Subwoofers


I'm doing research on which subwoofers to pair with my Magnepan MG-IIIA's.   Do you have any recommendations. 

Thanks 
Mike 
zardozmike
I just plugged them into the system,  I'm going to have fun playing with them.   I can tell a difference immediately.  I'm listening to Art Pepper now sound is much fuller.  Will have more time this weekend to adjust them and position. 
Thanks for all the input everyone. 

Mike 

zardozmike,


     I was about to post my long and detailed response to your post but thought it would be more useful as a separate thread because you could still read my info and there may be responses from other members who utilize a distributed sub array system.  It's titled 'Anybody else using a distributed array sub system?' in the speaker section.  I think you'll find my info useful since I use very similar speakers to yours (Magnepan 2.7QR).


Hope this helps,

 Tim 

As akg described well, the 2wq subs avoid the major historical problems with sub integration. I run a pair of 2wq subs with Quad esl speakers and the sound is so good i stopped reading speaker reviews. The speaker system seems to have unlimited potential so i just focus on other parts of the system for upgrades.  The integration is amazingly seamless especially considering the speed of the quads and difficulty mating to electrostats. I like the sound much better with the 2wqs. The acoustic space is much more apparent especially on live recordings with the subs and obviously the extension is night and day ... I cant say enough about Richard Vandersteens design on these. I do not understand why everyone is not talikng about 2wq subs more often.

Nice post, Montaldo. I agree with your perceptions.
Vandersteen subs, coupled with the m5-hp crossovers, make for a seamless integration.