There are different style of high level input subs. Not sure which style Omega uses but they are all fairly simple, one style will require more speaker cable on your part, the other will provide a cable for you. Either way, like i said, thats not the complicated part, getting it into best position is the tricky part and then of course running the wiring needed. It’s worth the effort though, my desk sounds incredible, it’s really a fun soundstage to be in the bubble and have the sound just float around you or in front of you. Best front row seat at a small venue you could ask for🤌
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Well after talking to Louis and after my own research, I just YOLO’d for a b-stock deephemp 8 sub in Macassar Ebony. Should be here sometime in the next week.
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Congratulations, i like floor firing subs very much, i have 2 designed this way and honestly they do the job just fine for where i need them. Even on a desk technically you can do the “sub crawl”. i did it many times over and it simply works and is fairly easy and straightforward.
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They benefit a lot from a good PC, you don’t have to go crazy but something good copper, 12 gauge or better. Don’t use a stock PC.
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thanks for the tip. I think I have a better than stock but not quite boutique power cable laying around here somewhere I can use for now lol
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I hope you enjoy the sub. As @dB_Cooper said, I have a similar desktop setup , with Omega monitors and a DeepHemp under my desk. I was surprised at how much better the mids sound on my monitors when the sub is on, so it’s not just about bass.
If you don’t already have feet for the sub, I liked these $23 feet better than the rubber feet that come with the DeepHemp.
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Turns out the deephemp will get here a lot sooner than I thought it would, out for delivery today!
Will have to get it all setup tonight after work and have a little testing session 
@PaisleyUnderground Have any tips for what frequency to set the crossover and gain level? Obviously I will have to tune it for my speakers and room but having a known baseline would be a good place to start.
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There are various ways to do this, most important is getting yourself at least in the bass Node so that you are experiencing the top of the wave at your seat, this is where the subwoofer crawl comes in handy.
Drop your sub on the seat, (or at least where your seat will be) power it up, just use 50% across all knobs for this. Then crawl around your desk trying to find where the bass slams hardest using a track like Medellin from madonna, or Bop Bop, Joe B1 Kenobi, Faz Gostoso, Madonna, or Teach me how to Doughie.
Once you find one or 2 spots that actually work, move your sub there. Next for smaller speakers crank the crossover up all the way, get your volume up about 3/4 way and start listening. You are running the sub hot, drop the crossover till you find where the x-over seems to blend with the speakers.
Next drop the volume to zero and using your favorite bass capable song slowly crank volume knob 1 click at a time till the space around you fills nicely but you don’t hear/feel bass slap or boom. You can alsways move the x-over back and forth a click or 2 during this step too. You may have to repeat this several times for days, even weeks. You’ll know when it’s off based on some various songs and genre’s. Eventually you‘ll find a good spot for general purposes based on what you generally listen to.
Happy listening and congratulations, I’m sure there are other much more technical methods, i learned and used these methods and they work for me, plus i actually have the steps memorized 
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This is what I like to do too. I know this is subjective, but I personally get overwhelmed by bass if it gets too boomy. So, I like to start at zero and go upwards to a point where it complements and fills in the music.
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Thir photo below shows what I have mine set to. @dB_Cooper was the original owner and I actually kept his crossover setting as it worked well for me.
And I do recommend using specialized feet, which I found tightened up the bass a little. And you don’t need to spend a lot of money, those ones I linked to above were only $23 for 4.
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@Towa the bottom knob is the phase of the bass wave. That’s a fine setting BUT very important. Take time with it, days over long sessions. When you get it right it the low end should disappear yet image properly with the speakers in the center. Use the crawl for positioning, I swear by it, it really made all the difference in each of my systems. Good luck and happy listening 
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Well here she is. Not my favorite wood choice but still quite beautiful and most importantly, cheaper and arrived faster than a newly ordered one would have 
What is funny is I actually think I have some of those being used in a different system rn lol I was actually thinking of getting an isoacoustics sub platform since I already use their speaker stands.
Thanks for the tips, I will have to tweak it little by little when I get my next break from work.
I have it set up right now and just in my first handful of tracks. I started out with the gain somewhere between 11-12 and the crossover around 3 a’clock but instantly I could tell it was too much gain and mid bass, So i ended up backing the dials up to something more similar to what @PaisleyUnderground has and it has been a lot more pleasant so far.
I won’t do the sub crawl quite yet but tbh there is really only a few different positions the sub can actually go under this desk so I’m a bit limited and actually just listening to it right now it sounds pretty “silent” in it’s current position and is blending nicely… so maybe I got it in one go
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Since the sub is downward firing, just make sure the stand is the right size. Which I know is stating the obvious. I’m just saying that because I tried an Isoacoustics ISO-200 subwoofer stand which I had lying around (it came with some Isoacoustics speaker stands that I got from USAM) and it was too small.
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