Subwoofer with 2 channel stereo setup

I agree with S7horton. That is, it will depend on the system, speaker / room interface and the type of music that you listen to. I would not consider it necessary unless you listened to a lot of bass heavy music at higher than average levels and / or your system / speakers were either lean sounding and / or not capable of extended bass at higher outputs. I wouldn't go this route unless you were completely satisfied with the idea that you were already obtaining optimum performance from what you've got. Adding more to a system simply makes it more complex and harder to set-up. I'm a firm believer in the "KISS" theory for the average enthusiast that isnt' technically inclined. For those that don't know what KISS means, it is an abbreviation for "Keep It Simple, Stupid" : ) Sean
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Gmood1: What if your "mains" were solid to well into the low 20's or even lower? Could you live without a sub then? That's why i said that it would be system dependent : ) Sean
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Donbellphd: I can see how this approach would help a speaker where the woofer covered much more than just the last few octaves i.e. was more of a mid-woofer than a woofer. Woofers really shouldn't go up much above 200 Hz or so, otherwise, they tend to run into problems like those that the addition of the REL solved for you.

Sputniks: With what you have, speaker placement ( mains ) will be the make-it or break-it factor. Once you get that as good as it gets, getting the sub to blend in would be the next step. Don't introduce more variables into the equation until you are certain that the bare essentials are covered as well as possible. Sean
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