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People, it's soooo much more than just adding boom to your system. It makes the entire experience so much better. Properly integrated subs change everything. You MUST add subs or you're missing parts of the music.
agreed - its like an entire soundscape that happens - didn't know what i was missing until i started using the svs 3000 sealed sub with the LRS's
I listen to Acoustical and Vocal driven music 90% of the time. As repremhsible as it may seem the MTV unplugged recordings are some of my favorite tracks to listen to. I’ve never had a dedicated 2 channel system, always AVR HT rigs . I’m going to buy some Maggie’s and will need to add subs. The subs may not do an a lot on most things I listen to, but the other 10% I must admit I occasionally listen to some classic and music from the 80’s & early 90’s. Most people say Maggie’s aren’t great for that, but honestly when I’m listening to AC/DC or Duran Duran ( don’t laugh, once in a blue moon I like to flashback to my high school days) I can handle it not being as great as they are with what I listen to the majority of the time. Nothing is perfect . Anyway...The subs, I’m committed to running dual subs , but I read where with Maggie’s you need fast bass and not all subs are up to the task. My question is this, do I need to get servo subs like Rythmik, or Subs from REL or would some of the sealed SVS new subs work well? SVS is the most affordable , two of the SB 2000 pro , REL the most expensive, Rythmik in the middle. What do you use, those of you who run subs ? Just would like the opinion of some real people and not the ‘audiophile’ reviewers who listen critically and hear things I don’t think at 50 and been to too many concerts am even capable of hearing now. I’d like to do this right though . I’ve even considered the bass panels & subs... i would value any thoughts or opinions. The Maggie’s will be the .7i ‘s
I'm not an expert on this, but I do know that what sub you need will likely change, depending on which model Maggies you decide to go with. For example, I just recently came across longtime Maggie owner who bought new 1.7i's, and said they worked beautifully with two REL t5i subs, which are only $599.00 each. As far as SVS subs, I've used them in home theaters and they are high value and performance in that application, but not ideal for two channel. To be entirely fair, I must admit that I have not had any experience with their new, highly touted SB-3000, though.
There's a guy on Audiogon who ditched his subs after he mounted his 1.7i on Mye Stands. He wrote...before I mounted my 1.7i speakers on MyeStands, I did use a subwoofer. But it was a pain. The setup of the sub to work just right with the Maggies is difficult. But then I mounted the 1.7i pair on MyeStands. The difference is not subtle. Bass is tighter and deeper. Overall definition and focus of the speakers across the range is better... I took the subs off my system and I am now selling them. They just aren’t needed. There is plenty of good bass now. YMMVAs for myself, I am going to place an order for these stands ...assuming they are still available with respect to the C-19 shut down. If that works for me, great. If not, I'm inclined to go either with the Audio Kinesis Swarm or a Rythmik servo sub.
There all kinds of rooms, and all kinds of ears and all kinds of opinions! I cannot speak to either the LRS or the 1.7’s, but I did own a set of the 1.6’s with Mye stands. I really liked them. Best sound I’ve owned. But I needed a sub. And I found that worked very very well. Miss them!
I’m not suggesting for one minute that the LRS doesn’t benefit from a sub, but the comments I was referencing were in conjunction with the 1.7i. I can’t say for sure that I would be happy without a sub in that arrangement, but it does speak to the profound impact the stands had on the bass.
Any speaker will benefit from a sub!
Play The Who's "Boris The Spider" without a sub and then add a sub to the mix.
This has been my experience.
