Sometimes yes, sometimes no, there are other factors involved.Thank you. I guess 50 more watts will not overpower my ears but is there any advantage of having 12" sub vs 10"? Does bigger sound better?
Thank you. Frequency response in the bigger one is slightly better - 29 Hz to 0.12 kHz, in the smaller one - 32 Hz t0 0.12 kHz. It's a residence (house) but the room is really big and tall (25 feet tall). Tunable crossover ? - I am not smart enough to understand what that is, sorry.
For example, if the crossover is set to 80Hz, The sub will not play any sound over 80Hz.
There will be some output unless the sub has a staggeringly steep slope. If it is typical 12dB octave and the rolloff is set at 80Hz, 160Hz is still in the picture (albeit not a lot in terms of power response at -12dB). It is something to be mindful of though especially if there is a room response near that frequency. If the sub is tuned to close to that you may get a hump in response. That may not be a bad thing for home theater but might for music duty.
Speakers' minimum frequency response is 35 Hz. I assume you are not suggesting to just let the sub cover the 29-34 Hz gap and close everything else. How normally should I set it it up? And what's wrong with letting the sub overlap with the speakers in low frequencies?