Others experience re: subs and Magmepan 20

randy 11,

     Just to be fair, here's a link to the almost identical Audio Kinesis Swarm DBA along with a link to a 2015 review of this system in the Absolute Sound:

http://www.audiokinesis.com/the-swarm-subwoofer-system-1.html

http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/audiokinesis-swarm-subwoofer-system/

["I would like to hear about others have experience with adding subs to nearly full range speakers?

Did you feel you got your money’s worth for "a few silly Hz"?"]

Silly Hz? Considering how silly post production can get, many recordings have the extra low rumble frequencies almost completely  EQd out while others have reclocked and compressed the lows to an "artsy?" one note boom. 

Do you want to simply set it and forget it and if there happens to be some low frequency you'll hear it or do you want the luxury of one touch remote preset control of most of the main ELF variables?

Yeah, those last few Hz are silly, silly like crack. I love my subs. 
Subwoofer technology has advanced greatly since 2008. There are now many good subwoofers available and a few reasonably priced great DSP subwoofers. 

 

Thx, the Audio Kinesis Debra system looks interesting

re silly - isn't that what audiophilia is all about?

but it's true there just isn't a lot of music with really low freq.s in it (unless you are a pipe organ freak, or keep repeating the canon portions of Tchak's 1812 over & over again)

Strange, we haven't heard from the OP, imdoc, since he posted this thread.

I was hoping he could describe his room and give his budget.

Re: an honest and honorable hi end guy

I had the opportunity to speak with Duke of Audiokinesis today.  It was an interesting conversation and we had an extended discussion regarding my setup and various constraints that are present. He evaluated things and felt his Swarm system was not the best solution for me.  He even suggested a competitor product to consider.

It is refreshing/unusual/nice/amazing to find someone in high end who really only wants what is the best for the customer.  

I would strongly recommend Audiokinesis and Duke if his products might be of interest.