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Subwoofer for classical music listener

This is my second post on the subject of subwoofers.
My first post wasn't specific enough.
I listen to classical music 90% of the time.
Are there any classical music listeners out there who have subwoofers?
if there are, could you let me know what you have?
i don't imagine I would need quite as powerful or expensive a sub as those who mainly listen to other types of music, but I may be wrong.

rvpiano
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rvpiano OP
938 posts
 
Btw, I was in error. The SVS SB-2000 is NOT ported?
The  SP-2000 is ported.
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rvpiano OP
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Yogiboy, thanks for pointing it out and thank you for the encouragement too!
audioconnection
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I'm glad your encouraged  I just want you to realize 
when you hook up
your amps low input imp and the subs in RCA parallel  w your tube Pre amp it will see a very low imp load 
 Lifeless may be the result
best JohnnyR 

stfoth
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OP--See Almarg's note above.  I think you are going to be fine with the impedance matching, as long as your pre doesn't spike too much in the low frequency.  You have a very solid trial period with SVS.  Let your ears judge.  Sounds like you know what you are looking/hearing for, and, if you don't find it, you know what to do.

Your biggest hurdle is probably going to be placement/integration, especially if you need a large "sweet" spot.
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almarg
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Hi JohnnyR,

As I mentioned earlier in the thread the line-level input impedance of the SVS SB-2000 is 47K, which is much higher than the line-level input impedance of many and probably most other powered subs. In combination with the 22K input impedance of the OP's amps that will result in a 15K load being presented to the preamp, significantly higher than the 10K minimum that is recommended by Conrad Johnson for the particular preamp.

Regards,
-- Al
 
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