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Subwoofer advice please

I'm hoping to find a little bit of clarity with your help.

I've got the itch to buy a pair of modestly priced subs, (SVS SB13 Ultra or REL S/3 SHO).

Here is my dilemma; I use a PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium HP driving a pair of rebuilt and completely upgraded Quad 2805 speakers.

The PrimaLuna has one subwoofer out. Okay, great I think.

My dilemma is when I research proper subwoofer integration almost all posts and articles state that an external crossover is needed to really dial in the sound.

Obviously I can't do that with the PrimaLuna.

It would be less expensive to sell the Quads and upgrade, (a topic I'd love to talk about) than to buy a new front end and hope that the subs worked out for me.

Any help or advice is greatly appreciated and if you're ever in SE Washington state I would repay your kind advice with world class bbq and cool, refreshing beverages.

Thank you in advance,

Bob
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You can connect a REL between the integrated and your speakers using their preferred and proprietary high level (speaker) cable. After an in home comparison the REL is literally the last subwoofer I'd ever choose. But hey, they have their following, mostly their only subwoofer experience. 

You can connect most any subwoofer from the single (summed) subwoofer low line level (RCA) output of your integrated to the subs corresponding RCA input. Or...

 http://syzygyacoustics.com
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