The Vandersteen sub would be my first choice, but they sell for about $1500. In your price range maybe a REL or Martin Logan. I would get the smallest one they make, and if you can afford it, get 2 of them. The idea is to get something that will keep up with the speed of your ESL's.
Sealed subwoofer for ESL-63
I am looking for owners who have successfully integrated their QUAD ESL 63s with a subwoofer.
I recently bought a used pair of QUAD ESL63 and had them rebuilt, panels and electronics, this is my third pair. I have had several monkey boxes in between - Aerial 10T, B&W, KEF, IMF, Tannoys, Proac, Goldmund, Falcon Acoustics kits, etc - but the 63s are very hard to live without when you know what they can do.
My problem is that I am particularly fond of large-scale symphonic works such as Wagner’s The Ring , Beethoven, Mahler, Strauss, etc. but the 63s are very special and very frustrating used full range, they have limited bass and dynamics.
I am retired now and have a fixed income so I cannot keep doing what I did for fifty years, buy, experiment, trade and sell.
I would like to keep the cost of the sub to $1K max for a good condition, one owner unit.
Best regards,
I recently bought a used pair of QUAD ESL63 and had them rebuilt, panels and electronics, this is my third pair. I have had several monkey boxes in between - Aerial 10T, B&W, KEF, IMF, Tannoys, Proac, Goldmund, Falcon Acoustics kits, etc - but the 63s are very hard to live without when you know what they can do.
My problem is that I am particularly fond of large-scale symphonic works such as Wagner’s The Ring , Beethoven, Mahler, Strauss, etc. but the 63s are very special and very frustrating used full range, they have limited bass and dynamics.
I am retired now and have a fixed income so I cannot keep doing what I did for fifty years, buy, experiment, trade and sell.
I would like to keep the cost of the sub to $1K max for a good condition, one owner unit.
Best regards,