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Can this sub arrangement work, please sub pro's?

I have Sp Tech Rev III s in my family room. 6 foot high, ugly, 5 ft from wall - wife detests them, estetically, but loves the sound. She wants speakers against wall but agrees to Joseph Pulsars a few feet from wall on stands. Esthetically acceptable, sonically acceptable, but they need a sub since room is 4500 cubic feet. How about I plant the sanus stands on PSB 10-HD subs(12x12x12) literally standing on them, as supports, which will alleviate her objection to another real estate occupier? Will this work and how should I hook them up? My preamp, an EAR 868 doesn't have subs out
And my amps are Bel Canto ref 1000ms.
springbok10
springbok10 OP
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Kr4, why cant the second set of outputs in the EAR 868 go to the sub? Doesnt the sub have crossovers?
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kr4
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Sure but then you will have no HP filter on the main speakers. That means (1) increased stress and lowered power handling on them and (2) difficulty in balancing/aligning the subs with them.
martykl
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You might consider these:

http://www.vienna-acoustics.com/products/Factsheets/12_Schoenberg_V02_WEB150.pdf

I use them in my HT room (with subs). They look great and sound more than very good (tho perhaps somewhat less than truly great) in 2 channel use IMHO. As a WAF compromise, these are worth checking out.

As to x-over arrangements for your subs - I'd always choose to cross in the digital domain, particularly if you don't use vinyl (or other analog) source material. A good pre-pro or something like the HK 990 integrated amp would allow this and would provide digital room correction, as well. I've never managed to get seamless sub/main integration without going this route. Of course, YMMV.

Good luck.

Marty
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