Subwoofer for classical music listener

@bob_reynolds On the SVS, does it do an AD/DA conversion to do the processing digitally, particularly for the high-pass?  I thought some subs do that.  I have an SB13, and may have misunderstood or overthought it.

@bob_reynolds . Interesting. Thanks. Maybe that's worth a shot on the SB2000.

I thought the SB13 had the highpass go through processing and through AD/DA, so I’ve been too stubborn, fundamentally, to even try it. We spend all this time and money trying to get our DACs right, just the thought of taking that and going back through what would have to be a lesser "quality" AD/DA kills me. Less so on the actual sub processing though...to me, the benefits seem to outweigh any compromises for the sub, itself.

But, I generally agree with you on DSP, but on the digital signal--before any analog conversion. Although I haven’t personally tried DSP in stereo.

I'll second what schubert said. I have a pair of Gallo TR3s and they are superb for music in general. (It's just coincidence that I'm selling them. LOL)

I listen to classical music about 80% of the time and yes, I believe that sub woofer(s) which are successfully integrated with your listening room and main speakers can make a significant difference.

Over the years I've owned about a half-dozen speaker/sub woofer setups.  Some of the integrations have been pretty stress-free, others not!

My current setup is in a room that had terrible low frequency characteristics (too numerous to go into here), so integrating my pair of JL Audio F113V2 subs was a very frustrating challenge!  I ultimately purchased a UMIK-1 miniDSP calibration microphone, the REW (Room EQ Wizard) software and 10 bass traps to control the room resonances and finalize the tuning of the subs.

As it's been said by others, the best sub woofer is the one that doesn't sound like you have them....until you turn the power off!

Enjoy your setup!