Do you think you need a subwoofer?

Raul,

Two Wilson Benesch subs used with BOTH monitors and full range for different reasons:

Monitors: for fill in and spread of bass in depth and dynamics
Full range : to "roll off" at a higher level to then enhance the range and full musicality of my top to bottom linear performance!

The WB's are amazingly fast, musical and offer extreme quality if not the last word in quantity...

Dear Azjake: I never have the opportunity to hear those WB subs but I already read many great things about.

Congratulations for what you already achieve through them in both speakers.

I'm sure is a must to hear!

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

Dear friends: Some weeks ago I read in one of the Agoner's virtual systems ( sorry not remember which one. ) that one of you made a tweak to a Velodyne DD subwoofers changing the internal wiring with good results.

So, this week I decide to make the same change with my Velodyne's HGS-15, that take me 3-4 hours to complete the job in both units ( btw, the first one is where I take more time because this was my first time to attemp about and have to learn. ). It is a shame that these great subs comes wired from woofer to amplifier with plain zip cords ( I don't know how comes in the latest DD series. ).

I just change the internal wiring ( 50-60cm ) on the subwoofers for Kimber Kable KCAG ( the one that I had on hand , very good indeed. ) and the quality improvement on the system performance improve in a way that I never imagine.

This is not only that the bass is more clear, precise and with better definion and tight feeel but the midrange and high frequencies improve too making that the system performs now with a better pristine/transparent and natural presentation that I never heard/hear it.

I assume that with the new cables the distortions goes down and that's what permit to achieve this really nice and paramount quality improvement.

Yes, it is worth the effort to do it.

If you want to make it my advise is that you be carefully on the job, of course that you can email me if you think I can help you about.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

Dear friends: This last experience that improve the low bass performance confirms to me that one critical factor to achieve " stellar " near " perfect " top quality system performance is try to improve the low bass quality performance in our audio systems.

Of course that room treatment help a lot but the subwoofers alternative is a very good " road " to make it and when we already have it then work in deep to achieve the best on it.

Every single day that pass and that I listen my " new " system is an immense joy/enjoy of the musi like never before.

Subject is that real low bass is a desirable factor but the real subject is to have that real low bass in " pristine " condition, when you achieve this your " idea " of top system quality performance change: you discover(y) a " new " world that you have in " front " of you ( with some systems up-dates ) and that you don't know is there but you can have it.

IMHO as much as you improve that bass response ( lowering IMD too. ) as much you improve the whole/overall ( in all single sound reproduction areas. ) performance of your system.
Yes, I'm really exite/rouse about and IMHO I think that everyone has the " right " to hear this kind of performance level where I know you can make it.
Sometimes is difficult to express these top/new experiences in words and as a fact maybe we can understand in precise/deep way when we hear it.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

I have Klipsch Lascala's that don't dig real deep in the lower frequencies. That being said, I love the the tight realistic bass they provide. I don't want to ruin that sound with a slower muddy bass response that a subwoofer would provide. If I could find THAT perfect sub, I'd jump on it.