Needed Subwoofer for AsciLab C6B

[IngMishael]

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I was looking at the Arendal 1961 1S as a match for my AsciLabs on their official site, but it looks that delivery estimate for the EU is currently showing May 2026.

May will come soon enough

 

[delta76]

May will come soon enough

May the bass be with you

 

[The French]

The Q Acoustics 3060S seems like an interesting option if it needs to be a bit more elegant. It's not particularly beefy, but the slim shape makes it easy to fit in almost any setup and it comes in different colors.
For 160€ the Wavemaster Fusion might be one of the best options, it has passive radiators and still seems reasonable overall for a small room.
There are plenty of options, but it's a bit of a question what exactly you value most, you won't get everything at once on a budget.

Many thanks !
By cheap, I meant the cheaper the better.
I don't want to ruin the quality of the sound either.
I've had several sub in the past, sometimes paid a lot (Velodyne, Rel), and well, in smaller room, it doesn't make a big difference.
The two options given looks fine, specially the Wavemaster I didn't know.
Price for that one is way more expensive in France, at 280. Will see it Amazon.de can ship here.
It is small, and has the same look as the C6B (while being gray)
EDIT : looking at the specs, it says Bass Boost 43 Hz +5 dB.

 

[3125b]

EDIT : looking at the specs, it says Bass Boost 43 Hz +5 dB.

I don’t know what that’s supposed to mean though, the FR of that thing is a mystery to me. Which, to be honest, is true for most of your options, they haven’t been measured. I wouldn’t be too worried about that though because FR in that frequency spectrum is greatly influenced by your room and you will have to fix that anyway.

Small, sealed subs are a bit of a challenge to find. Many are part of some proprietary wireless system, those aren’t really an option. Even if you could get them to work in your system, wireless means latency, which is best avoided.

Here is a price comparison for different models in Germany, I wouldn’t know where to look specifically for France: https://preisvergleich.heise.de/?ca...5150_aktiv&pagesize=30&promode=true&bpmax=400
It’s not an exhaustive list, certainly missing a couple entries and many are those wireless abominations.
From the viable models the Elac Sub 2030 seems like a decent option, it’s not tiny but should have decent output. It has a room correction app as well, but that might be defunct.

Anything smaller than 8“ won’t suffice in terms of output.
Unfortunately I don’t have a particular model with known good performance to present to you.

 

[WeekendWarrior]

I have the C6Bs and have added a pair of these...https://mjacoustics.co.uk/pro50-mk4/

I like the difference they make, not only at the lower end, but in partly addressing a bass suckout/ room mode I have. There's a much improved soundstage with the subs active, it's just a more immersive experience with them.

I'd think any half decent sub would do this, especially as you have a WiiM Ultra with bass management for ease of setup.

 

[Scrutable]

If your sealed requirement is flexible there are many more outstanding options. For cheap and effective subs you can’t beat Dayton. Their 12” has very good reviews and for something smaller you can try the 10” low profile, which I have and love for its niche (augmenting a Yamaha soundbar). Neither can match the Arendal but both are a literal fraction of the price.

 

[The French]

You can ask a powerful sub to play smaller but not a weak sub to play louder

Subwoofer are not only a question of how loud, but also a question of how low.
In smaller rooms, reaching 25Hz might create bigger problems than having an average sub which will barely reached 35Hz.
And if you can indeed play smaller, limiting the low end means EQing, which isn't an easy thing to do (unless the subwoofer has its own app to do so).

To me, the Arendal 1961 1S is too much in terms of how low it can go, and too big as well for my tiny room (of course it's already small, but there is smaller)

 

[aschen]

1961 does have parametric EQ built in if you want to dial low bass attenuation in.

 

[Flaesh]

In smaller rooms, reaching 25Hz might create bigger problems

I don't want to start a flame war or seem toxic, but this statement seems absolutely absurd to me.
I assert that in any, no matter how small, small room there are no significant low-frequency problems below the first mode.

 

[Flaesh]

Please correct me if I'm wrong because I want to be 100% sure

Okay, I'll correct)). You (I, anyone...) simply cannot be absolutely right in such a decision.

external DSP for integration/calibration or just whatever comes with the subwoofer? This transient speed and texture you desire is going to be a result of integration with your room/mains more than which sub you choose

+100%. And your avatar is good!)

 

[The French]

I don't want to start a flame war or seem toxic, but this statement seems absolutely absurd to me.
I assert that in any, no matter how small, small room there are no significant low-frequency problems below the first mode.

In a perfectly adapted room, it's maybe absurd.
But in a classic small TV room with few room treatments and no bass trap, from my experience, it's not.
Small rooms are devastating on linearity in low frequencies.
In my previous house, I had a Velodyne SPL1000 which was great in the living room. And horrible in a small bedroom.

 

[Flaesh]

below the first mode
The problems in the small room are noticeably above 25 hertz:

Unfortunately, I don't have a TV. And I don't have the strength, time, or\and enthusiasm to lug a stereo system into an 8x9 foot room.