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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

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shoup1cobra
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I've been using a Dspeaker anti-mode 2.0 as a bass pre-amp and it has a remote - I use it constantly to adjust levels between tracks. You can also use it for room correction when you add the sub. 

You could use MSB sub isolators to add a sub to the signal chain, but they are kinda expensive, especially if you get a pair. 


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