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Stacking subs

For years I’ve used a pair of Velodyne HGS-15s placed in the front corners. They are acoustically corrected by a bass manager and seem to integrate flawlessly with the KEF Reference 1s. In a recent post, auxinput suggested I replace the HGS-15s with HGS-10s for LF extension of the KEFs and use the HGS-15s with LFE from the Bryston SP3. That seems like a fine suggestion. I wonder about stacking the HGS-10s in the corners atop the HGS-15s, the easiest and neatest solution. Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.
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atanarjuat99
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Guys, hi
I am way more ignorant about subs than anyone here. BUT want to ask a related question. My speakers are low on bass but do (technically) reach down to 40Hz. Would I get better bass and a richer sound by adding one or two subwoofer? Running everything with a Lumin t2 to Hegel H390. Everything rocks except the bass...
Thanks.
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dbphd OP
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Yes, especially adding two.  Some argue that high-passing your mains to relieve them of low frequencies handled by the subs duty will enhance their sound.
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Do you XO the Kef’s bottom end with any bass management, like hipass in a receiver, if you do XO to the subs at what frequency 
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dbphd OP
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I use a Velodyne SMS-1 bass manager that provides acoustic room correction, and low pass at 80 Hz with a 24 dB/octave slope. I’ve tried high-pass, but it seems to remove a sense of air. That may be peculiar to the Ayre zero feedback design of the preamp and amp between which the filter has been inserted.
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