Am I making a mistake purchasing a subwoofer?

Turbota

Folks, I have already purchased a pair of cherry RTi70s for the fronts, and a pair of cherry RTi38s which will be mounted on 36" stands for the rears. For now, this is an [audio] only setup.

These speakers are going to be powered with my old 2 channel Pioneer Spec 1 pre-amp and Spec 4 power-amp (150w/channel)

I think this will be a nice sounding setup as is.

But .... I also purchased a Rava powered subwoofer.

I have heard that with this setup, if used for audio only, that the sub is not really needed.

I was just wondering if I made a mistake buying the Rava. Or, will it maybe compliment the 4 Polk speakers and maybe make the system sound a little better (under normal listening levels). I can't set this system up right now since the new speakers are in Phoenix, and I am still in Alabama for 5 more weeks.

Thanks,
Ron

P.S. Some folks have said, I really only need the 2 front speakers, but, from listening to it before (with different speakers), I liked the sound with the 4 speakers hooked up better. It just sounded more "spacious" to my un-trained ears than just 2 fronts.

RuSsMaN

You should do what pleases YOU brotha.

The Rava is a GREAT value, I'd bag it.

TroyD

Try it out, if you don't like it, unplug it.

BDT

Turbota

Thanks guys ...

One more question from an audio iliterate.

Since I am using all 5 of these speakers, would I have been just as well to use the smaller RTi28s for the rears instead of the larger RTi38s? I think the 28s would fit a little better on the stands since they are smaller, but of course overall sound is more important than the way they set on the stands.

Thanks again ....

dorokusai

Both of those speakers are great bookshelves. I prefer the RTi38 personally, it has more depth and tone, but you can't really lose here. Good luck.

faster100

They both sound great , the 38's i think are superior though..
if you have them already i certainly wouldnt return them..

Turbota

Again ... Thanks for everything!

Dr. Spec

RAVA = very nice sub for music applications.

Edit:

Thanks, Russ. I had modern BM on the brain.

The RAVA should supplement the bottom end of the 70's nicely. The 70's are flat to about 42-43 Hz in-room. I would filter at the RAVA at about 45-50 Hz for a music application.

Doc

RuSsMaN

Re-do your post Doc.

He has a vintage Pioneer Spec setup, 2ch, but can run 4 speakers. He is going to have use a second set of pre-outs on his preamp - and filter at the Rava.

Cheers,
Russ

Turbota

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