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How Much Do Your Subwoofer(s) Cost Relative to Speakers

For people who own subwoofers in the main system, I am interested to know the price ratio of the subwoofer to speakers in your system. Prices in MSRP.

Say if the subwoofer(s) cost $10,000 and speakers cost $10,000, the ratio would be 1 : 1.

If the subs cost $5,000 and speakers cost $10,000, the ratio would be 1 : 2.

If the subs cost $3,333 and speakers cost $10,000, the ratio would be 1 : 3.

Mine is at about 1 : 3.5

 

 

ryder
gerrie
107 posts
 

Spending for 10.000 dollars speakers and than you needs a sub, there is something wrong. Than you can spend better your sub money for an amplifier. 

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shkong78
1,484 posts
 

Actually I can do without subwoofers with my Altec A7.

 

But they give little bit of more oomph.

 

 

Thomas

 

 

wolf_garcia
6,695 posts
 

I have 3 older REL subs, 2 Q150Es and one Q108 MK 2, 2 were 200 bucks each and one was maybe 250...my mains are Heresy III "Capitol Records 75th Anniversary" (woopty friggin' do) editions and they cost 14 thousand bucks a pair. I may have paid too much for those, but they're real good.

ronboco
838 posts
 

@james633 

You are correct. I probably wouldn’t want them next to my Rockports. Would like to at least hear them though. 
 

Regards

Ron

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daledeee1
563 posts
 

I paid very low prices for the sub setup.  If I bought it all new now it would cost double what my speakers cost.  As we used to say at work, run to failure.

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