subwoofer for Maggie 20.1


Could someone tell me about their experience with subwoofers for the Maggie 20.1?
I previously had a subwoofer with my smaller Maggies and didn't really like the sound - I finally gave the subwoofer to my son (who loves it).
Perhaps I had the wrong subwoofer or I placed it poorly. I've heard great things about the REL and the JL audio subwoofers - but I also read a thread here asking about the best subwoofers and many people thought the best subwoofer is none at all.

Has anyone had experience with a subwoofer with these speakers? And, if so, was it a positive experience?

Thanks
nottop
Nottop,

Take a look at my review here on the GON on the ML subs I use with my MG-20's for details on setup and why they brought my whole system to a higher sonic level.

Also, do you have your MG-20.1's on MyeSound stands, if not you really have not heard what your 20.1's can really sound like.
Thank you Teajay

I will check out the review (have to rush to work now).
I also did check on the MyeSound stands and there might be a problem in fitting them as the ceiling is only 84" high.
He also has a "stealth" stand that would fit better and which some people love and some don't.
A few years ago, I went over to a friend's house to hear his relatively new MG-20's. After a few tunes I noticed a couple boxes behind and to the far right and far left of each Maggie. I asked, "are those subs"? "Why with those big panels would you need subs"?

My friend smiled and said, "you be the judge". So, we listened to a tune with the subs still on. Everything sounded wonderful as it had when we first started listening. Then he turned them off. To my complete surprise, the whole soundstage shrunk and the music lost much of it's weight and power and those little nuances and spatial cues that were so obvious before were now greatly diminished.

Those subs were REL Stadium 2's and I was so impressed with them that I ordered a pair of the newer Stadium 3's the very next day. They turned out to be one of the greatest upgrades ever.

I love the fact that you can take the signal right off your main amplifier's binding posts rather than having your main speakers go through the sub's crossover and they have all kinds of adjustment for gain, phase and frequency.

One last thing, whatever sub you decide on, don't let anybody tell you that bass below 100Hz is non-directional and you can get by with just one. If you're gonna do it, do it right and buy two!