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Single vs Dual Subs

Let's assume the budget is around $2k.

On the one hand, you could pick up a used/demo JL Audio or Velodyne DD-series. On the other, you could get a pair of new subs from Hsu Research or SVS. Given that the solution has to work well for 2-channel music as well as 5-channel movies, what would sway one in one direction or the other?

Thanks,
Lou
lhf63
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lhf63 OP
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Yeah, it hit me while I was out with the wife and kids that I should just use the high-level connections and forget the .1 channel. I'm not a "purist" in that sense; I just want the sound to be well-integrated and, of course, get sufficiently low without boom, echo, overhang, etc.

Thanks again, all. Looks like I'm headed for dual subs.

Given my theoretical budget, I'm thinking Hsu and SVS. Others I should consider?

Lou
somec59
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2 Dual woofer push-pull subs. Dual element push-pull subs are smaller in size than single element subs
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Somec59 said:
Dual element push-pull subs are smaller in size than single element subs
OK. Manufacturers?

Bob said:
For movies the LFE is a discrete channel, so why not take advantage of it?

Sure, the LFE is there. The question would be, "Since the LFE is mono, might one getter better 2-channel performance by keeping the L and R signals distinct?" The idea would be, to me, that the subs are just making the mains more full-range, while the LFE is combining all the LF into a single channel.

I do appreciate all the thoughts here. It's helping me think through my approach to this.

Lou
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