Stereo subs - Do they rock or is it overkill?

[flaminio]

Originally Posted by stevign

At least in automobiles a single Sub is essential, the road eats up alot of bass sound........especially in the summer with the windows rolled down. In my house I have none at all, my Vandersteens supply all the bass I need or care about, even when I'm listening to TV through my stereo speakers. I would assume that with lesser quality and/or smaller size speakers, the more need there might be.

If one needs 2 Subs in a living room, it's god's way of telling you your living room is too big and you should send me some of your money. No checks please.

I am not familiar with Vandersteens, but unless they have powered subs included in their columns, you have no idea what you are missing. Just so you know, at one time I had columns with unpowered, passive 15" woofers and was thrilled. Now I have 10" powered subs of my favorite brand ,Infinity, and it is like being in a whole different universe. You don't have to turn them way up or anything. They just give you a new dimension in sound that you would never believe possible. I'm not knocking you. Everyone has different taste in sound. But company comes to my house and they are blown away with the fact that the floor rumbles and they hear the bass, but they can also hear all the other sound too, every little bit of it. The trouble with my earlier columns was that the bass drowned out all the other sound. Give some powereds a try. I guarantee you, you will be thrilled.

[stevign]

http://www.vandersteen.com/1chrb.jpg

http://www.vandersteen.com/1c_specifications.pdf

They "shake" the floor well enough during movies. There may be better systems out there for " Home Theatre" and I'm sure there is but I have no "need" to invest money in them. Besides, it's really music reproduction I'm after. Incidentally, I have a CD copy of this to blow my friends away; the Vandys allow the sound of the cannon to come through so well it's staggering.

"Wellington's Victory, recorded in 1960, is played by the London Symphony Orchestra with a pair of 6-pound cannon and a 12- pound howitzer, along with French and British muskets, also courtesy of West Point"

http://www.amazon.com/Tchaikovsky-Fe...9924774&sr=8-1

[wes]

Some magazine and other reviewer recommend four subs, I wonder if they are married !

[flaminio]

Originally Posted by stevign

http://www.vandersteen.com/1chrb.jpg

http://www.vandersteen.com/1c_specifications.pdf

They "shake" the floor well enough during movies. There may be better systems out there for " Home Theatre" and I'm sure there is but I have no "need" to invest money in them. Besides, it's really music reproduction I'm after. Incidentally, I have a CD copy of this to blow my friends away; the Vandys allow the sound of the cannon to come through so well it's staggering.

"Wellington's Victory, recorded in 1960, is played by the London Symphony Orchestra with a pair of 6-pound cannon and a 12- pound howitzer, along with French and British muskets, also courtesy of West Point"

http://www.amazon.com/Tchaikovsky-Fe...9924774&sr=8-1

Then I am happy for you and you have what you want. Like I said, we all have different things we are looking for in music. For me, that is where the subs have made the biggest difference, but I am not you. You are fortunate you have what you want without having to spend the extra money. I would never be happy, but again, that is just me, not you. Good Listening!!!!!!

[flaminio]

Originally Posted by wes

Some magazine and other reviewer recommend four subs, I wonder if they are married !

That is what I want, but I fear my wife would leave if I bought a 4th sub. I tried to put a smiley face here, but I guess I haven't learned how to do that yet with this site.

[wes]

Originally Posted by flaminio

That is what I want, but I fear my wife would leave if I bought a 4th sub. I tried to put a smiley face here, but I guess I haven't learned how to do that yet with this site.

IN walls sub might be the solution or is it truly overkill. I don't know how you managed three subs in your room how large is your room?