I've used a REL R-205 with Rega R5's very successfully. You should be able to get one for right around your budget.
Subwoofer ideas for Rega Mira and R3s.
Hi all,
I'm relatively new to having speakers in my music system, having been headphones-only ever since I've been able to afford anything (recent college grad), but I was able to pick up a pair of Rega R3s as well as a Mira 3 (to replace my dying hand-me-down Yamaha R-9).
So, I'm pretty intrigued at the prospects of adding a subwoofer into my system, the remaining components being a tweaked Planar 2 with a Dynavector 10x5 and a Planet 2000. I suppose the obvious answer would be to go with the Rega Vulcan subwoofer, but it seems as though they're no longer made, and I've yet to notice one for sale on the used market.
After some cursory reading, REL's subwoofers would probably fit my tastes (I don't want anything obnoxiously boomy; rather, I'd like to have the sound filled out below where the R3s are able to go), but I'm not too sure which offering would work best from them. I know that REL manufactured the Vulcan - is there a unit in their current lineup that's similar and would mesh well with my other components?
I live in an apartment complex, and my system's currently in my bedroom (10x10.5 ft). Budget-wise, I'd be willing to go up to about $800, though the lower the better, if possible ;)
Thanks in advance.
I'm relatively new to having speakers in my music system, having been headphones-only ever since I've been able to afford anything (recent college grad), but I was able to pick up a pair of Rega R3s as well as a Mira 3 (to replace my dying hand-me-down Yamaha R-9).
So, I'm pretty intrigued at the prospects of adding a subwoofer into my system, the remaining components being a tweaked Planar 2 with a Dynavector 10x5 and a Planet 2000. I suppose the obvious answer would be to go with the Rega Vulcan subwoofer, but it seems as though they're no longer made, and I've yet to notice one for sale on the used market.
After some cursory reading, REL's subwoofers would probably fit my tastes (I don't want anything obnoxiously boomy; rather, I'd like to have the sound filled out below where the R3s are able to go), but I'm not too sure which offering would work best from them. I know that REL manufactured the Vulcan - is there a unit in their current lineup that's similar and would mesh well with my other components?
I live in an apartment complex, and my system's currently in my bedroom (10x10.5 ft). Budget-wise, I'd be willing to go up to about $800, though the lower the better, if possible ;)
Thanks in advance.