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I need a subwoofer/sub-bass opinion from you
Hello All--
I have a large room (well large to me). It's 20' long, 15 wide, and 10' tall. I run either Klipsch Forte IIIs or PSB Imagine T2s through a tube amp. I have plenty of volume with either loudspeaker.
What I want to accomplish is to add sub bass. I did this previously in a smaller room with a Sumiko S5 (I believe it's the same or similar to the REL T5). When I had the Sumiko dialed in, the system congealed into a wonderful sound. There was no noticeably appreciable sound coming from the sub. Instead, it merely filled out the lowest octave and added space, dynamics, and really made the highs seem less harsh.
The Sumiko S5 does help in this setup but it's just not enough to charge the room or at least add enough.
I'm thinking REL. Thoughts?
PS When I ran the Sumiko, it sounded clearly better when I ran it off the amp speaker outs than off my Primaluna's dedicated subwoofer out.
I have a large room (well large to me). It's 20' long, 15 wide, and 10' tall. I run either Klipsch Forte IIIs or PSB Imagine T2s through a tube amp. I have plenty of volume with either loudspeaker.
What I want to accomplish is to add sub bass. I did this previously in a smaller room with a Sumiko S5 (I believe it's the same or similar to the REL T5). When I had the Sumiko dialed in, the system congealed into a wonderful sound. There was no noticeably appreciable sound coming from the sub. Instead, it merely filled out the lowest octave and added space, dynamics, and really made the highs seem less harsh.
The Sumiko S5 does help in this setup but it's just not enough to charge the room or at least add enough.
I'm thinking REL. Thoughts?
PS When I ran the Sumiko, it sounded clearly better when I ran it off the amp speaker outs than off my Primaluna's dedicated subwoofer out.
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svs 16 Ultra https://www.svsound.com/pages/subwoofers or if money is no object Marianas from David Gage at deep sea sound . I have heard the 24 in my room. Unreal https://www.deepseasound.com/collections/all |
You can't go wrong with Rythmik, SVS, or Power Sound Audio. I am happy with the subs I have now (I own subs from all three companies), but if I was looking for a new one I'd take a hard look at SVS' new lineup. I like the idea of being able to remotely control the sub and adjust it from your listening position. |
take a hard look at SVS’ new lineupThanks @big_greg, @jbhiller and the rest of you for the dialog. I too am shopping sub configs as upgrade to single REL R-328 in main 2ch hifi room. New SVS SB-3000 looks very promising indeed, given spec and price point - would get dual units if that proves to be the winner. But I’m kinda anguishing the choices (in a good way): 1. REL S/3 x2 (used, $2500) 2. REL S/3 x1 (used, $1300) + my existing R-328 <= _yes, it can be done: got very helpful & detailed how-to instructions from John Hunter, REL owner & lead designer_ 3. SVS SB-3000 x2 (new, $1899) 4. Something comparable from Rythmik? What do you all think? Listening area is 2808cf at 18’ x 12’ x 13’h ceiling avg, with one side opening to a 1430cf dining room. The single REL R-328 seems to do fine right now - but I got the upgrade itch, and a hunch that an upgrade will raise the game to whole new level. Main speakers are Nola Boxer v1 on Dynaudio Stand 4. |
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