subs for Sonus Faber Cremona M floor standing

Dear Erictye: +++++ " I am looking for synergy with my system... " +++++

absolutely right and more than the whole system must be IMHO " synergy with the Cremonas " and this IMHO too means understand in precise way where is the weak area of those speakers and how improve it through subs integration.

My advise is that try to understand the IMD subject and after that decide about. No, IMHO the Cremona subs is not the best " road " even that because is a Sonus Faber product that could means synergy. Take this as a true statement is a mistake: synergy IMHO is understand the specific needs of those speakers and the subs that mate it in the best way.

Of course that you can go for the Cremona subs but nothing can tell you for sure that will be a the best match.

The subject is deeper than that especially if you care about quality performance level.

I don't care what will be your choice that care is for you but my advise has very good reasons that I can't read in any of all the other posts here, maybe because all those persons can't yet understand the real use of subs in a two channel audio home system. Again, IMHO you need to understand in precise way the whole subject.

It is not whom is right or has reason in this thread, it is to know about and that's all.

Anyway your call.

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.

I think raul must know everything about everything.

If the speakers are good you dont need any.DUDE

No, IMHO the Cremona subs is not the best " road " even that because is a Sonus Faber product that could means synergy. Take this as a true statement is a mistake: synergy IMHO is understand the specific needs of those speakers and the subs that mate it in the best way.

Are you serious? If the Cremona M Sub isn't a good match for the Cremona M Floorstanding Speaker, then Franco Serblin and his whole operation should just pack up and go home.

There are several 3rd party subs that would work well--ones that offer the tools you need for a good blend--crossover points, continuously variable phase control, variable damping, and especially automated setup with EQ.

Still, the Cremona M sub is designed by people who know the Cremona M speaker's sensitivity, dispersion pattern, rolloff profile, crossover points, rise time, impulse response, and phase angles. I'm going to make a wild guess that they took those factors into account when designing a sub for it, especially when you consider that SF is known for a seamless, well-integrated house sound.

Add me to the run mains full range camp. Especially if you're happy with the mains down low and are only looking for some depth and a tad more slam. I actually had to fight myself to buy into this. Had always heard that cutting off the mains and getting 100% of the bass from the subs was the right way to go. played with all the settings on my dd12 for weeks trying to get it to sound as good as full range to the mains. I couldn't do it.

My gear sounded *much* better to my ears when running full signal to my aerial 7b's. With my dd12 volume set at a very low 11/100, it blends in seamlessly and gives me the bottom end I was looking for.

If there's something you don't like about your mains down low, I could see cutting them off. If a little more body and hit way down low is all you need, I think running full range mains is often the best way to go imho.

Cheers