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Originally Posted by d-ray657
My son left a little subwoofer behind when he left for school, and has never reclaimed it. I have a pair of Acoustic Research Connoisseur 35T, which are smallish for floor speakers - 3 way with an 8" woofer, 6.5" mid and titanium tweeter - so they don't shake the room with bass. I was surprised that adding the sub actually had more effect on acoustic stuff than on Led Zepplin. Just finished playing Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See, and the clarity was amazing. I suppose the sub frees up the main speakers to really deliver on the mids and highs. The setup did a good job on FZ's Apostrophe too. Now listening to a Smithsonian Jazz Piano collection. Maybe a little Esparanza Spaulding next.
Regards,
D-Ray
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Unless you did something on purpose to make it so, adding the sub changed nothing about what was coming out of the main speakers. But it does sound like you're getting some nice-quality low-end reinforcement.
As you've doubtless observed. your brain uses higher frequencies to figure out where sound is coming from, and tells you the bass is coming from there too, even if the woofer is right behind you.
Size requirements depend on what you want. For big thumps nothing moves air like a big cone. If you want to enjoy low notes made by
musical instruments, a smaller driver may be better, unless you need it to be plenty loud....