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Tight bass sub recommendations

What are the recommendations for a high quality subwoofer set- up. I have Maggie’s 1.7I speakers which I love but I think could use a little sub energy. Most of what I have tested seems a little boomy. I know there are 2 schools of thought 1 sub or 2 subs. I’m just looking for a deep Tight bass. Thoughts???
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gdnrbob
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Vandy subs go well with Maggies.
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@big greg, 
It isn;t the brand, but how the sub works with the speaker. Vandy's use an external crossover to cut off the speaker at low frequencies and letting the sub do its' job, so there is little overlap which would degrade sound quality.
It also relieves the amp from having to reproduce the lower frequencies, which are the most demanding.
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@big greg, 
No problem.
@millercarbon,
I have no doubt 'The Swarm' works well, but it just makes sense that multiple subs will nullify/even out room nodes. Any of the subs listed would do that, when 4 or more were hooked up. 
The problem is who has that much space? Not all of us have a dedicated listening room.
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