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Again, my speakers lacked bass and sub-bass, especially at low volumes. With this subwoofer, the wide, high, airy treble of my Fluance SX6’s is now completed by wide, low, smooth bass. The “mechanical-ness” of the drum kicks is now “counterbalanced” by the smooth bass, resulting in something sounding way more natural. Unexpectedly, even with the crossover set to ~90hz, male and female voices are also benefiting from this sub (yeah, mostly male voices). Some instruments started sounding more natural too. Most of all, I hear everything, everything, better, even at way lower volume levels than before. I needed my bookshelves to be loud to hear everything. Now I hear everything at moderate volume. I used to relax (or just not hear much) at 25% volume and my normal volume was 35%. I can totally enjoy music and youtube videos at 25% volume and 35% is “party-level” volume now.
As a bonus, it’s quite ironic to recommend a subwoofer to tame the highs, but hearing missing low frequencies will make you hear everything better at a way lower volume than usual – therefore, you won’t need to hear the treble peaks anymore to hear everything else clearly.
So… I really did not knew what I was missing. And, apologies to all the bassists, I guess. You’re there, now. Even at low volume. At the same perceived “distance” from my ears with all the other musicians.
This being my first sub, this is definitely a new experience for me, and… an impressive one for 100$. (…) As a bonus, the sub basically looks like it was made in the same factory as the black SX6’s: Same wood, same grill cloth, even the “Monoprice” font is similar to the “Fluance” font.
TL,DR: These two pair very well together. 100$ speakers, a 100$ subwoofer, and a 100$ (eBay find) Denon AVR is all you need if you or someone you like wants a cheap 2.1 “home cinema”.
Obviously, for “critical listening”, look elsewhere. But for games, music, movies, netflix? Good luck beating that for the price.
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