Need help finding the right subwoofer

[Dreqs]

Hello!

Recently I purchased two Tannoy 501a Reveal studio monitors and then purchased a Yamaha MG102CX 10 Input Stereo Mixer. Everything is working great. The active speakers produce great definition except for when dealing with frequencies 60hz and below obviously. The subwoofer I want to get is the Onkyo SKW204 which has a line input. Is it possible to have this subwoofer work along side my mixer? Any suggestions would be helpful! Thanks guys.

 

[GranteedEV]

Hi, I think you can do a lot better for a sub.


What price range are you looking for, what size room, and how many seats?

 

[Dreqs]

I'd say my price range is about 100-200 dollars. I'll be using it mostly for music production and listening to my music. I want the subwoofer to be able to adapt to my environment as I move on in life but currently I use my speakers in our pretty large living room. But the question I really needed answered is my mixer problem. Will that mixer be able to adapt to any subwoofer?

 

[TLS Guy]

I'd say my price range is about 100-200 dollars. I'll be using it mostly for music production and listening to my music. I want the subwoofer to be able to adapt to my environment as I move on in life but currently I use my speakers in our pretty large living room. But the question I really needed answered is my mixer problem. Will that mixer be able to adapt to any subwoofer?

That mixer has only one set of line outputs.

Your only solution is to split the outputs. However you can not connect the inputs.

So you need a sub that has R & L inputs. These subs have a built in buffer amp that will not make your main speakers mono.

If your sub only has one line input, you will need to purchase a zero sum buffer amp.

By the way, you don't want to go near that Onkyo sub with a barge pole. That will get you nowhere except waste money.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

That Onkyo sub would be total waste of money.. 100-200 will not get you sub able to fill your "large" living room
The lowest I'd consider is Emotiva 10 sub (I does have L&R inputs as per TLS post) and still that's not ideal solution for you
http://emotiva.com/ultra_sub10.shtm

 

[Dreqs]

Thank you so much for the help. The emotiva sub bass looks very promising. I really just want a sub that can adapt to future projects.

 

[GranteedEV]

Have you considered building it yourself? honestly though such a small budget won't do for anything more than equalized nearfield wothout the bottom octave. commercial subs will have electronic limiters on low frequencies preventing any future potential