What subwoofer to use with Maggies?

Forgive me for asking,but do you use a 5.1 system for muovies/2 channel for music? The .1/LFE sub is meant to deliver bombastic explosions and dinosaur stomping.The "music" sub does its' job without notice.
When dealing with the "music" sub,it is usually designed to work with a particular speaker system,or it needs to be flexible enough to work with multiples.The first can be done on a moderate budget,the other is more expensive to implement.

A friend of mine is using a pair of Quad subs with the 3.6's with excellent results.

Tpsonic

Yes, a Sunfire Theater Grand II 5.1 processor and a matching era Sunfire 5CH amplifier. About 70% of listening is 2CH stereo, the remainder is 4.1 as with the Maggies I just don't 'hear' the need for a center speaker. I just don't feel the Earthquake subwoofer blends correctly with the Mag's. For movies it rocks without question, maybe it is just not musical enough or a fast enough sub to keep up.

I suggest calling Duke at "Audiokinesis", He has developed a sub system for Maggies that are quick enough to keep up.I was very impressed when I heard them. He is very knowledgeable and a nice guy to talk to.

Several posts have recommended smaller drivers to better integrate with quick Maggies.

My own experience was that one day spent trying to integrate 8" Velodyne SPLR subs was mostly frustrating. Now, more time (or different 8" subs) may well have yielded better results, but one day never got me to a good result with small Velos.

When the SMS was inserted the next day, integration with the same subs was VASTLY improved in about 2-3 hours. I'm not claiming particular expertise here, but IME proper integration is less a function of driver size or "speed" than it is of getting smooth response near the x-over point. Room analysis and PEq makes this pretty straightforward.

Just one man's opinion.

Marty

PS - You may want to check out the subwoofer tests at Hometheatershack.com.