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Need advice on subwoofer

I've been upgrading my circa 20yr old system since visiting a B&W shop in Beijing (of all places). Discovered that I was not deaf after all. Being British (tho living in US), B&W had some appeal. Also wife factor important in mycase & B&W's look cool. Now have B&W 804s front, B&W 805s rear and 1 804 as center. (Fedex lost one 804 in shipment hence the 'spare' 804). Denon 3805 AVR. Music tastes vary, Blues, Rock & sometimes classical. Also hook up Denon for DVD's, TV etc, but main love is music. Room about 14' x 18' high ceiling. Extending to kitchen/bfast of 14'x15'. Now looking for subwoofer to complete system. Although I like the 'brightness' of the B&W's, maybe a sub may add some balance at the bottom end. Been looking at Axoim EP500, Paradigm Seismic 10 or 12, and Velodyne DD's. Suggestions welcomed! Also, strange request, anyone tried putting an 804 on its side to use as a center?
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dlstephenson
121 posts
 
Try out a earthquake MKV-12 or 15. Price is right and you just cant beat it for music mkv-12 is fast but capable of impressive DB even down to 20hz. You can get them for great deals on the net. I ran onto them at CES with the MKV-15, as they were reproducing a 15hz signal wave at 98db.
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sgr
689 posts
 
I think the new Revel Sub 30s are awesome. However I think more depends on the subs setup and integration than you suspect. From what I've learned an experienced acoustic tech with serious testing equipment is a necessity if one is going to get the must thump from the buck!
mdhoover
695 posts
 
Rel, and the company is British, too.
sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
Your Nautilus speakers are very refined, so you do not want a cheap sub to muddy up the bass. This is one reason I recommended the REL Stsdium or better.

I have a REL Storm III that I used for 2 channel until I got my latest speakers. In the past the Storm always made the room sound better. My new speakers have reached the point where that is no longer the case.
jvogt
212 posts
 
Another vote for Rel. I'm using a pair of Strata III's
and they are excellent. Rel subwoofers have a highly
adaptable crossover network with provisions for both
high and low level inputs simultaneously. I have mine
set up on low level input with my 5.1 home theater sound
system and on high level with my Magnepan 1.6QR's for
two channel stereo. Rel subwoofers are easy to integrate
with many systems including challenging matches such as
Magnepans.
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