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Advice on adding a sub to my system

Hi all,

After a year with my system, I am thinking of adding a sub (and a DAC, but that conversation is ongoing in another forum...) I have a system I love, almost: Jolida 302 tube amp, Quad 21l2 speakers, and a Music Hall CDP 25.2. Speaker wire is wireworld and silver copper interconnects for the cdp.

One piece of the sound I don't love is that I feel the sound is thin at times, especially at the lower end. Detail is good enough for me, and the soundstage is fine, I just wish the music had a little more presence and richness.

What would I need to get this given my current equipment. Is this just a limitation of my current speakers?

If I had a sub, I would really like to keep it under 500, but is this what I need?

Thanks!

Marty

Martyw (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

10-13-09

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10-14-09 It will be tough (impossible?) to find a sub for $500 that w ... Dlcockrum

10-14-09 Thanks -- i have them around 2 feet off the wall as recommen ... Martyw

10-14-09 Marty, i don't know anything about tubes, but i will tell y ... Dlcockrum

10-14-09 Keep an eye open for the hsu 1220/1225.i believe these offer ... Tpsonic

10-14-09 The sed winged "c" el-34's are probably the warme ... Hifitime

10-14-09 Hi, i had a jolida 502, and used nos tung sol 6550's and the ... Hanaleimike

10-14-09 If you're going to change tubes i'd suggest first trying to ... Ethanh

10-14-09 Look for a vandersteen 2w which sell for around $500 used. ... Audiofeil

10-14-09 If trying the mullard 12ax7,get the cv-4004/m8137.typical mu ... Tpsonic

10-14-09 I second finding the vandersteen used. for music it's almos ... Macdadtexas

10-14-09 it may be a limitation of the amp/speaker combination. i cou ... Bob_reynolds

10-14-09 Think two. check out tolle's book 'sound reproduction', he ... Buconero117

10-14-09 Hsu subs can be bought used for the $500 mark. great value ... Brf

10-14-09 Adding a sub will have a much more significant effect than r ... Loomisjohnson

10-15-09 I agree with dlcockrum above - finding the best placement po ... Fplanner2010

10-15-09 I'm sure you can find a good sub at or below $500. successf ... Martykl

10-15-09 So last night, i decided to double check my wiring and while ... Martyw

10-15-09 Please explain how your speaker cables are run? i'm not foll ... Bob_reynolds

10-15-09 Here is what happened -- i have the jolida 302 amp bi-wired ... Martyw

10-16-09 I still think you might get by using sed winged "c" ... Hifitime

10-16-09 Welborne labs recommended speaker wattage link[http://www.we ... Hifitime

10-16-09: Lngbruno
You may also want to check out Rythmik subs too.
Lngbruno (Threads | Answers | This Thread)