briann%loowit.wr.tek.com@RELAY.CS.NET (Brian A. Nakata) (12/04/90)
I would like to add a subwoofer system to augment the lower two octaves with my Spica TC-50s. I recall a short discussion on this subject a few months back, but failed to save any of the articles. I seem to remember that one poster said that M&K and Velodyne units failed to integrate well with the Spicas, although the exact problems were not mentioned. Whenever this subject comes up, I always seem to hear one clear recommendation: Kinergetics BSC-100 woofers and the accompanying crossover and amplifier. Could any of you out there with Spica TCs and ANY kind of subwoofer comment on your systems? In particular, I would like to know more about the Kinergetics system. I have absolutely no specs or functional description of this system, and would like to correct this. Obviously, I am trying to find a local dealer to audition the Kinergetics first as they are quite expensive. Thanks in advance. Brian
donald%CSI.COM@cs.utexas.edu (Donald Maffly) (12/06/90)
I recently bought a pair of subwoofers (on the used market) made by Spica to match the TC-50's. Unfortunatley, they are out of production. They cost me $400 each. I felt that was a small price to pay for stereo subwoofing. If I had gone with Velodyne, for instance, I couldn't have afforded the luxury of two subwoofers. They are servo-controlled with 50 watt amps made by the respectable PS Audio. One 8 inch Audax driver (DVC maybe??) in a 1.25 cubic foot sealed box. They supposedly go down to 25 Hz. My comments are that they seem to integrate with the TC-50's well, although perhaps not as well as I'd like. They do not get that ultimate deep bass that shakes walls. The cross-over is at about 70 Hz, and they seem to free up the TC-50's so that they can concentrate on the stuff above 70 Hz. On the negative, the subwoofers take up alot of space, and I can't turn them on unless the downstairs neighbors are away. The TC-50's still sound great alone. Donald Maffly