mnailor wrote:As to squealing mixtures, don't aim the tweeters right at your ears unless they are at least 8 ft away.
Actually, tweeters should be pointed at your ears (at any distance). You'll get the on-axis frequency response, and most speakers are optimized for the on-axis response. Of course, feel free to place speakers as you like, but the root cause of squealing mixtures is something else. Something could be wrong/suboptimal in (the recording of) the original, in the quality of the speakers, or in the room acoustics.
Philip Powell wrote:Thank you for your responses! Is there any sub recommendations? Thanks.
Most important question: do you have the means to perform EQ, or the time to learn it? The frequency response in the 16-120 Hz range is totally dominated by acoustics of the listening room, and will need to be EQ'd. Otherwise you'll just add boomy bass.
Second question: do you want to reproduce the fundamentals of 32' stops? In that case, you'll need a big sub that can go down to 16 Hz. Otherwise, a smaller sub that goes down to 32 Hz suffices.
Other characteristics of subwoofers are usually not very critical. You won't need a lot of power: you don't need to fill a stadium with rock music, and the output of any subwoofer is greatly boosted by placing the sub in a corner of the room.