LFE vs High-level subwoofer connection, for FIDELITY

@kr4 

but can't correct main and sub separately in the overlap region

It does knock down the overlapping frequencies affecting both the speaker and sub. But it measures the same as using bass management. It sounds just as good but it's soooo much easier not needing bass management and having to throw away $1200 for Dirac. Calibration is also a faster and shorter process. Also, newer subs have their own EQ so you can still manually adjust it separate from the speaker after or before running room correction. Also my B&W subs have defined settings to match the speakers. Overall, there's pros/cons with both bass mgmt and high level.

Easy yes but that's not my experience at all. 

@kr4 ”getting tube sound in the bass region” 

I am using bookshelf speakers, ELAC S503 ‘s, and they don’t have the strongest bass. I also have a really nice tube preamp, with real good NOS Raytheon and Mullard tubes. I really wanted to hear what tube changes affected what in the bass region. Hence. I wanted the subs signal feed, at the very last part of my component signal path, so I’d get the flavor of the tubes.

@bartsw im looking at an anthem SA35 to get Dirac live in a system, to compare to my reference system, Cuz Dirac works so damn well on my Onkyo AV. BUT audiophiles usually scoff at that. And idk any balanced component I could put in my component stack, that has room correction. Minus $10k+ preamps like the Trinnov Amathyst that have room correction 

@toddalin that logic would then affect both connection types, right? So obsolete