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Subwoofer

A couple of days ago I was talking to a dealer and he said that all speakers benefit from adding a subwoofer. What's are your thoughts? 
ricred1
martykl
3,578 posts
 
Getting bass right is vastly more difficult than getting higher frequencies right. You simply have to move more air and deal with the interference issues attendant to the omnidirectional nature of low frequency information. Powered subs are purpose built for the first job and allow placement flexibility for the second issue.

I think subwoofers are almost always just a better mousetrap

YMMV


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stringreen
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I explained it and some of you still don't get it.  You're not extending the low end, but making mids and treble better....also you change the acoustics of the room by evening out the "bumpy" low end.  Add the sub...or 2...or 3 
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zavato
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My experience with a sub is that even if your speakers have good low end response because the sub is going to be placed in a different position in the room, you will get more pact and generally a broader soundstage 
ricred1 OP
2,083 posts
 
I have experimented with several different crossover settings and have found that 90 hz works best in my room.

stringreen,
I agree that adding subs has significantly improved the mids and treble
brauser
530 posts
 

It depends!!!!   If the sub is quick/fast, as with the better sealed subs, then yes definitely. If the sub is sluggish, as with many ported subs, then the system can become a 'muddy mess'.

Either way, however, it requires some patience and experimentation to get everything to come together.

I personally use a sub with all of my systems. Even with speakers that are essentially flat to 20 hz.

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