NewHTguy
05-20-2009, 12:49 PM
Hello all,
Previously I posted a query regarding using a sub with Lsi25s. My concern was that the sub might be redundant given the two 10" sub in the Lsi25s and my primary interest is music. Well, I've been playing around and wanted to share my experience thus far and possibly cmpare notes.
Connections/Settings:
1) I have the Lsi25s set to full-range.
2) Fom each L/R pre-out on my Onk I have a Y cable (1M2F).
3) Each Y cables sends a signal to my amp and to my sub.
4) The Lsi25's are connected using a single speaker wire (no bi-amping or bi-wiring). I have the crossover set at about 80-85 and the sub volume about one third of the way.
5) The sub is connected using the line level inputs mentioned above. I have set the crossover on the sub itself to 50. The volume is about 30.
As I mentioned above, my primary interest is music and this set-up allows me to utilize the sub when running the Onk in "pure audio" mode. Since I prefer the DACs and upsampling in my CDP, I do not want to run standard "stereo" mode (in stereo mode the Onk seems to take the analog signal and converts it to digital and then back to analog).
The upshot is that, in my opinion, the sub definitely complements the LSi25s and is not redundant as long as the crossover is set fairly low. It also seems important to keep the volume on the sub fairly low or else the bass is overwhelming. My sub has a remote so it is easy to flip it on and off to see what it is doing. I can hear low notes that I did not even know were there. For exampe, I never thought of Natalie Merchant songs as having much base. The base it there, but hard to notice with the Lsi25s alone.
Having said all that, I am not sure that I would run out to buy a sub if I didn't have one. Nor would I bother with a lower end thump box. However, I can say with certainty that the sub is not redundant even with two-channel.
Has anyone out there tried a similar set-up? If so, I like to know your thoughts.
Previously I posted a query regarding using a sub with Lsi25s. My concern was that the sub might be redundant given the two 10" sub in the Lsi25s and my primary interest is music. Well, I've been playing around and wanted to share my experience thus far and possibly cmpare notes.
Connections/Settings:
1) I have the Lsi25s set to full-range.
2) Fom each L/R pre-out on my Onk I have a Y cable (1M2F).
3) Each Y cables sends a signal to my amp and to my sub.
4) The Lsi25's are connected using a single speaker wire (no bi-amping or bi-wiring). I have the crossover set at about 80-85 and the sub volume about one third of the way.
5) The sub is connected using the line level inputs mentioned above. I have set the crossover on the sub itself to 50. The volume is about 30.
As I mentioned above, my primary interest is music and this set-up allows me to utilize the sub when running the Onk in "pure audio" mode. Since I prefer the DACs and upsampling in my CDP, I do not want to run standard "stereo" mode (in stereo mode the Onk seems to take the analog signal and converts it to digital and then back to analog).
The upshot is that, in my opinion, the sub definitely complements the LSi25s and is not redundant as long as the crossover is set fairly low. It also seems important to keep the volume on the sub fairly low or else the bass is overwhelming. My sub has a remote so it is easy to flip it on and off to see what it is doing. I can hear low notes that I did not even know were there. For exampe, I never thought of Natalie Merchant songs as having much base. The base it there, but hard to notice with the Lsi25s alone.
Having said all that, I am not sure that I would run out to buy a sub if I didn't have one. Nor would I bother with a lower end thump box. However, I can say with certainty that the sub is not redundant even with two-channel.
Has anyone out there tried a similar set-up? If so, I like to know your thoughts.