Does a Sub make sense in my case?

TheNit
TheNit Posts: 1
edited March 2010 in Speakers
I'm about to get a AV receiver (Marantz SR6004) that allows for a 2nd zone. I don't think there would be any bass management on the 2nd zone, I want to set up a secondary 10x14 room for stereo listening only. I have older Paradigm 7se's that have 8" woofers, 1" tweeters. I'm toying with the idea of getting a Polk PSW111 8" sub to enhance the sound. Does this make sense seeing that the Paradigm's already have 8" woofers? Would it be a noticeable improvement, maybe a lower volumes?

I would have to connect the 2nd zone speaker wires to the spkr IN on the sub and connect the sub's spkr OUT to the Paradigms.

Any opinions?
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited March 2010
    Welcome to the forum!

    I think a sub would be a good idea.
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited March 2010
    A sub that goes down to 38 Hz is not really a sub...

    Those speakers dig pretty low (60 Hz flat on the MKI, lower on MKIII). Try them without the sub first.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited March 2010
    I would give the 7se's a try before purchasing a sub. The Paradigm monitor line always had good bass in their floor standing speakers.
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited March 2010
    But if they go even into high 50's range, and you plan on listening to quite a bit of music, get a sub. Even a Lil Polk would be beneficial but if you look in the used market, I bet you could get a lot better for a little or no extra money. He'll, maybe just a bigger better Polk.
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