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Reference strada one or two subs?

I currently have the reference strada side speakers on floor stands and a rel t1 subwoofer. All driven by a rega brio-r amp. Love the sound just maybe lacking a little bit in the low end. Wondering what adding another sub might get me. Any one have any thoughts?? I'm too poor to go for the reference 3.5s but hoping to get some good advice on how to improve the setup. Many thanks!
jjcheng188
dopogue
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I've used my own Stradas with one Gallo TR-3 sub and with two of these subs. Two TR-3 subs are WAY superior to one. The Gallo subs use the same drivers as in the Reference 3.5s and I think would be a better match with the Stradas than the REL. Bear in mind that the Stradas don't go very deep and need woofer support (not just subwoofer), which the TR-3s provide.
jjcheng188 OP
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Many thanks for your helpful comments and experience. How do you have the tr3s wired and what are your settings for the crossover?
dopogue
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The TR-3s are wired from line outputs on my Aesthetix Calypso linestage. Hard to tell what the crossover settings really are, since they are not marked as to frequency, but I have the crossover knobs' pointers set at approx. 12:30, and with the "level" controls usually set at 11:30 in my system. Both are subject to experimentation, but I think this is a good starting point. My main amps are SET monoblocks with 845-type output tubes.
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