would this be a good idea?

[cdsang]

I have a friend who wants something a bit better then what they have now. There is a Klipsch dealer near by and I get an RW8 at $175 USD. The reason for the low price is the big scratch on the side of the box, other than that, its fine. Do you think this would work with 93dB sensitivity satellite speakers and used only for music? Thank you in advance.

CD

[ccsakura]

I never heard anyone talks about RW8(I never listened to it either). However by it's same series..... the price..... and if the room is small enough(like smaller than 10x10) that'd be not a bad choice(sure not as good as other subs, but a great deal matters )

[kenratboy]

We have a 8" Jamo sub (50 wall amp IIRC) in our family room (corner loaded, but HUGE HUGE open space), and you would be surprised what it can do for most non-reference listening. Fills the bottom end and can growl for movies.

[formica]

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On 3/17/2004 6:05:44 PM cdsang wrote:

I have a friend who wants something a bit better then what they have now. There is a Klipsch dealer near by and I get an RW8 at $175 USD. ... Do you think this would work with 93dB sensitivity satellite speakers and used only for music?

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What do they have now... as a sub and their mains?

The RW8 isn't a long-throw type of sub (ie: it isn't a large x-max driver in a small enclosure, and a ton of power to compensate for it's inefficiency)... so it can easily be overpowered by mains at higher levels.

I know... sound like I'm singing the "bigger is better" theme... but is some cases it is.

Rob