2. speakers
  3. 152493-135250

Sub advice needed

Greetings All, 

I am looking for suggestions on a subwoofer (brand/size).

System: 
Line Magnetic (SET) 805ia amplifier
Mytek Brooklyn+ DAC
Bluesound Node streaming Tidal and FLAC ripped from CD's
Rega Planar 6 TT
Tannoy XT8F speakers

Music taste: 70-90's rock, prog rock, vocals

The room is rectangular at 16 feet long and 15 feet wide. No room treatments.

NOTE: Amplifier does not have a sub out. 
Budget is $1-3k. 

My concerns are: 
1. timing issues with adding another speaker affecting imaging/soundstage etc. 
2. Remote volume control on the sub since different songs may need different amount of sub?

I can place the sub in any area of the room. 
I also read on this forum somewhere about the pros and cons of connecting subwoofer to speaker outputs, but can't seem to find the thread, nor do I recall it ending with an answer if it can potentially cause amplifier problems or not. 

Tips and good advice are welcome. 




veerossi

Showing 1 response by dbphd

Ag insider logo xs@2x
dbphd
1,631 posts
 
I have a pair of Velodyne HGS-15s and a pair of HGS-10s.  Does that count as four subs, or do they need to be the same size?  Tim seems to think it does.  He's been urging me to give up my idea of separate pairs of subs for stereo and HT setups.

Do multiple small subs extend the lower end of the frequency range by multiplying the radiation area?  For example, might three HGS-10s be the equivalent of two HGS-15s with a total radiation area of 30" in each case?  I don't understand acoustic propagation well enough to know the answer.

db
More to discover