Frantz and I had been communicating back and forth about the benefits of adding additional subs to augment a pair of full-range speakers. Frantz encouraged me to try it myself and recommended a couple of CDs for me to purchase to help dial in the sub. And I say sub because I only purchased one sub so far even though Frantz recommends at least another two.
My main speakers are a pair of Definitive Technology BP7000SC. These speakers each have a built in 14” sub powered by an 1800 watt amp. When I told a friend of mine that owns the same speakers that I was buying a subwoofer, he looked at me like I had grown a third eyeball. And I understood the look because anyone who owns the BP7000SC speakers knows how much bass output these things are capable of. So, because I do like my main speakers, I bought a Definitive Technology subwoofer, the SuperCube Reference. The SuperCube Reference just happens to use the exact same speakers and amp that is built into my main speakers. It has the 14” woofer and two 14” passive radiators powered by an 1800 watt amp. So now I have three 14” subs with a total of 5400 watts of power.
So I hook the new sub up and place it on the left wall, slightly in front of my main speakers and pointing towards the right wall. I played some cuts off the CDs that Frantz recommended (my favorite is “She’s Already Gone” from Lyle Lovett which is the CD that caused me to write the thread called “Are CDs Dying in the Marketplace”). I played around with the phase until I felt I had it locked in with my main speakers and set the volume pretty low. It only took a few seconds to realize that something special was going on. It pressurizes your room in a different way than it was before and the bass becomes smoother and tighter as a result. It’s hard to imagine the bass becoming even better with more subs, but I thought that before I purchased the first sub. For the here and now, I’m going to leave things alone for awhile as I’m so happy with the results.
Thanks Frantz for encouraging me to take the leap. My system has never sounded better which leads to another story…
My main speakers are a pair of Definitive Technology BP7000SC. These speakers each have a built in 14” sub powered by an 1800 watt amp. When I told a friend of mine that owns the same speakers that I was buying a subwoofer, he looked at me like I had grown a third eyeball. And I understood the look because anyone who owns the BP7000SC speakers knows how much bass output these things are capable of. So, because I do like my main speakers, I bought a Definitive Technology subwoofer, the SuperCube Reference. The SuperCube Reference just happens to use the exact same speakers and amp that is built into my main speakers. It has the 14” woofer and two 14” passive radiators powered by an 1800 watt amp. So now I have three 14” subs with a total of 5400 watts of power.
So I hook the new sub up and place it on the left wall, slightly in front of my main speakers and pointing towards the right wall. I played some cuts off the CDs that Frantz recommended (my favorite is “She’s Already Gone” from Lyle Lovett which is the CD that caused me to write the thread called “Are CDs Dying in the Marketplace”). I played around with the phase until I felt I had it locked in with my main speakers and set the volume pretty low. It only took a few seconds to realize that something special was going on. It pressurizes your room in a different way than it was before and the bass becomes smoother and tighter as a result. It’s hard to imagine the bass becoming even better with more subs, but I thought that before I purchased the first sub. For the here and now, I’m going to leave things alone for awhile as I’m so happy with the results.
Thanks Frantz for encouraging me to take the leap. My system has never sounded better which leads to another story…