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Vandersteen Subs 2W, 2Wq, etc. as LFE

Okay, I think that the only Vandersteen sub that is made to take an LFE signal is the V2W. The others are made to meld into working with a standard pair speakers rather than use the LFE output. My question: is there any way for these other Vandy subs to be used for LFE purposes?

I ask for a few reasons. First and foremost, the 2W is generally the cheapest and most common used Vandersteen sub. I've got a Maggie 7-channel system, so it should meld well. However, I don't want the sub to just work as the low end for one pair of speakers. I'd like to either use this as the LFE sub or as a "speaker sub" for all the speakers by having the Lexicon sum the low-end of all seven Maggies and sending it to the Vandersteen. In either event, it would require sending a direct signal from the preamp, not the amp. But is there any way to do this with these Vandersteen subs?

Thanks,
Aaron
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rrog
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The Vandersteen 2W and 2Wq are designed to be used with separate preamp and power amp. A resistor is inserted at the inputs of the power amp to cut off low frequencies to the main speakers and relieving the amp from trying to produce those low frequencies. The subwoofer is then fed a sample signal from the outputs of the amp via speaker wire to the sub. To my knowledge this is the only method of using the Vandersteen 2W and 2Wq.

The 2W is the oldest version of the Vandersteen subwoofers and shows up used more often and the condition varies. The 2Wq is the later version with even more flexability. This is the reason for the difference in price that you have noticed.
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