I'm just curious how many of you use a sub in your 2 channel systems (I guess that would make them 2.1 . . . LOL)?
My system consists of a pair of Paradigm Studio 80's, a Rotel RB-1080 power amp, a Rotel RC-1070 preamp, a Paradigm PW-2200 sub and a Yamaha CDC-755 CD changer.
I just picked up my preamp the other day and I had initially hooked it into my system the way I had my old Yamaha hooked up. This involved utilizing the high pass feature of my sub and having the bass rolled off to my main speakers. The sub was crossed over at 80hz and it handled everything below that. This morning I figured that using the high pass probably wasn't the best option. I figured that hooking the preamp directly to the amp (without having the sub connection in-between) would provide the best signal. As a result of this (it did sound better BTW), I had my 80's running "full range" without anything being rolled off. The sub was not hooked up at this point.
The thing I couldn't get over was how much I was missing the sub on the low-end. Even though the 80's have decent extension, they did not satisfy me, even running full range and having plenty of juice feeding them. Perhaps I have some issues with room dynamics or something else, I'm not sure. In any event, I utilized the second set of preouts on the 1070 and hooked my sub up. After some minor adjustments, everything is now pure bliss I have my sub crossed over at around 70hz (volume at about one third) and I'm finding that there really isn't anything missing now. The highs are crystal clear, the mids are smooth and the low end is back to setting the foundation for the music with good weight and definition.
I'm just curious how many others find that their system is really assisted by the addition of a sub for the lower frequencies? I have one friend who refused to even consider a sub because, as he put it, "I don't need a boom boom box". I tried to convince him to borrow my sub and give it a listen (after being setup properly) and he wouldn't take me up on it. After listening to his system it was apparent (to me at least) how much of the music he was actually missing because his speakers couldn't do the low frequencies justice (Studio 60's). It's almost like the "boom boom" of some car stereos have turned people off of subwoofers and the value they can add to even a strictly 2 channel music system.
Thoughts?
My system consists of a pair of Paradigm Studio 80's, a Rotel RB-1080 power amp, a Rotel RC-1070 preamp, a Paradigm PW-2200 sub and a Yamaha CDC-755 CD changer.
I just picked up my preamp the other day and I had initially hooked it into my system the way I had my old Yamaha hooked up. This involved utilizing the high pass feature of my sub and having the bass rolled off to my main speakers. The sub was crossed over at 80hz and it handled everything below that. This morning I figured that using the high pass probably wasn't the best option. I figured that hooking the preamp directly to the amp (without having the sub connection in-between) would provide the best signal. As a result of this (it did sound better BTW), I had my 80's running "full range" without anything being rolled off. The sub was not hooked up at this point.
The thing I couldn't get over was how much I was missing the sub on the low-end. Even though the 80's have decent extension, they did not satisfy me, even running full range and having plenty of juice feeding them. Perhaps I have some issues with room dynamics or something else, I'm not sure. In any event, I utilized the second set of preouts on the 1070 and hooked my sub up. After some minor adjustments, everything is now pure bliss I have my sub crossed over at around 70hz (volume at about one third) and I'm finding that there really isn't anything missing now. The highs are crystal clear, the mids are smooth and the low end is back to setting the foundation for the music with good weight and definition.
I'm just curious how many others find that their system is really assisted by the addition of a sub for the lower frequencies? I have one friend who refused to even consider a sub because, as he put it, "I don't need a boom boom box". I tried to convince him to borrow my sub and give it a listen (after being setup properly) and he wouldn't take me up on it. After listening to his system it was apparent (to me at least) how much of the music he was actually missing because his speakers couldn't do the low frequencies justice (Studio 60's). It's almost like the "boom boom" of some car stereos have turned people off of subwoofers and the value they can add to even a strictly 2 channel music system.
Thoughts?
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