Greetings from India,
I recently purchased Dali Spektor 2 speakers along with Quad Vena Integrated Amplifier. Purpose of the system is mainly for 80% Music and 20% games and movies. I have decided to add a subwoofer to complement my system. Below are the subs which are available in my country and those that I have shortlisted according to my budget ($500). Kindly note that SVS subs etc cost way higher over here and hence I cannot afford them over here.
1. Taga Harmony TSW212-SE
https://hifimart.com/product/taga-harmony-tsw-212-se-html/
($410 after discount)
2. BIC America F12
($550 approx)
3. PSB alpha S10
PSB Alpha S10 Subwoofer is compact and affordable, it gets down to business for music and home theatre systems when deep bass is a must.
hifimart.com
($546 after discount)
4. Polk Audio HTS 10
- Polk Audio HTS 10 - 10'' Front Firing Subwoofer Yash Retail
yashretail.com
($479)
My main preference according to budget and specs are Taga Harmony TSW212-SE, However, it does not have High Level Input connections. Should I be worried about this? My Quad Vena has RCA pre-out and I can simply plug in to the Line In / Low Level Input in the Subwoofer, but is this connection preferred for music listening? I am a noob when it comes to subwoofer and the associated connectivity and crossover thing. Kindly help.
room size - Medium Large. No acoustic treatment done. It has some glass windows and doors. 13ft false ceiling. Tiles floor. Speakers on Desk. Nearfield - Midfield Listening.
p.s. I do not want ground shaking, glass shattering, walls shaking kind of sound. In fact I hate those type of sounds. For movies and games, they might be okay. But for my music, I definitely do not want them. Music genre I listen to - almost all genres except rap/hip hop. I specifically like Indie Pop/Rock, Dreampop, Post-rock, Progressive/Power/Melodic Death Metal (but not so much metal these days), Alternative, Instrumentals and Mainstream music. Oh, I Should also mention that, I do not listen to these audiophile music such as Classical and Jazz. I want my bass to be thick with a good thump, punchy, clean, accurate and musical. I could hardly care about games and movies, but It would be nice to experience better bass for movies as an added advantage.