I have Magnepan 1.6/QRs and would like a sub sometime soon to fill in the low end. Subs suggested to me have been as follows...
Vandersteen 2wQ....problem with this sub for me is most agree I need two from the start for my 25X15 room. JL Fathom 113....I would have ordered one, but no high level inputs turns a great sub into a home theater product in my eyes. They blew it. Martin Logan Depth....still a frontrunner. Quick and musical. And one works well enough to get started. REL....Still looking into these.
So I guess I'm looking at a budget of about 2K...a bit more or less. Anything else I should be looking into beyond the above? Please comment if you've heard the models above, which (except for the Fathom) are well known for working nicely with Magnepan panels.
I am not sure that something linear is a good thing with panels. You may struggle with different SPL levels ....a match here but then a mis-match there. A small sub might be the optimal fit- something with limited excursion/small woofer and which compresses at modest volumes - like the REL's for example. They would probably be the best fit.
I will throw in a vote for a pre-owned Martin Logan Descent, the reason I say pre-owned, the new I Descent is not as good as the previous Descent model, leaps and bounds better than the Depth that you are considering as well.
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