Bass amp for a tri-amped system?

Marty,
Thanks I'll look into it. Is it anything like the Copeland room correction that was floating around a few years ago? I tried that it and it was very detrimental to the overall sound - plus I needed to add another set of interconnects into the signal path which I think added to the negative results. It provided several equalization curves upon analyzing the room response also. And then one could also, via laptop customize the curve. It tended to ultimately distort the signal. What you are suggesting might be different. Thanks for your input!

I believe that these devices use a similar idea to the Copeland (which I've never heard), but the distinction (I assume) here is that either of these units will sit between your active x-over and the bass amp only. The rest of the system's bandwidth above the bass driver's x-over point is completely unaffected. Conceptually, there's still a trade off between "purity/transparency" in the range below your bottom x-over point due to the extra device in the signal path, but - in my experience - I've found that the benefits from smoother FR and precision level matching at the x-over point completely overwhelms any such costs.

However, this my own judgement and I am 100% sure that some others here would/have come to the opposite conclusion....the old YMMV.

I mention it because I'm a believer and because your set-up with active tri-amplification lends itself to the approach without involving the mid-band (or above).

Marty

Marty,
very interesting. I like the idea of limiting any correction to those low frequencies. I think that might be a viable option. Thanks

I'd certainly encourage you to give it a try. IMHO, it's a night and day kind of improvement that returns a crazy bang for the buck. Not everyone will agree, but the good news is that you can always ship it back for a refund if you decide that it doesn't float your boat.

I've never heard the SVS unit, but it's gotten some very good WOM.

Good luck

Marty

Marty,
I checked the internet of the SVS/Audyssey and it appears it is discontinued. The attractive feature of this unit was that it appeared to be able to adjust two sub-woofers (two speakers?). I think I would need to purchase two of the Velodyne for each speaker... But with the money back policy- it seems it may be worth a try.