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Pairing with sub woofer

post #1 of 8
10/11/11 at 7:59pm
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How would something go about pairing something like this with a sub woofer? Is it even worth or the right thing to do?

 

http://www.theaudioinsider.com/product_info.php/p/swan-m200mkiii/products_id/121

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post #2 of 8
10/12/11 at 11:34am

You could have a sub which accepts line level in and has line level out? Source to sub line in, set crossover freq then sub line out to RCA in of active monitors L3000.gif

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post #3 of 8
10/12/11 at 12:07pm
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Am I being dense or is it pretty difficult to find a sub that does that? Most subs I have been looking at don't have one RCA line out, they are always split to left and right.

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post #4 of 8
10/12/11 at 4:25pm

Have a look at Dayton Audio SUB 80/100/120 etc tongue_smile.gif

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post #5 of 8
10/12/11 at 5:12pm
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Great thanks, haha. I even spent a lot of time looking


Edited by cjp85 - 10/12/11 at 5:13pm
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post #6 of 8
10/12/11 at 6:29pm

split the signal at the source?

 

rca splitters: http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10429&cs_id=1042904

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post #7 of 8
10/14/11 at 10:52am

If you want to use a subwoofer you want to cut off the desired frequencies from your monitors. Otherwise you'll get phase interference which will make your bass sound unbalanced. With these Swan's the bass roll-off is pretty steep however, making the effect less noticable but if I were you I wouldn't get a subwoofer unless you figure out how to cut off the monitors.

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post #8 of 8
10/15/11 at 4:12am

Or, you could just buy an SVS subwoofer and call it a day.

 

http://svsound.com/products-sub-box-pb12nsd.cfm

 

I've never heard one of their box subwoofers, but if they're half as good as their cylinder subs, you'll be very, very happy. Not to mention the excellent input/output options and actually functional and useful crossover and phase controls. Yes, I acknowledge that I am recommending a subwoofer that is twice the price of your actual speakers, however, this subwoofer will last you forever and has enough power to be used anywhere...ie if you upgrade to a large speaker setup down the road, this will still be useful. Also, the Daytons are a lot more pricey than they used to be. You can spend more on a Dayton than on the SVS at this point, and they don't even come assembled! I haven't heard a Dayton, but the likelihood of it being as good as the SVS...I can't say, but SVS has a very good reputation and after hearing some of their products, I'm rather sold on their quality.


Edited by MD1032 - 10/15/11 at 4:24am
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