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Fastest subwoofer?

Hello, I would like to buy a subwoofer that complements a pair of very fast speakers. I know very little about subs since I rarely used them, and I am wondering what are the models that are considered to be extremely fast and good, no matter at what price point. Thanks.
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martykl
3,578 posts
 
My bad. I have Minuettos and my experience refers to that model. I simply misread your original post.

OTOH, I wouldn't be surprised if all of the older SF bookshelf speakers were voiced in a similar manner (midbass hump) and might be a tough match for a subwoofer. Can't say for sure, though, as it's been too many years since I've listened to the other models of similar vintage to be sure.

Best of luck.

Marty

PS My Minuettos are still doing yeoman's work in my home office, 20ish years after I first brought them home. No subwoofer added.
inna
7,811 posts
 
It might be that no subwoofer will complement your very fast speakers well. What speakers and amps do you have?
johnnyb53
3,510 posts
 
01-09-12: Hornguys

Not sure I understand.

If a subwoofer were fast, wouldn't it be a tweeter? :)
No, because in addition to high frequency extension, a tweeter needs wide dispersion. The shorter the wavelength, the smaller the diaphragm must be to avoid "beaming." The woof/midrange unit in the GoldenEar Triton series has a frequency response out to 20KHz. This speed has often been cited as a reason that these midrange cone drivers blend so well with the folded ribbon tweeter. By the same token, Magnepan's end table-style woofer responds up to at least 7 KHz. It blends seamlessly with Magnepan's new desktop mini-panels. Both of these are drivers cross into tweeter territory but are still not tweeters. Still, the speed they have means they accelerate as quickly as the mids and tweets they are trying to blend with.

As to the subject at hand, REL and Sonus Faber are both distributed in the US by Sumiko, and there have been some packages put together by the two companies, such as the SF Toy/REL home theater setup. You could almost certainly get a good blend with a small REL sub. However, for a complete range of dynamics, power, blend, and speed, I think JL set the new standard.
tmsorosk
1,013 posts
 
Marten Logan Decent I's are the fastest subs I've heard, but certainly not the best. Your the first one I've heard that think the Minimas are fast.
ggavetti OP
143 posts
 
In response to Inna, i have a pair of Sonus Faber minima, and a pair of Ocellia Kedros (with PHY single driver). As for amplification, I have an EAR 859 with the Ocellia, and a preamplifier DeHavilland + EAR 509 MKII monoblocks with the SF.
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