Do I really need a second 2Wq sub?


My listening room is 12x by 20x and my system is on the short wall. I have the Vandersteen 3A sigs, my audio rack and one 2Wq sub on that wall. The one sub really improved the sigs and the sound overall. I can sqeeze in a second sub, but I'm wondering if a second sub in that size room would be unnecessary overkill. I'd like hear your comments.
mlkiz
It's not needed for SPL reasons per se but more to help even out the bass response in the room as well as give you stereo bass. I know folks say you can't hear where bass is coming from and that is true...but the harmonic overtones they create (if that is BS...just someone tell me) are directional and I think for that reason you should have stereo subs.

Besides, if you can get a second one used here on Audiogon for a good deal, then do it. If it turns out you don't like the addition, then sell back here.

that's how I learn about audio equipment and speakers. I buy them. Listen to them and then evaluate their performance compared to past gear. If I don't like it, I sell back on Audiogon where I picked it up. usually I don't even take a loss.
I have the same speaker system as you do (see link to my system for a full description), and started out with a single 2Wq sub. It was an improvement, but the second sub made a substantial difference -- in balance, in the soundstage (stereo subs do a much better job, as they virtually eliminate the localization effect of a single sub), and in sound pressure levels. The dimensions of my listening room are roughly similar to yours -- 13' x 18' -- and the stereo subs work well. Personally, I would not go back to a single sub.
I was told 1 sub for each 10,000 cubic feet. With an 8 foot ceiling you'd be close to 20,00o cubic feet. So yes.