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Do you think you need a subwoofer?

Why almost any one needs subwoofers in their audio systems?

I talk with my audio friends about and each one give me different answers, from: I don't need it, to : I love that.

Some of you use subwoofers and many do in the speakers forum and everywhere.

The question is: why we need subwoofers ? or don't?

My experience tell me that this subwoofers subject is a critical point in the music/sound reproduction in home audio systems.

What do you think?
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davehrab
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Here are two articles that you might find very interesting. They go a little beyond what is normally touched on here in the forum.

Read THIS and THIS

I've intergrated my 15 inch Velodyne sub to my NHT3.3 main speakers (which are -3db@ 23hz) by setting the sub crossover at 45hz just like the article says, and it works GREAT.

Easy, and quick reading ... soon the student will be the teacher.

Good Luck, Dave
readster
241 posts
 
It depends on your listening preferences too, if you like to listen at high volume levels like i do, and you want clean, pounding bass, then you definately need a sub (or two), if you like listening close range at low volume levels, then you probably don't. my 2 cents
psychicanimal
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I think this does not belong in the analog forum.
flemke
596 posts
 
Raul,
You have a lot of time on your hands. The DD series subs from Velodyne sure are easy to setup and can keep up with just about any speaker made,If not any. Look at the Velodyne web site.

Tim
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raytheprinter
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Hello Raul,I have full range speakers and dont feel the need for a subwoofer,but if i had moniters that did not reach down low ,it would drive me nuts not to have a sub on a lot of the music i listen to,then again on other music it would not bother me,i like to hear whats on the recording!I tend to get a stupid ear to ear grin when listening to well recorded low freq. right now my sub is being unused!
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