BALDERDASH! Integrating a good sub is actually very easy and a lot of fun for anybody with reasonably attentive ears. A well designed sub like the REL can be magic. The "high level" amp driven input allows the speakers to do their thing, and you can set the frequency, phase, and overall level of the sub to suit your tastes. I scored a perfect older mosfet REL Q150E very cheaply (Ebay...$150!) and built my own neutric-speakon terminated cable for it. Due to some perhaps "psychoacoustic" phenomena it really does seem to "open up" the mids...highly recommended.
Small system upgrade question
Hi all
After much deliberation, I grabbed a Peachtree iNova from Underwood Hi Fi for my Proac signature Tablettes. I'm running lossless and some 24/96 files from my iMac for the most part.
Walter L. at Underwood said I could supplement this in all sorts of ways, perhaps including one of the new, compact Rel T5 sub basses.
My question: would this be a worthwhile and significant upgrade? My little Tablette's have superb bass extension. I think they're rated down to 38 hz and I've never felt them lacking in the bass dept, though I understand a really good small sub like the T5 can actually improve the mid range of speakers its paired with. For about 500 bucks, is this a sensible upgrade? Better to leave well enough alone? Better ideas?
After much deliberation, I grabbed a Peachtree iNova from Underwood Hi Fi for my Proac signature Tablettes. I'm running lossless and some 24/96 files from my iMac for the most part.
Walter L. at Underwood said I could supplement this in all sorts of ways, perhaps including one of the new, compact Rel T5 sub basses.
My question: would this be a worthwhile and significant upgrade? My little Tablette's have superb bass extension. I think they're rated down to 38 hz and I've never felt them lacking in the bass dept, though I understand a really good small sub like the T5 can actually improve the mid range of speakers its paired with. For about 500 bucks, is this a sensible upgrade? Better to leave well enough alone? Better ideas?