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Recommendation for Subwoofer for Dahlquist DQ-10s

I am currently restoring a pair of Groomes G101A tube monoblocks, to be paired up with my Cary SLP98P preamp - which will ultimately drive a pair of Dahlquist DQ-10's. I am in the market for a good subwoofer to run with the Dahlquists. I have a two part question:

1) Is it best to go with a passive or an amplified subwoofer with a preamp/vintage monoblock amp set-up?

2) If I decide to go with a passive subwoofer (with a built in crossover), or if I go with an amplified subwoofer (with a built in amp and crossover) -- where do my monoblock amps come into play in the wiring setup?

The crossover has to be in the equation at some point in order the filter the lower frequencies from the Dahlquists, but I want to keep all tubes in my formula.

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bdp35 OP
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I have thought about going that route, but there are some other subs out there that simply blow the Dahlquist sub away. Not to mention, I believe I would need an additional amp to power that thing.

Can I run: Preamp, to an active sub-woofer (with amplifier and crossover - filtering and playing only the lower frequencies and amplifying them), to my monoblocks amplifying only the higher frequencies for my Dahlquists?

OR

Is it better to run: Preamp, to my monoblocks amps, to a passive sub-woofer (with a crossover - filtering and playing only the lower frequencies) then ultimately to my Dahlquists (playing only the higherer frequencies)?
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