Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Stereo Help guys......A sub or a more powerful amp??

I would suggest a sub even for 2 channel.Taking the load off you main amp and letting the sub do the hard work should allow your Nad to have more head room.I run 2 subs in my stereo and believe it is a great improvement.I have M80s and 2 Vtf-2s going through an Outlaw Icbm with the crossover set to 60hz.

Todd,

Go for a subwoofer. You won't be sorry. I have M60s and an SVS 20-39Ci. Built-in amp. It sits there, unobtrusive and all until called upon. When called, it delivers a chest palapatative bass down to where you can practically count the Hz as you feel/hear them.

Be careful about what you put on the top grill. Whatever is there will levitate. Nearly one-half horsepower (320W) moves an awful lot of air. Just ask our cat. He made that mistake only once.

If you crank it up, watch out for pictures on the wall and stuff on tall shelves. Remove them or bolt them down.

Try Frijid Pink's "House of the Rising Sun" or Dylan's "Jokerman". Better yet, try Para Lennon & McCarteny's "A Friend From Rio" or Craig Armstrong's "Budda Bar" for strong bass lines.

I also like Paul Simon's "Obvious Child" because the material seperates junk speakers from good ones.

Mariss

One word.






SUB.

Todd, from your description it doesn't seem that you're using the full capacity of your NAD. It's highly unlikely that you're exceeding its power capabilities and if this is the case then, regardless of what you may have read elsewhere, more power won't "bring out more" in the M60s; it'll just go unused. The M60 bass is good enough that there isn't a screaming need for a sub, but it will help significantly to take some of the load off the M60s(and C352)and handle the low bass which it can do best.

I think I (sub) see a bit of a (sub) pattern emerging (sub) here....

full capacity?? I am not sure what you mean. Is there something else I can do, besides the sub, to increase power??

I stand all alone on the amp side and I'm not giving in! Given this is a stereo only set-up and the person involved is happy with his current bass situation why push a sub? A good amp will make a difference!

A sub's gonna make more of a difference, even if he likes his bass now. If he doesn't turn it up past 11, the amp's not gonna make that much of a difference.

I disagree.........but that is what I seem to do most around here lol Since I have added my Parasound to the mix I notice that my bottom end is far better then without.............and no it's not in my head. I would tend to think that almost tripling the power does help with not only loud levels but lower levels also.

" happy with his current bass situation"
I dont think he knows what he's missing. Only my opinion.