Would a bass subwoofer be absolutely necessary to enjoy these? Could they hold there own as regular bookshelf speakers? Using a Lepai Lp2020a+..
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A subwoofer would certainly augment the overall sound quality by providing deep bass but if you are mainly using these as ambient sound drivers they should be more than enough
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I am not familiar with lepai...but these speakers have a broad freq response on there own. I recommend a subwoofer so you can FEEL the low end.
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They can hold their own.... full range of sound. They sound great on their own or paired with a good sub.. Either way they are a great.
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No. I have hearing loss and enjoy my speakers without a subwoofer. Then again, I am missing some sounds.
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My Lepai only has inputs for two speakers. Im looking for two small speakers that stand well enough on their own.
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If just listening to music no. If used as the main stereo pair in a home theater system then probably. In my living room the first thing I noticed was a surprising amount of bass for a bookshelf speaker. They have a rear-firing port so you'll want to keep them away from the wall a bit.
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If they are being used as surround speakers, they should be fine. If they are to be used as main speakers you will not have good bass response or volume without a sub woofer.
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Any speaker can be used as a surround but the comments by others are right. These would be overkill since they don't produce that much bass and you have the sub. Consider going with the BIC 6" book shelf speakers to match the sound. If you've read other's questions on here you'll see I'm a big advocate of using decent bookshelf speakers instead of towers because the difference in sound is so miniscule but price can be substantially lower. In fact if you A-B'd these towers to the bookshelfs you'd hear almost no difference in quality or volume. You would hear a difference in bass but that's what the sub is for. Any speaker can be used as a surround but the comments by others are right. These would be overkill since they don't produce that much bass and you have the sub. Consider going with the BIC 6" book shelf speakers to match the sound. If you've read other's questions on here you'll see I'm a big advocate of using decent bookshelf speakers instead of towers because the difference in sound is so miniscule but price can be substantially lower. In fact if you A-B'd these towers to the bookshelfs you'd hear almost no difference in quality or volume. You would hear a difference in bass but... » Read More Any speaker can be used as a surround but the comments by others are right. These would be overkill since they don't produce that much bass and you have the sub. Consider going with the BIC 6" book shelf speakers to match the sound. If you've read other's questions on here you'll see I'm a big advocate of using decent bookshelf speakers instead of towers because the difference in sound is so miniscule but price can be substantially lower. In fact if you A-B'd these towers to the bookshelfs you'd hear almost no difference in quality or volume. You would hear a difference in bass but that's what the sub is for. « Show Less
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Yes, they should provide plenty of power indoors. Even outdoors, they can provide decent power. Adding a subwoofer is recommended. However, I find my Behringer to be a bit muddy, if you haven't bought them yet, JBLs are better.
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I think they would sound awesome with a tube amp, the speakers produce 92db with 1 watt of sound. That and tube amps have better bass response than semiconductor amps.
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I am currently using a pair of Pioneer SP-BS22-LR Andrew Jones Designed Bookshelf Loudspeakers. they sound very good. other ppl suggested using a pair of Sony SS-B1000 5-1/4-Inch Bookshelf Speakers would be a good idea too. I will try to post a video with my setup.
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these are great speakers for the money speakers are very subjective but that said i dont think you can go wrong with these i have 2 pair and many of the smaller ones (pioneer) you have enough power to run them m but i would add a subwoofer for deep bass
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No, these units have very nice bass response. You could add a subwoofer if you like floor shaking bass, otherwisethe speakers sound very balanced with a good low end.
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If you want "thumpin bass" then yes, get a sub. Overall balance is good but not bass heavy. They are not tweeters only, they have a 6.5" speaker cone too. They probably would come to life with an amp pushing them.
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yes. and they would sound very good in stereo. your Yamaha has enough current power to drive them well and get the most out of them! later on they would do fine in a home th. setup. Im currently using them in a medium power 5-spk(4.1) 90 wpc stereo system. very happy with them.A bargain for quality recvd. Placement with these is NOT as critical as would be with less-defined speakers. i find 15' feet apart away from corners is good, but they have such a broad sound field adn wide dynamics its not critical as it would be with other designs. More flexible is good for now and the future.
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Oh yeah... they will hold up and sound great !! As long as you. Have a quality amp sending distortion free signal. I crank 150 watts into them using a NAD power amp and the speakers sound very good..
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The built in subwoofer in the speakers are solid. If i am not mistaken, i picked up the 8060 center, which also has the subwoofer. At any rate, the built in subwoofers are more than enough.
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For a small to medium sized room, yes. I would add a powered subwoofer though. These speakers have nice bass response for their size; but they are only 4" woofers, so they aren't capable of shaking the house. These along with a sub will do a fine job. I have a set in my office and a set in my workshop, both with subs, and they sound great!
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I like them. But, I like them a lot better with a separate subwoofer. I have a theater set up with two sets of these and a Polk subwoofer. I do like my all-Polk system better, but it was also more expensive.
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If you do not want thundering bass, these are excellent speakers. However, with an added subwoofer, this would be an exceptional speaker. They have a good amount of bass output on there own. This is a bookshelf that would benefit greatly with the addition of a sub. I enjoy mine. They are drive by a Harmon Kardon HK3390, again - I am pleased with my choice.
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What exactly is your question? I have a pair of these as rear surround mounted on the ceiling behind a couple of theater seats...they sound awesome..but i have a sub hooked up...ok from previous answers i gather you want to use them as rear speakers..not good idea..they are mainly surround speakers, so not very good bass response.