What percentage of audiophiles use a sub ?

Ryder -

Agreed on the feedback (and appreciated) - never expected such a good response to the question. Very interesting and enlightening. I too use only one REL sub but all this discussion has me thinking about getting a pair (JLs) too. Keep it coming guys - thankyou!

I love music. The older music from the 60's and 70's with minimal bass and the newer music with great bass. I am a bass lover. I bought a stand alone home so I wouldn't bother others with bass and the volumes I still enjoy. In your face rock is still alot of fun to me. I like my internal organs to be vibrated. My speakers are Definitive tecnology BP7000sc's. Each has a 14 inch bass driver with a 1800 watt class D amp. The room is about 14 x 24 x 9. The integration blends great. What is most important is they sound great to me.

Finnman

Now that's what I call a music enthusiast - buying a home to accommodate the hobby!!! Nice one. Yes, bass makes the hair on my arms stand up too and I love it.

I have a sub and it is used for the home theater sound and effect and I try not to use it for 2 channel audio but sometimes I do.

One of the few subs on the planet I've been able to integrate properly is the MJ Acoustics 150 MKII. It has a remote control that allows me to tweak the sub as I like for a recording. From my listening position I can adjust every setting on the sub over and the adjustment is very fine. You can view what you're doing on the LED panel of the sub easily.

I've been talking with several speaker designers and suggested that they consider a crossover to limit low frequency. When it comes to room tuning and subs it would be useful be able to cut the sub off at 22hz even if it's capable 19hz output and limit issues with sympathetic vibration and other problems.

But I do like subs. If you set it up right you shouldn't even know it's there as it very gently fleshes out the sound.

Rob