£400? to match B&W 685, 686 and denon 1909

mattg

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Hi,

I'm currently running an old eltac sub with my new B&W boxes and thinking of selling it to my bro as part of the cinema 1 package I bought as a kid, link: DISCONTINUED ELAC CINEMA ONE ESP MK2 5.1 HOME CINEMA SPEAKER SYSTEM - available from Superfi UK Visit http://www.superfi.co.uk/index.cfm/page/moreinfo.cfm/product_id/2046 for details


This leaves me with a chance to upgrade but I don't really know where to start. How much would I have to spend to get a better sound over what I have now and is it important to match brands to the sub as much with front / rears?

Room is not huge, got a standard double bed on top floor and reasonable space around it (pics in sig). I like to run with the sub on for both music and movies, listen to everything from rinse out DnB to the eagles. I used to like massive bass, now I'm wondering if control and refinement is more important. If I want massive booming oppressive bass, I've got a 10" sub in my car which can shake my glasses off! Even I'm starting to think this is a little OTT these days...

Current sub specs:
Subwoofer: 37 - 280 Hz - with 40 - 180Hz adjustable roll-off filter

In the short term, can you suggest what settings I should be using on the amp / sub to get the best out of it before I try and arrange some sound tests?

things I've picked up on from my reading tonight:

£400
B&W ASW610 SUBWOOFER - available from Superfi UK Visit http://www.superfi.co.uk/index.cfm/page/moreinfo.cfm/product_id/3606 for details

Monolith-DF

budget creep:
http://www.avforums.com/forums/subw...-compact-subwoofer-special-forum-pricing.html

All thoughts / recommendations welcome.

Thanks, Matt.
 
Just got off the phone with my local dealer and he suggests the 608 will be slightly lacking and I should be able to tell the difference with the 610. He also suggested the Monitor audio sub (forget the name) at £750 will be another step up too.

Don't think I can stretch that far but could be a useful demo to see which subs do what.

Has anyone done a side by side comparison with the 610 against some of the forum favourites?

Thanks, Matt.
 
The 610 has problems with amps blowing so don't get one unless you know it's sorted. There's a thread on this page.

I've got a 608 and I think it's great. I've got a small room though.

The monolith is a more obvious choice though. Well liked and there's lots of owners here to provide support. Have a look at the svs ones too.

I thought the MA ones seemed over priced when I was looking.

Have a look at Velodyne too. They do a small 1000w one with the ability to set itself up. Definitely on my list of possible upgrades.
 

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