Subwoofer Crossover Question

Matt,

One line of thinking is that subs can relieve mains and the amps that drive them from extreme LF duty. Subs can also help smooth LF response in room. THX recommends a crossover of 80 Hz, a frequency low enough that its source should not be localized. Whatever the setting, the goal is to not have any speaker identified as a source of sound within the sound stage. You do not want to be aware of the subs.

The frequency response of a speaker usually is measured in some sort of anechoic environment. (Rooms with deep anechoic ability are expensive to build.) The 3 dB down point often is used as an indicator of the useful frequency range of the speaker, but its actual response will be a function of your room.

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I'd suggest finding a way to audition at home a DSpeaker Antimode product.

There is very little music below 30Hz, much kess 23Hz. I would not spend $ on a sub snd instead in an amp which matches well with your speakers. Also I would optimize the room and be certain the room is behaving correctly.

+1like to Jallen and to Newbee.

The often overlooked detail with subs is that they are not time aligned with the rest of the drivers and this why one well designed box is better unless a sub has been designed for the accompanying speakers. This is why so many subs have one-note-sub reputations. The low freq. detail is more clear only with time alignment. Can a sub work? Sure, but not a first choice for music (imho)unless needed due to a speaker low freq. limitation. Jallen