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Thoughts on having 2 different sized subs in same room

We are currently in the process of redoing our living room and "Managment", or should I say my, wife does not want any funiture in the design that will provide a place for my equipment. Luckily I still have my main system in my man cave / media room and now since I have an extra sub was considering incorporating into my main system.

Main system breakdown:

Bob Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amp

(80w x2 @ 8 ohms)

Parasound ZPre3 Pre-Amp

U-Turn Orbit TT w/ Ortofon Super OM20 

Ifi Zen Phono Pre Amp

Warfedale EVO 4.3 Speakers

SVS SB12-NSD subwoofer 

Potential Sub to add:

Audio Source SW15" 200 w Sub

Any thoughts?

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henry53
280 posts
 

I have tried several combinations of different subs, currently using 2 x Definitive Technology SC 4000's.  By far the best control and sound yet. 

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travelinjack
242 posts
 

Why that subwoofer?  Why not one of the new SVS subwoofers that allow of DSP control throught their phone app?

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jtcf
1,620 posts
 

Yes you can use two different brands. It's all about proper placement of the subs then a little fooling with separate volumes and crossovers.Hook them up with speaker wire or using the preamp,whichever sounds best to you.They don't need expensive cabling IME to sound great either.

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fuzztone
5,641 posts
 

Different IS better. You're gonna do it anyway so chop chop.

jmalen123
191 posts
 

Through a strange chain of events I ended up with 3 different SVS subs at the same time... SB3000, SB4000 and a PC2000 Pro. Through much experimentation with many other subs and the SVS trio, my preference was the 3 subs of like build characteristics but different drivers. In my situation more did seem better no matter what combination I tried, but the SVS triad integrated very well together using their phone app..

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