I run an active sub with floor standing speakers to augment only the bottom octave. The sub runs off the main speaker outputs to the high level inputs, and the low pass crossover gets set at its lowest setting (<50hz). I do not run my main speakers through the high pass filter of the sub to avoid any degradation to the signal, and I set the gain of the sub very low so that it's barely audible. My intent for the sub is to augment what the floor standers do, not feature it.
Subwoofer with Floorstanding Speakers?
Still enjoying my Sonus Faber Olympica Nova Vs in our den where I mostly listen to jazz. However…I had a nostalgic experience tonight and streamed up some Def Leppard and cranked it LOUD. With this kind of rock, I am missing a little of the bass I remember from my school days. Got me thinking, how many of y’all are running a subwoofer in your stereo setup with floorstanding speakers? What do you think? Any issues with sound distortion?