Subwoofer : Front Or Down Firing For Musicality ?

Go with two subs. You'll never look back. Find a pro to help you set them up with testing equipment. Otherwise you'll never get the best out of your money or system. I chose the Revel Sub 30s because they are B15s on steroids. And I new they would complement my Salons. The Sub 30s have a forward 15" woofer and 15" downward fireing passive radiator with 3 parametric equalizers. Look up Adidadi for a good deal and see my if you want to see what the pro version without the wood panels cost. They are about half what the premium finished Sub 30s cost, and still look great I think.

Sgr, you don't get enough low end with those Salons? Still require 2 muhtha subs? I thought the Revels were good to go to 20Hz? warren

Downfiring subs can really fire up your downstairs neighbors.

I'm not married to Velodyne or MJ Acoustics
Are the James EMB subs more musical, detailed in the bass ?

Funny, I'm borrowing an older 12" M&K V1-B that I refoamed myself and installed an IEC inlet in place of the hard-wired lamp cord, sounds pretty nice, but my friend needs it back for his new high-def TV.

I do not know if they are more detailed or musical than the speakers you mentioned. They kill Sunfire (which I owned) and I preferred them over the Rel cubes, Definitive Technology cubes, and the Revel performa 15. Why don't you put your rig out there. We may be able to save you oodles, or put you in hock up to your eyeballs. fwiw, warren