Subwoofer Newbie Looking for Recommendations


I am considering trying a sub with my Magnepan 20.7's. I have two options that I am considering, REL Gilbraltor G-2 and the Paradigm Sub 1. Any thoughts on which subwoofer will work best with the 20.7's?

Also, do you run a stereo set of interconnects from your pre to the subwoofer inputs? If you use two subwoofers do you run a left interconnect to one and the right to the other?
stickman451

Showing 1 response by bondmanp

I have no direct experience, but I see you have no replies. Many panel speaker owners like Vandersteen 2Wq subs with their speakers. I do own these subs, and feel they are fast, extended and powerful.

Subwoofers offer some or all of the following connection options:

RCA sub-out from preamp to line-level RCA input on sub

Speaker-wire out from amp to speaker level inputs on sub

The Vandersteen uses a dedicated pair of speaker cables that attach to your amp speaker outputs along with the speaker cables to your mains. An in-line filter or crossover is inserted between the preamp output and the amp input (one for each channel).