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Looking for a good small subwoofer...

A friend bought two smallish horn speakers, wants to beef up the bass with a pair of small subs, (preferably piano black) with built in amps and active crossovers to send line-level high-pass signal back to his EL84 class-A amp to the main  speakers.
These aren't going to get super loud, just fill in some low bass.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Steve.

swann
soix
9,456 posts
 

Here’s one…

https://www.svsound.com/products/sb-1000

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samzx12
1,220 posts
 

What is the budget?

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dweller
3,781 posts
 

I wouldn’t use the crossover in a budget sub unless sound quality not important.

I’d run the sub full-range using either a line-in (RCA) or speaker wire coming off the main amp’s speaker connection posts. Use the sub’s volume control to blend things and the frequency knob to eliminate higher-frequencies.

You can get away with a single sub in a small room.

Personally, I’d always go with a 12" sub over an 8 or 10 inch.

jhajeski
119 posts
 

RELs in my system 

prndlus
55 posts
 

Am presently quite satisfied with a pair of REL Strata III’s, 100 watts each, 10 inch driver, rated to 18Hz (though when I tested them I got a response at 16Hz), made in the 1990’s.

They’re accurate with no muddy, sloppy boom.

It took a little while to find two good deals, but I eventually rounded up two for less than half the price of one new.

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