Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Subwoofer recomendations

2018-03-28 Thread Mnyb
What about Rythmik subs ? Anyone has any experience. And again thanks for the suggestions.:) Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Subwoofer recomendations

2018-03-28 Thread pablolie
I have a PSB. Subs ultimately are just frequency fillers. Under 80Hz you have no clue where stuff comes from. I just look for a very solid chassis and the promise of accuracy in setting the cutoff frequency. I also would never ever allow my speakers to be fed off the sub. Direct off the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Subwoofer recomendations

2018-03-28 Thread drmatt
To be fair I have a pair of fairly beefy three-way floorstanding b 804s being driven by a Naim amplifier, so they are pretty well extended anyway and I don't feel the need for a sub even for movies (the room is not very big either). Clearly deep bass is pretty important for my enjoyment of

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Subwoofer recomendations

2018-03-28 Thread Mnyb
Context for you all. I have the small Meridian actives they clearly likes being offloaded from bass duties. Much music do have subsonic content , once you heard it you cant be without it :) I have a wide music taste. This is also my HT setup. I also listen to multichannel music and uses some

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Subwoofer recomendations

2018-03-28 Thread drmatt
Music has very little below 35-40hz anyway, and although it's certainly true that there is stuff missing (in some recordings) without a full frequency response it is very much unnecessary for conveying the enjoyment and energy of most types of music. Truth is a lot of people prefer vinyl because

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Subwoofer recomendations

2018-03-28 Thread darrenyeats
drmatt wrote: > Do audiophiles buy subs then? I thought the hard core audiophile > wouldn't trust third party amplification for any part of their playback > frequency range > > > -Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk- Actually I sold my sub - better without IMO. If I ever move into a