Recommend me a small studio subwoofer?

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Looking for a sub suitable for a small bedroom (10x12 maybe) micro studio room. Obviously shouldn't need a ton of power, but I want something that can handle the depths below B. Or at least handle a good B fundamental well. My main monitors are PreSonus Sceptre S6s, more than I need in general, but they don't go as low as I'd like. Looking for "best bang for the buck" not necessarily top of the range.

 

[MuseChaser]

When a PolK PSW 150 I bought from Goodwill and brought back from the dead crapped out again after a year and I couldn't find the issue in its amp, I gave up and bought a new Klipsch sub... An R125W, about $220. It does great in our 5.1 bedroom system...pretty amazing little sub for the bread. Just an idea.

 

[57pbass]

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Looking for a sub suitable for a small bedroom (10x12 maybe) micro studio room. Obviously shouldn't need a ton of power, but I want something that can handle the depths below B. Or at least handle a good B fundamental well. My main monitors are PreSonus Sceptre S6s, more than I need in general, but they don't go as low as I'd like. Looking for "best bang for the buck" not necessarily top of the range.

We are preparing to move and downsize and I have two, maybe three options for you. I will check this morning and let you know. Any space/footprint limitations? Regards, David

 

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When a PolK PSW 150 I bought from Goodwill and brought back from the dead crapped out again after a year and I couldn't find the issue in its amp, I gave up and bought a new Klipsch sub... An R125W, about $220. It does great in our 5.1 bedroom system...pretty amazing little sub for the bread. Just an idea.

Looking for a sub suitable for a small bedroom (10x12 maybe) micro studio room. Obviously shouldn't need a ton of power, but I want something that can handle the depths below B. Or at least handle a good B fundamental well. My main monitors are PreSonus Sceptre S6s, more than I need in general, but they don't go as low as I'd like. Looking for "best bang for the buck" not necessarily top of the range.

I am selling an NHT S-00 powered sub like this in very similar condition: https://reverb.com/item/37820021-nht-s-00-sub-woofer. That link provides a very comprehensive overview. You can also find specs and reviews elsewhere on the net.

$215 and I will cover the first $25 of shipping. I also have several pairs of the matching M-00 powered monitors if interested. All of this has been well cared for, adult use, non-smoker,

 

[logdrum]

The Yamaha sub that pairs with the HS8 is really good. specially if paired with HS8's.

I also have an old Rokkit that's also made for studio application and has the same IO that the Yamaha does and usually cheaper on the used market and probably has better mechanical construction than the Yamaha. not that the Yamaha is bad. You can probably use it as jack stand, You want that in a sub specially if you are mixing EDM or film score type music. I know Rokkit is looked down upon but I know a lot of elctronic music guys prefer them.

 

[DuluthDank]

Dayton subs get good reviews if you are on a budget and aren't trying to be a cork sniffer about it. I have a 10 inch Dayton I got on FB Marketplace for 60 dollars on my TV setup, and it's great.

 

[logdrum]

If you are on a budget and also would like something that does not occupy space, There is an upright Jamo subwoofer that can hide under your desk. Size of a small PC tower. You can even put in under the sofa or the easy chair.It has RCA line in though and does not have a pass through. Under 80 used - I paid maybe 90 for it, I got it because my wife was not keen on the Rokkit for the living room

 

[J Wilson]

Does PreSonus make a matched sub for your monitors?

 

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Does PreSonus make a matched sub for your monitors?

Thanks for the suggestion - they do, the Temblor T10. Googled it, found a cheap used one on the Guitar Center used pages, score! Reviews look like it's about as good as anything else under $1K, and I definitely ain't going that high for this.

Thanks, everyone, case closed!

 

[J Wilson]

Thanks for the suggestion - they do, the Temblor T10. Googled it, found a cheap used on on the Guitar Center used pages, score! Reviews look like it's about as good as anything else under $1K, and I definitely ain't going that high for this.

Thanks, everyone, case closed!

I was just thinking a lot of times the monitor manufacturers sell them as a 2.1 rig including a sub meant to work with the two monitors.

Good for You !

 

[N. Kentucky Bass]

Looking for a sub suitable for a small bedroom (10x12 maybe) micro studio room. Obviously shouldn't need a ton of power, but I want something that can handle the depths below B. Or at least handle a good B fundamental well. My main monitors are PreSonus Sceptre S6s, more than I need in general, but they don't go as low as I'd like. Looking for "best bang for the buck" not necessarily top of the range.

I just accomplished this mission with a Kanto SUB8VMB Sealed Powered Subwoofer. I have the small Kanto Ora desktop monitors, which are excellent for a small room but only go down to 100Hz or so. The 8-inch 300-watt sub is perfect for a small room. It comes with two key controls: a crossover frequency knob, which is a LPF that lets you easily find where your existing desktop monitors begin to fall off and switches to the sub. The other control is volume -- my small room setting is about 9:30 or 10:00 because any more overpowers the room. This problem is worse with a bigger subwoofer. For a small room solution, think small and forget the bigger and more expensive stuff. You'll be fine! I got one from Amazon last month for about $230.

 

[KJMO]

Thanks for the suggestion - they do, the Temblor T10. Googled it, found a cheap used on on the Guitar Center used pages, score! Reviews look like it's about as good as anything else under $1K, and I definitely ain't going that high for this.

Thanks, everyone, case closed!

That’s a good choice. I think home subs are really difficult to integrate into a studio monitor situation. Your sub will do a high pass for your monitors, which will help you get the right balance (less overlap of frequencies, etc.).

 

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So is it better to use the sub outs to drive the full range (HPF applied) or should I use the SUB OUT on the devices driving it? Are the crossovers in the devices worth using? The PA doesn't have a sub out, the synths all do though. Seems simpler (one point of control) to use the subwoofer output rather than the (multiple) device sub outs?

 

[KJMO]

I think the sub outs are a better way to do things, if you have them. I used a calibrated mic and software to get mine as flat as possible, and it was a lot easier and better using the subs hpf for the powered monitors. Home theaters are a whole different animal with different goals and constraints, so I don't think mixing and matching home theater and studio monitors works as well. The subs are tempting because they tend to be cheaper and go lower (at least the good ones). I don't want my studio monitors to sound like home theater though.

 

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Arrived yesterday, had to pay someone to haul it up the stairs, just installed it now.

Quite impressive; not excessively boomy. Sounds great!

 

[winston]

I have a Temblor T10, have used it with JBL, PreSonus & Vanatoo monitors and it sounds great, but I find it just too much for the apartment I moved into last year. I use the full range input (rather than taking the Sub Out of whatever's feeding it) so when I hit the bypass footswitch, it bypasses the HPF on the signal going to the other speakers. If you haven't already - be sure to calibrate level-wise with pink noise like it says in the manual.

 

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I have a Temblor T10, have used it with JBL, PreSonus & Vanatoo monitors and it sounds great, but I find it just too much for the apartment I moved into last year. I use the full range input (rather than taking the Sub Out of whatever's feeding it) so when I hit the bypass footswitch, it bypasses the HPF on the signal going to the other speakers. If you haven't already - be sure to calibrate level-wise with pink noise like it says in the manual.

Thanks. I, of course, ignored the manual and just hooked them all up. Will do my homework. Hard to think it could sound even better....

 

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So is it better to use the sub outs to drive the full range (HPF applied) or should I use the SUB OUT on the devices driving it? Are the crossovers in the devices worth using? The PA doesn't have a sub out, the synths all do though. Seems simpler (one point of control) to use the subwoofer output rather than the (multiple) device sub outs?

I also figured out that "sub out" means different things on different devices. "Subwoofer" on some, yeah, but on the mixers at least, it means "subchannel" or alternate output, no crossover involved. So the wiring has to go through the subwoofer first and then to the full range monitors from there.

I shoulda know'ed that already. Ninnyhammer! Sigh.

 

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