I'm going to be buying new front speakers in the next couple of days and the retailer I'm purchasing them from is offering a free subwoofer with a purchase of over $800. I already have a subwoofer and I'm wondering if there's any real advantage to having more than one in a system. Any ideas or comments would be welcome.

Thanks in advance,
Gonnosuke

quote:<HR>I'm wondering if there's any real advantage to having more than one in a system. <HR>

How about sending you and your friends/family in a uproar...flying straight out of your living room and landing on the moon!!!!!

Why sooooo much bass???

I wouldn't do such a thing...otherwise why head to the bathroom when I did not want to go to the bathroom in the first place?

As long as the free sub they are offering is not so sub-standard that it brings down the quality of your existing speakers I would say go for it! As a owner of a three sub HT I can tell you that multiple subs are very nice for filling up a roon with bass far better then a single sub in a single location could ever do. With one sub you can usually dial in great bass from the sweet spot but as soon as you move out of that sweet spot the bass goes way down! Having 2 or 3 subs let you dial in the bass from any sitting position in your HT room so that all viewers are treated to outstanding bass.

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The benefit of two subs is that each sub can
be set to a lower output level, yet both
together will provide increased, cleaner
bass in the room.

I have dual NHT SubTwos, but experimented
with just one initially. When I added the
second one, it took the bass to a new
level -- cleaner, smoother, more room-filling,
and much more visceral impact.

But, what kind of sub is "free"? If it's
a poor quality sub, its addition will of
course degrade overall system performance.

For clarification here's a link to the free subwoofer:
http://www.polkaudio.com/home/produc...oofers/psw350/

One of the reasons I'm interested in possibly setting up the second subwoofer is because my existing sub is the same model. And to answer Sonic, I never would have even considered a second sub if I wasn't going to be getting it for free. If having 2 subs isn't worth it or it doesn't pan out I'll go ahead and sell it but I thought I'd ask the group for some feedback about a 2 sub setup.

-Gonnosuke

Ditto to what the others said.If it is a quality subwoofer,it will add higher SPL`s and more room filling.I have 2-SVS 20-39`s tuned to 18Hz and a Clark Synthesis transducer mounted under my couch and my mains(Legacy Classic`s) are set to large which go clean to 22 Hz.Quality bass takes hometheater and music to another level.