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Need help with Subwoofer upgrade

I have a modest $275 Klipsch r-10sw sub, but also have Dynaudio 3/7 towers and a 125 watt Cambridge integrated amp. I feel all my gear is really nice, just finished the build like 2.5 months ago, but the base response seems to be too much or too little when making adjustments with the crossover and moving away from the wall etc.  My speakers back up to a large Arcadia door  and the sub is inbetween a tall wood armoire and the left tower speaker. Listening seat is probably 15 feet from the glass with a wall right behind the seat of the couch. The room opens to the right of the seated area about 10 feet, but opens to the left about 25 feet into the kitchen area. 

My listening volume and taste is a lot of smooth jazz, and clasic rock, Dire Straights, The Eagles, Fleeteood Mac, Floyd and the Dead etc. Volume dial is about 8:45 - 11:00.
My my questions are: would my boomyness issues go away with a 1000 watt sun fire sub? I’ve seen some reasonaly priced RELs but they are only 300-500 watts and still 500-$800 range... but they have a passive sub with the active sub. ( but if I’m dropping $800 for a sub I would think I should be getting more than 300 watts right)? 
Does the radiator sub make a big diff in SQ vs a single active sub? Would I be better off with a 1000 watt sun fire?  And... will I get more noticeable SQ if the sub doesn’t have the LFE switch for theater applications? My setup is just  2.1 channel.

Thanks for any advice. 

rmiller01
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yogiboy
5,745 posts
 
The problem is not the amount of watts. You are using a ported home theater type of sub ( boom boom boom). You need to get a sealed sub that is made for music not home theater. This SVS for $500.00 would be a good match ! You can try it out for a few weeks and return it if it does not work out!
https://www.svsound.com/collections/1000-series/products/sb-1000
rmiller01 OP
23 posts
 
Thanks yogiboy, I had wondered about the sealed vs ported as well as subs built for Mission Impossible part 14 vs. Steely Dan.
I’ll take a look at the SVS sub you mentioned.

Any opinions on subs with a passive and active sub combo for better SQ?

Thanks again yogiboy. Happy listening.
bondmanp
1,821 posts
 
There are ported subs that don't sound boomy.  Like everything else in this hobby, it's all about good design.  Lots of factors matter here - cabinet size, amplifier power, driver size, magnet structure, excursion, etc., etc.  

In your price range, the SVS is a good suggestion, but the RELs are also a good idea.  And there are others.  Also, consider a sub with built in DSP or at least an adjustable node filter.  That can help a lot with the boominess. 
crn3371
224 posts
 
Don’t get sucked in chasing watts. I think REL is one of the best subs you can get for music. 
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