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1. Not familiar with the Jensen, if it's a decent sub it should be fine. Bye the way...the Sub8 is a really good match for the A7's.
2. Doubt it.
3. Probably a big factor. It's hard to get the bottom right in a room, so go crazy...get traps!
The room is a monster factor in having a sub woofer. The other is the setup. It's possible to setup a sub/satellite system so bad that you don't stand a chance of doing a good mix.
Since you're not using a bass management box (you didn't mention it, anyway), try this:
•Setup your Adam A7's as if you were going to be using them full range, with no sub. (I found it necessary to roll off the bottom <150hz by 1 notch, so they don't get overwhelmed as easily...YMMV).
• Playback your favorite piece of music that you're very familiar with, and has some good bottom end going.
•THEN...pop in the sub, with the volume all the way down. If you have a remote...cool. If not, then have someone adjust it for you so you can stay in the sweet spot of your mix station.
• Slowly raise the volume of the sub till you just start to hear it fill in the bottom (or maybe just after that).
This is totally non-scientific, but it's is a good way to start. You can adjust from there as you work. If you're too bass-shy in your mixes, then lower your sub. If you're bass is too boomy in your mixes then try turning up the sub.
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