Subs?

@goducks44 

I replaced my KEF Reference 5’s, with Sonus Farber, Amati G5’s and now I rarely use my 12” subwoofer anymore. I also have a set of Acoustat Model X’s, that can  blast me out of the room with 40 watt amps. Having said that, they really need a subwoofer or two at lower sound levels.

Have you ever thought about getting a pair of Planar headphones?

All the best.

Was just in this same situation. Went out and auditioned the JL subs, they KICK! 

If you only get one, get the bigger one, if you get 2 get the smaller ones. They will put out way more bass than you think, or even need. However, the bigger sub does have room correction. But during my audition, we were swapping them all around, without and DSP, they integrated really well. 

In the end, was talking to a friend who sold me his old sub array, 3x10 600w, it is way more then I'll ever need. Like you my mains go down around 36htz, crossed over my sub at 44htz. 

I just added 2 Rel S510 to my setup and I wish I had done it before. Everything is playing more in coherent and the soundstage is more 3D and instrumental. Voices are smooth and realistic, I’m very pleased with how they sound.

Subwoofers are still very difficult to integrate in a true HEA system. HT fans are less about seamless integration but praise the sound of jet engines/explosions and even dinosaurs walking through a jungle, not music to my ears! Dealers/sellers will almost always advocate the need for subs, now they push for two subwoofers. Why? Because it’s another component to sell. The budget Audiophile will put more importance on a sub then an amplifier or source component. The top level Audiophile might have FOMO over the lowest octave which could take his system a level or 2 backwards, even with near perfect integration its likely a sideways move.

How many companies build a subwoofer that you can setup in an array where each individual sub is tuned different.