Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site harvard.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!sasaki From: sasaki@harvard.ARPA Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: sub-woofers Message-ID: <242@harvard.ARPA> Date: Thu, 3-Jan-85 15:33:24 EST Article-I.D.: harvard.242 Posted: Thu Jan 3 15:33:24 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 5-Jan-85 02:00:53 EST Distribution: net Organization: Aiken Computation Laboratory, Harvard Lines: 20 While searching for speakers I have come across several that have excellant (at least to my tin ears) imaging and higher frequency sound. The problem is with the bass. As a specific, the Spica TC-50 sounds very good to me (and the price is good!), but it seems a bit bass shy. Reviews of the speakers have all mentioned that having a sub-woofer would fill in the bass. What is involved with a sub-woofer? Do I need another amp? How do you separate the signal that goes to the sub-woofer from the rest of the signal? Can I really get by with one sub-woofer or do I need two? If I need another amp, does it need to be of high quality and output? There are several sub-woofer kits, are they any good? The dealer wanted very badly to sell me a sub-woofer that costed an arm and a leg. -- Marty Sasaki Havard University Science Center sasaki@harvard.{arpa,uucp} 617-495-1270