Subwoofer Help...


I have a problem with bass and am looking for advice... I have a pair of B&W Silver Signature 30s in an audio only system. I listen primarily to classical music and am looking to integrate faithful deep bass reproduction with the Sig 30s. I am toying with the idea of purchasing a pair of subwoofers and was looking for any advice from people who have high resolution monitors and have done the same. My greatest concern is integration with the Sig 30s... various thoughts include a pair of the new smaller Revel subs, a pair of 12" Velodynes, or possibly a Wilson Pow Whow. Suggestions and/or experiences are welcome...
slartibartfast
forget the subs. you will be much happier with a pair of full-range speakers, particularly given your penchant for classical music (which i assume includes large orchestral pieces). i've had a number of very highend monitor/sub systems; none has been as coherent as good full-range speakers. BTW, the same is true, in my experience, with hybrid electrostatic/dynamic speakers. and, yes i've owned these, too. -kelly
Cornfedboy, he is looking for advice with the equipment he has not advice on what he should sell or buy.

I love the pinpoint accuracy of a great monitor. I recently purchased the Wilson Audio Cub II's. I could have purchased the Wilson Audio 6'es if I wanted; I just enjoyed the Cubs more. I already own the Mirage 12" sub, which was about three years old. My Cubs are way to fast for this sub. I was waiting for the new Wilson Watch Dog to come out and was prepared to purchase it. I was not exactly excited about spending $10,000 for a sub, (to be honest, I was very excited about spending 10k on the sub, it was my wife that was less than excited about it) that would have put me back in the price range of the Wilson 6'es, which I was completely ok with. I felt I would have the best of both worlds, pinpoint accuracy on some types of music and a perfectly matched sub for more demanding music. Last month Audio Revolution did a very interesting review of the Revel 15B, they even had a picture of them testing this sub with the Wilson 6es. (For all the audiophiles that hate Wilson Audio, save your threads, I know, Wilson Audio sucks!) I immediately went out to have a listen and ended up purchasing the Revel 15B. Is this the very best sub out there, NO, but it is an excellent sub for the money. I hope this helps.
I have excellent success with a pair of ProAc Tab50 Signature with a pair of REL Storm III.
Your milege and demand varys, I enjoy anywhere from
full scale orchestral to Bach partitas and Chopin Ballad
to Sonny Rollins and other international pops music.
REL offers faily flexible setting to blend in with the
monitor. I previously had much bigger Entec but I found
REL Storm III very easy to use and somewhat warmer and
with better details then the l2-f2.
I would expect the Storm work well with the Silver Signature too. Check them out.
If $ not an issue, step up one model to the Studio.
I recently spoke to the owner of Janis Audio, who specializes in subwoofers for audio (not theater). I have a 1/A sub amp and crossover. The main goal of Janis is to integrate a sub to the point that you can't tell it is there. The Janis equipment is of such high quality that it is not only transparent but, you can match up any reasonable equipment. Call there and see for yourself.
Emery
Janis-718-892-7419