Subwoofer for Music - Yamaha YST-SW90
Current Setup My stereo front Dynaudio Focus 220 MKII goes low but I wanted more low grunt, sub bass < 40Hz. The new Wyred4Sound MinT digital integrated amp has an Aux Out ideal for a RCA sub connection. This is often known as a 2.1 Channel system. First Experiment with SW45 Without much research, I snapped up a Yamaha YST-SW45 on eBay to experiment(*). Focus 220 II is rated to 32Hz (hard to know what the manufacturer means but measured roughly to -6dB point). Comparing with Dynaudio Excite X32, I'd say the Focus 220 goes lower but is a bit flatter in its low level response. For all the setups, the high cut is set to the lowest possible 50Hz. First impression was "Wow, that's nice". Deep rumbling bass gives a warmer feel I badly wanted. More tweaking of the SW45 and something seems missing. Strange, the lowest registers of the "Arrival To Earth" lost some of it's bone shaking feel - more fuzzy bass but not exactly lower. SW45 s...