I listen to a lot of rock classical and bebop jazz. I noticed that the B&W 802D2’s that I have didn’t go low enough for me to feel the music, and I did notice a low frequency drop-off. I looked for tight musical subwoofers and decided on a Rhythmic F15HP 15" ported servo driven subwoofer. It did take a bit of fiddling with room placement, and I set up the unit by experimenting with crossover points on the mains and subs while listening to slow bass sweeps. Eventually I got my system dialed with even sustainable perceived volume levels through the test bass sweeps.
The tight articulation and integration of the subwoofer and mains has made the music way more engaging. I’m sure someone knowledgeable with calibration software and a mic, would have been able to dial things in quicker, and possibly better but I am extremely happy with the decision to integrate a tight sub into my audio setup.
I’d recommend Rythmik, but servo loaded subs from a company like Velodyne which I heard are easier to calibrate, but they are over twice the cost.
They aren't servo loaded, but I've alos heard good things about SVS subwoofers.
Link to tone generator I used:
http://onlinetonegenerator.com/subwoofer.html
The tight articulation and integration of the subwoofer and mains has made the music way more engaging. I’m sure someone knowledgeable with calibration software and a mic, would have been able to dial things in quicker, and possibly better but I am extremely happy with the decision to integrate a tight sub into my audio setup.
I’d recommend Rythmik, but servo loaded subs from a company like Velodyne which I heard are easier to calibrate, but they are over twice the cost.
They aren't servo loaded, but I've alos heard good things about SVS subwoofers.
Link to tone generator I used:
http://onlinetonegenerator.com/subwoofer.html