12 inch subwoofer overkill for desktop setup?


So, I plan to get a new subwoofer for my next upgrade.

Currently using Cabasse Riga with Cabasse Santorin 21 for my desktop near field setup in a 12x10 feet sized room. Since the price of 12 inch Santorin 30-500 is attractive now I plan to get that because it is meant to synergize together with the Riga. There is unfortunately no demo set of the Santorin 30-500 available in my city so I will not be able test it.

My concern is will it be too much for my setup? Or should I just stick with my current sub? Anyone here uses 12-nch sub in near field setup? 

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@big_greg Honestly I am hard-pressed to think what to improve in my setup. My recent DAC purchase provided that final bit of upgrade that finally brought my setup to sound as equal as showroom setups costing easily 4-5X more. So from now on, I understand that any upgrade I make is probably only going to improve my setup marginally. I have not experimented with crossover, phase, and placement yet, but maybe I should. I followed Cabasse's recommendation in the manual to the letter on sub placement and crossover setting and they seemed to work well. 

Do you notice your subwoofer slightly from your speakers?

If so, this is were big_greg's adjustment suggestion may be able to help. Since your room is not the same as the manufacturers their recommendations should be considered as a staring point or reference.

I'd begin with playing something with a prominent bass drum then switching the phase. One setting should sound slightly louder or tighter to the accompanying music.  

recording studios often use large subwoofers.  if you feel the sub bass lacking after you have done your best for good integration there is no harm in getting a larger one.