Accurate and revealing subwoofer


Hello, new to home audio, I would need some help to spot an accurate / revealing /  dynamic subwoofer under $1500. It would pair a JL audio Dominion D110.

It has to be less powerfull because the room side to fill with is quite difficult with some bass frequency accumulation at the ceiling level. I am applying some room correction though with Roon's DSP engine.

Here is a short list by now:

  • REL HT (1003 ou 1205, yes, I am avoiding passive radiators)
  • M&K V10 or V10+
  • Dynaudio 9s
  • Genelec 7050C

any other sub experimented in this category ? or should I stick to the exact same Dominion?

Context :
- living in Europe
- 30 m2 room (200 inch, L shape)
- Davis Acoustics Courbet 5 speaker (down to 50hz, bright, high and mid ranges detailed)

Thanks.

phylophyl

PS - You don’t need a sub to be less powerful, but one important component in adding a subwoofer is matching the dynamic range. You don’t want one sub that starts to compress when another still has plenty to give, so I personally stick with the same, or get a larger sub. If you are going to use DSP anyway a larger sub won’t overpower your room if EQ’d well.

It will however give you much better dynamic range.

The JL Audio subs with built  in room correction are amazing, but also super $$$$.  I can't spend that kind of cash, so I do with Hsu and MiniDSP and am very happy.

my favorite (dream) subs are Monitor Audio and KEF.

I would find it really challenging to add subs to floorstanders (mostly because I am ignorant but curious)

1) Stick to the exact same Dominion sub

2) Get the DSPeaker 8033 II to calibrate your subs (available in europe from their website.)

3) Get the Auralex Geofusor for your ceiling. They can be back filled with polyfil or Corning 703 acoustic insulation to double as diffusors/ bass traps (see the pic in my system page).

https://youtu.be/U8kx6-Ax6HE

 

Thank you all, very appreciated.

Will stop the MK v10 demo order and digest this sum of information.

Difficult to get rid of the excellent Dominion, that is for sure.