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Which REL subs for ProAc One SCs?

Bass was fine in my 11x12x8 room. I'm moving into a new home with living room, dining room, and kitchen all forming one space with 12 foot ceilings, and a hall going off to one side at the kitchen.

I'm hoping subs will let me keep the One SCs which I love, and it seems RELs are popular.

Which ones should I use, and do I need two?

Thanks
Jim

Music Reference RM-9, Conrad-Johnson PV5, Creek CD 43 Mk II, Scott tuner.
river251
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river251 OP
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Thanks so much everyone for the great help.

Bob, so I'm on a hunt for a crossover. I knew about the SMS but not it's cutoff range. Makes me think I may have to choose between having a too-low cutoff or going full range on the ProAcs. I wonder if there is also the consideeration of how high the subs work well, if I'm trying for a high cutoff.

Any ideas on where to find a crossover with high enough range? Perhaps I could have one built?

Jim
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Rhljazz, good memory! I do go to Phoenix HiFi, but live a little ways off in Las Cruces, NM. I have talked about going to Phoenix HiFi in this forum though, so good eye.
They are nice guys with lots of lovely speakers and I always leave their acutely aware of my earlier career choices :-).

Jim
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Bob, this is from the SMS-1 manual. What do you think about being able to find a good crossover with the ProAcs and a sub?

www.velodyne.com
16 - Digital Drive SMS-1 User’s Manual
All six presets contain the following fields:
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Low Pass Crossover Frequency and Slope
– Adjust the upper limit of your subwoofer’s frequency
response. Select a crossover setting, in increments of 1, between 15Hz and 199Hz and slope at 6, 12,
18, 24, 30, 36, 42 and 48 dB/octave.
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