Subwoofer with crossover intergrated |

[soumilrana]

Greetings people,

Thrilled to find a forum with audio enthusiasts from India.

I was trying to procure KRK 10s subwoofer to go with my KRK 8" G3. I have a Behringer uphoria UMC22. It offers 2 out ports. Been looking for a subwoofer which comes with integrated crossover so that I don't have to buy a new audio interface.
After contacting Trimac (importer of KRK), they told me that import time for 10s is 3-4 months.

It'd be great to get suggestions on a subwoofer within 25-30k.
I live near Delhi and the sole purpose of the setup is to enjoy good quality music.

Thanks guys, and looking forward to engaging with the community.

 

[hydrovac]

Hello and welcome @soumilrana

Surprised you missed the one and only AV forum in India...
KRK 8" G3 are more of a “near field” studio monitor speakers.
should the speakers not be able to achieve bass on their own... do you really need a sub?

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[soumilrana]

Hi hydrovac, I just moved back from the states so yeah nah yeah, I never tried to socialize in any AV forum in India.

I definitely do need a subwoofer. Otherwise; Usually, I just end up in my AV room to listen to colored sound just for the low frequencies. Do 8" G3 deliver good enough bass. Yes, they do; but they sacrifice on mid frequencies while doing that. I would definitely love a perfect audio setup.

 

[hydrovac]

Is the room treated? Acoustics play a major role on how a system sounds like.
curious to know, how adding a sub will address the issues mentioned.

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[soumilrana]

Yeah, most of it. Except for the wooden floor. But I have got 3 carpets covering 50% of the area.

Whenever I feel like enjoying heavy basslines, I push up LF on the speakers, just to lose 1000-6000 frequencies. I once I have the subwoofer, I will just keep em on -1 level to offload all the lf pressure and let the subwoofer do its job.

Its a hassle to climb 3 floors whenever you want to listen to colored sound for 10 minutes or so... So, yeh.

 

[soumilrana]

bump

 

[flat_listener]

Hi hydrovac, I just moved back from the states so yeah nah yeah, I never tried to socialize in any AV forum in India.

I definitely do need a subwoofer. Otherwise; Usually, I just end up in my AV room to listen to colored sound just for the low frequencies. Do 8" G3 deliver good enough bass. Yes, they do; but they sacrifice on mid frequencies while doing that. I would definitely love a perfect audio setup.

If the Krk's are not flat, will probably be tough to get them anywhere near where you want them... a random sub is good candidate for disaster in accuracy.
Check out room eq wizard, a free program that you can use to analyze your room problem points.

 

[soumilrana]

If the Krk's are not flat, will probably be tough to get them anywhere near where you want them... a random sub is good candidate for disaster in accuracy.
Check out room eq wizard, a free program that you can use to analyze your room problem points.

Ah, I tried eq wizard. I don't I need that level of accuracy because I don't produce music. Getting a random sub is the best idea. However, I will have to get a pre amp for that. I was trying to work with my umc22.

A 15k subwoofer be good enough, but then it would go with a 20k preamp (or am I wrong?)

That is why I was trying for 10s (costing me 30k). I just need that extra punch without sacrificing on lower mids.

 

[soumilrana]

Thanks for the bump!

It took 5 months but Trimac Audio imported KRK 10s for me. Sold by Pro Audio Delhi.
Loving the addition of the subwoofer!