Subwoofer for classical music listener

rvpiano, happy to hear you've decided on a new product that can be returned or upgraded if not satisfied. Considering the subs fundamental controls and depending on the room and your personal taste you may want to experiment with its location within the room. Since every room has different properties its been my experience that the traditional placement suggestions are just that, suggestions. 

With similarly controlled subwoofers I've had some luck with "the subwoofer at the listening position crawl test" to find the rooms major node then using a pair of inexpensive very long RCA interconnects from Blue Jeans or Monoprice cable to fine tune the subwoofers location. Placing the sub on an office chair or a small moving dolly may aid you in finding its optimum placement.

Good luck, hope you get the lows you're looking for.

I really don't want to start experimenting with new equipment, regardless of cost, as my current setup (which took me years to perfect) gives me the concert experience of live music I've heard the vast majority of the time.
I just want to be able to hear the fundamental tones of, for example, an organ.

Another +vote for REL subwoofer.  Happy Listening!

Jafant, see the first of my two posts dated yesterday (6-4-2017).  Most or all REL subs are not suitable for this particular application.  Also, the OP has already made his decision and his purchase.

Regards,
-- Al
 

+1 Al


I don’t recommend splitting line level signals or long line level runs from consumer gear to the amp unless you happen to have a rather powerful preamp like professionals would use. Consumer hifi is usually underpowered and can sound lifeless in situations driving multiple loads simultaneously or long runs. In any case low capacitance wire is best and given the high impedances ideally you would want low noise interconnect like Canare star Quad wire (to protect from EM interference or audible hum from transformers or AC power). So to add to all the excellent advice from Al - try to ensure you have the lowest capacitance wire you can find within reason - Canare L4E6S would be my choice.

If you are using RCA rather than XLR then you also have a higher chance to get hum with shared line levels (due to ground loops).

Also high impedance inputs will make equipment more susceptible to ground loops. (47k is five times that of 10K impedance and ground loop noise will be commensurately 5 times higher - because ground loops or EM noise has very little current the higher the impedance seen the more noise you hear as the small spurious voltage dissipates less into higher impedance. This is why pro gear can often have beefier preamps and double the voltage output (XLR) and lower impedance devices can be connected to them - it makes the system as a whole have greater noise immunity)