…

The Sonus faber loudspeaker's voltage sensitivity is specified as 89dB/2.83V/m; my B-weighted estimate was 88.6dB(B), which is within experimental error of the specification. Sonus faber specifies the Sonetto V G2's nominal impedance as 4 ohms. The impedance magnitude (fig.1, solid trace), measured with Dayton Audio's DATS V2 system, remains above 4 ohms for most of the audioband, with a minimum value of 2.9 ohms between 90Hz and 100Hz. The electrical phase angle (fig.1, dotted trace) is high at low and very high frequencies, which means that the effective resistance, or EPDR (footnote 1), drops below 3 ohms between 43Hz and 46Hz, from 65Hz to 203Hz, and above 4.3kHz. The minimum EPDR values are 1.95 ohms at 34Hz, 1.26 ohms at 81Hz, and 2 ohms from 6.5kHz to 7.7kHz. The Sonetto V G2 is a very current-hungry load for amplifiers.

In general these are not speakers I’d drive with a 100Wpc tube amp.  Also, while they’ll get you down to 35Hz vs 42Hz with your current speakers and that will definitely be an improvement it’s still not all that low.  So again if you already like the sound of what you have now, if the Hegel doesn’t do it for you I’d be inclined to add a couple subs rather than getting the Sonetto v g2 as your amp may struggle with them, and the bass, imaging, and soundstage improvements with subs will very likely surpass what you’ll get with the Sonetto v g2.  Just my $0.02 FWIW, and best of luck.

Thanks for everyone reply. I have one subwoofer in my system I can not add another subwoofer.My room size is 12x18 it is my living room.My front is 8’ feet long.

Demo the Hegel first, then get back to us reporting what you liked, disliked, and sonic direction you wish to go like more bass energy, depth, articulation/definition

Hey @bigmac1963, I currently use Sonetto V’s. I have a take that hasn’t been mentioned yet, so I’ll throw my hat into this ring. To me, Sonus Faber speakers are capable of both bombastic bass and macro dynamic slam, on the one hand, and a sweet midrange, on the other hand.

I was able to experience a sweeter sound when a buddy brought over his Triode Lab mono blocks. The sweet sound was amazing, but the lacking bass was unsatisfying for me. On the other hand, when using my Peachtree integrated, the thin midrange and highs are also unsatisfying. My favorite combination with Sonetto V is to bi-amp, with the SS on the low end and tubes on top. Bi-amping, I got the best of both worlds. I don’t see myself being satisfied without bi-amping.

I’m not sure if I could get the bass characteristics I want with subs. I’m open to that possibility. I have one sub currently. I have heard what 4 subs can do in a system, and it’s amazing. Ideally, I suppose I could have multiple subs and bi-amp.