General Consensus On Subs In HiFi

[BiggaJ]

The KC62 does have speaker level connections, just using a phoenix connector instead of a speaker (so you use whatever speaker cable you want).

Pure marketing. Firstly, a speaker/subwoofer has no idea what you are feeding it content wise. With the speaker level input, it draws so little power from the main amplifier that it's almost invisible. The choice between RCA and speaker level, if both are designed correctly, should be system/connectivity based.

Congrats on your purchase.

Thanks ... I got the sub home last night but aside from positioning it where I would ideally want it, I've not yet connected it to the amp. I have read through the set up procedure and from what they claim the best position is to have it in a corner of the room set back from the speakers which is my preferred choice. I will over the next few days get around to tweaking it and seeing how it performs.

 

[abacus]

Do the subwoofer crawl to find the optimum position for the sub before tweaking it.

Bill

 

[Integralista]

Do the subwoofer crawl to find the optimum position for the sub before tweaking it.

Bill

In my case (two active Velodyne SPL 800 subs) is best position like following: each closer to the main speaker, better and more coherent is the sound. From my experience, I have tried 4-5 different subs at home, till I found the matching one. There were quite big differences in sound quality between Cabasse and Velodyne and Canton SWs. Also SW with 12inch paper cone was different sounding than 8inch kevlar and big difference was between SW with sealed box compared with bassreflex one. My speakers are very very fast and detailed with 3D space imaging. Best match was small sealed Velodyne with 8inch kevlar cone and 800watt D power inside. And later, I have added second one, same type. And yes, whole spectrum has been improved...I use them for some 23-24 years, still sounding pretty good and very reliable. BR.