Need help with subwoofer connection

Sugar~ Oh, I am seeing it now. Sorry I am a little slow. Thanks for the advice.

Have anyone auditioned Vandersteen 2W sub against any of REL's sub?

Nick

The Vandersteen is also a very nice sub. There are 2 models 2W currently. One for HT the other for Audio. (There is a another letter after the "W"). The 2W will only work connected between a preamp and power amp with a crossover I believe. The crossover sends the entire bass signal to the sub replacing the bass driver on your main speakers. This is different from RELs approach of complimenting the main speakers playing full range. The Vandersteen approach works well with some systems because since the main speaker is freed from doing bass duty the amp has more power to drive the midrange and highs. (Works well with Vandersteens of course!!) I prefer the REL approach because I like the sound of my main speaker playing full, I just wanted deeper bass without changing the overall sound.

I to reccomend the REL, easy to "dail in". I use a Velodyne HGS 18" for movies and thought it would also be good for audio, but the my "little" Rel Stadium is much easier to set up and "faster". The Vandersteen 2W compares favorably with Rel's midrange (Stratus, Storm), whereas the Rel Stadium, Stentor are better, at least to my ears. Both are quite good --it's whatever sounds best with YOUR system that sdhould sway your decision. If you've got the budget, go for a pair. --Lorne