A subwoofer makes a noticeable improvement of a system when you search for the best position. Just throwing the woofer in a corner and hope for the best ... then you probably just stick with the 150s. But it's VERY likely that there is a better postition in the room for even bass as the position your main speakers are. But it takes a few measurements and maybe 2 hours of work. The setup itself is done by MA1 nicely.
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Neumann KH 150 Monitor Review
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When you have a correct treated room, subwoofer are not realy needed.
But Subwoofer are the way to go, specially in untreated / not perfect rooms, like living rooms,
to get an smooth freq response acrosse the freq spectrum.
Just google Single / Double Bass Array / Pseudo DBA
and how they works, I would never want to hear without Subs.
Yes, its alot of work with the DSP and measuring but the results are
(for me) way better than just listening with my pairs of KH150ˋs.
I sold my KH750 recently to an guy who has KH420s in a fully treated room,
but he wants just the last few % to get an better lowend.
But Subwoofer are the way to go, specially in untreated / not perfect rooms, like living rooms,
to get an smooth freq response acrosse the freq spectrum.
Just google Single / Double Bass Array / Pseudo DBA
and how they works, I would never want to hear without Subs.
Yes, its alot of work with the DSP and measuring but the results are
(for me) way better than just listening with my pairs of KH150ˋs.
I sold my KH750 recently to an guy who has KH420s in a fully treated room,
but he wants just the last few % to get an better lowend.
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I'm weird and I would prefer no subwoofer than just one with capable speakers like KH150, at least two are fine and can sound better than none and yes, I prefer subs in stereo
I admit that one KH750 to a pair of KH150 helped me a lot, because the music I listen to is mostly rich in deep acoustic bass. My sound goes from the RME ADI-2 DAC FS to the SW and then to the KH150, all perfectly aligned with the MA-1 and thanks to it the presence of the SW is not noticeable, it just became part of the perfect sound system. But it is a fact that my listening room is really modest (approx. 12m2), treated with Basotect panels, so one KH750 is sufficient and it extended the low end beautifully. Before I bought the KH750, on the RME display in the spectrum analyzer mode, I "saw the first two columns, but did not hear" (25-40Hz). Now I can hear and feel the lower bass and I am perfectly satisfied with the sound.
