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  Thinking of adding a subwoofer for more bass.
I am running a cayin A50 amplifier with vandersteen 1 speakers and want more bass. I am wondering if a subwoofer will do it for me or is the problem that the signal from the amplifier not sending enough bass to the speakers? The vandersteen's have an 8" woofer.

Thanks for your help!
Marntz4me  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

11-09-08
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11-09-08   Just add the sub. it should do it for you. don't know the c ...   Waveman

11-09-08   I have the ta-30 (predecessor to the a50) and the bass infor ...   Solman989

11-09-08   Hell yeah it'll make a difference if you hook up a sub. i ha ...   Polk432

11-10-08   Have you tried moving the speakers closer to the front wall?   Samhar

11-10-08   I have played with speaker placement, but still not satisifi ...   Marntz4me

11-10-08   You may want to check out the velodyne sms-1 subwoofer contr ...   Martykl

11-10-08   Check out this thread: add a subwoofer to von schweikert 4s ...   Mdrummer01

11-10-08: Hulskof
Don't confuse more bass with lower bass frequency. A good Sub shouldn't ADD bass to the sound, only reproduces the lower frequencies your speakers can't handle (in your case anything below 37 Hz, which is not a lot and hardly audible. You feel it rather than hear it).
A lot of cd's these days just don't have a lot of bass in them and sound lean. That has nothing to do with your system and if you want more bass, than it will def. reduce the microdetail of your bass responce in case of a sub that's been adjusted to ADD bass. If you adjust the sub correctly it will not add, but just reproduce the frequencies below your speaker's bounderies. It could very well be the case that your speakers roll off at 40 or 50 Hz or something. Most speakers don't go nearly as low as told, in which case a good sub could be a solution.
But don't expect your lean cd's to sound full of bass all of a sudden. It won't happen.

Hope this helps.

Hulskof  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)


11-10-08   To clarify my post: hulskof's post is correct in theory, bu ...   Martykl

11-10-08   is this what you measured in your room, or is this the spec ...   Solman989

11-10-08   Indeed. if bass slam and/or dynamics is what you're looking ...   Hulskof

11-11-08   Martykl said, "in other words keep tweaking for flatter ...   Acoustat6

11-11-08   Get a decent sub and see how you like it. it is definately w ...   Shiva

11-11-08   Bob, glad you approve of the advice, but it's usually an ex ...   Martykl

11-16-08   In reply to your comments i am reading the 37 hz right off t ...   Marntz4me

11-17-08   Marntz, the spec you are reading usually states the anechoic ...   Martykl

11-18-08   Thanks for that last repsonse marty, i think i am going to g ...   Marntz4me

11-19-08   Martykl my objection to bass room eq is that once you eq out ...   Magfan

11-19-08   Magfan, what i've gotten is "order of magnitude" ...   Martykl

11-19-08   Magfan, i should have responded to your other point. my se ...   Martykl

11-19-08   If you are happy with current rig, than by all means listen. ...   Magfan

12-29-08   I find it funny that many "audiophiles" will now r ...   Mgrabow


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