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Anyone using subs with Merlin VSM-ME's

I'm considering adding a sub or two to my system. My main speakers are Merlin VSM-M with BAM. Has anyone out there been able to integrate subs successfully.

I'm leaning towards small driver (10" or less)to be fast and REL is a candidate. Are there any sealed enclosure subs worth considering?

Maybe Bobby P. can chime in and let us know the status of the Merlin sub. I''ll volunteer to be a beta tester : ).
barker111

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bobbyapalkovic
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You will want to use the BAB as the high pass filter even with the subs. Use a sub that crosses over at 30 Hz at 12 or 24 dB per octave with phase inversion at the 24 dB slope.
Rels work well and small fast drivers are a better bet to keep up with the VSM's speed. Do you have the sixth toe mod? Do you have the ERS and tuning puck for BAM and digital? Do you have the premium finish speakers or the studio blacks?
Bobby@merlin
bobbyapalkovic
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Hi Swampwalker,
No I have no specific experience to report on with that woofer system...sorry.
Still though, be sure that if you are using the tuning pucks on the BAM and other parts of the system, ERS on the BAM and your digital, have the sixth toe mod with two feet on the front and one in the center rear and listen at 9 to 9 1/2 feet, there is less than a 5% chance that you will ever want or need a sub. A prodigious 30 Hz is very deep and a lot more that 95% of listening rooms can't support it.
Bobby
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