Hi,
I was hoping someone could set me straight on what I should and shouldn't expect from a budget subwoofer in a HiFi setup. I currently run an NAD 533 (With an Ortofon 2M cartridge), and a laptop via an Arcam Miniblink through a Marantz PM66SE amplifier and a pair of Mission 753 speakers. There's a lot I like about this setup, but there is a noticable lack of bass. Listening to Bowie's Blackstar through my friend's bookshelf Marantz speakers recently, I was impressed by how punchy and focused the bass was at a relatively low volume and decided I should do something about my own setup. Today I received a new Wharfdale Diamond SW150 sub, which I'd been looking forward to but am now rather disapointed with. The instructions recommend two ways of connecting the sub to an amp without a dedicated sub out put - either by connecting it to the speaker outputs on the amp (which are already pretty busy as my speakers are bi-wired), or by connecting the sub to the low frequency inputs on my speakers. I have tried both, and in both cases I have found that the sub does little or nothing at the volume I usually play my HiFi at (too loud to comfortably hold a conversation, not loud enough to start a fight with the neighbours). I have tried disconnecting the speakers altogether and just playing the sub, and I have found that it comes to life when the volume is quite high, but even then it sounds muddy and blurred. Have I got a dud sub, am I doing something wrong, or do I have the wrong expectations?
Thanks in advance,
Stephen
I was hoping someone could set me straight on what I should and shouldn't expect from a budget subwoofer in a HiFi setup. I currently run an NAD 533 (With an Ortofon 2M cartridge), and a laptop via an Arcam Miniblink through a Marantz PM66SE amplifier and a pair of Mission 753 speakers. There's a lot I like about this setup, but there is a noticable lack of bass. Listening to Bowie's Blackstar through my friend's bookshelf Marantz speakers recently, I was impressed by how punchy and focused the bass was at a relatively low volume and decided I should do something about my own setup. Today I received a new Wharfdale Diamond SW150 sub, which I'd been looking forward to but am now rather disapointed with. The instructions recommend two ways of connecting the sub to an amp without a dedicated sub out put - either by connecting it to the speaker outputs on the amp (which are already pretty busy as my speakers are bi-wired), or by connecting the sub to the low frequency inputs on my speakers. I have tried both, and in both cases I have found that the sub does little or nothing at the volume I usually play my HiFi at (too loud to comfortably hold a conversation, not loud enough to start a fight with the neighbours). I have tried disconnecting the speakers altogether and just playing the sub, and I have found that it comes to life when the volume is quite high, but even then it sounds muddy and blurred. Have I got a dud sub, am I doing something wrong, or do I have the wrong expectations?
Thanks in advance,
Stephen