u/Equivalent-Style6371

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Subwoofers tailered more towards mid bass rather than deep low bass

First of all I would like to thank this subreddit, as the knowledge that has given me over this short period that I'm into this journey, is much appreciated.

I ended up getting Kef Q1 Meta (returned the Triangle BR04 cause they were too loud and forward, and maybe a bit fatiguing too).

I love the Kefs but one thing I am missing (compared to the Triangles at least) is some punch and liveliness, especially at the drum kicks (50-100 Hz range probably). I don't care at all about the lower bass though.

So two questions from me:

  1. Any subwoofer that is tailored for that? I'm thinking mainly the 50-120hz range. Especially European subwoofers, as I'm located there, and getting an RSL sub is not an affordable option. Would I be ok (for what I want) with a more budget option like the Cambridge Audio Minx X201, or a Kanto sub, or something along those lines?
  2. Does the idea that having a high crossover from the Kefs to a fast and precise sub (eg crossover at 90hz) will provide that extra punch, make sense? Or inevatibaly I will have to move to another speaker regardless? In that case would the Kef Concertos be worth a shot? Or the difference won't be as dramatic as I expect? I went to a demo for some Focal floorstanders (Focal Theva) which although they sounded nice, they didn't have the punch I'm describing. So I guess not all speakers are made like that. Triangles were very lively, but had other (maybe minor) flaws, so I don't regret returning them.

Anyway, thanks a lot for everything so far.

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