Subwoofer selection for Beosound Overture and Beolab 2500 speakers

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brwardle (archived2)
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Posted April 15, 2012 at 08:27 GMT
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Hi there,

Can anyone suggest a non Bang and Olufsen subwoofer for my Beosound Overture, with Beolab 2500 speakers? I have been looking at the B and W ASW600 but really have no idea what will match. The room is approximately 15m x 7m, carpet, one wall mostly glass as we have have double sliding doors, walls are made from plasterboard. I listen to a wide range of music and need to know what sized sub would suit, what design (as i hear there are many, down firing, ported and non ported etc), and what brand.

Thanks

Brian

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hgitzoller
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Posted April 15, 2012 at 09:03 GMT
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Hello,

I do not know why it should be non B&O but would recommend you to either add a BL11 or switch from the 2500 to a pair of BL3. For such a big room the BL2500 might not be really adequate. My room is with many glass walls and about 7*8m big. The BL3 are just good for it. Any other SUB makes the setup just more complicated.

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brwardle (archived2)
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Posted April 15, 2012 at 12:18 GMT
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The Beolab 2500 fill the room well, just no bass. The reason I would like a non B and O sub is because of the cheaper price, and I have all the connection to get the sub hooked up so thats no problem

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brwardle (archived2)
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Posted April 15, 2012 at 23:42 GMT
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Hi Jeff,

Thank you for your quick and detailed response. You have to talk to me like a child when it comes to this stuff as it's not my forte'! So you're telling me that the problem with connecting a non B&O sub is that I will not have control over the frequencies going to the sattelite speakers and the sub? So I will be sending all frequencies to the sub, where I only want the lows, and all frequencies to the satellites where I only want the mid-highs? This may be crude but I figured I would just lower the bass input to the satellite speakers, then adjust the crossover on the sub to filter out the mid-highs. Is this possible??? 

Would the controls on these subs allow me to integrate them somewhat or am I better off saving the extra cash to get a B&O?

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Thank you again for your help,

Brian

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brwardle (archived2)
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Posted April 19, 2012 at 00:50 GMT
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Hi Jeff

Thank you again for the valuable information. I plan to purchase the asw600, and trying both wiring set ups to see which sounds better. The 2500s do have a powerlink cable so I will be able to connect the subwoofer that way.

I will let you know how it sounds once all connected. Thanks again for taking the time to answer my questions!

Brian

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