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Troy - I don’t have firsthand experience with this woofer - I don’t see the DWM besting your SVS PB Ultra 2 - the module was originally intended for the Minis if memory serves - from various readings it seems to be helpful in the mid/upper range for some - I really do understand the objective...

Hi Troy - it’s been awhile - good to hear from you - I do read your posts at the Asylum.

Had a couple of short power outages in two days – no damage - years ago computer board was fried on two separate occasions by the silent killer aka voltage spike – bought a APC UPS for computer and that was the end of that nonsense. The APC -15 replaces the Tripplite Isobar Surge Suppressor...

Troy – your reading comprehension may be worse than my writing skills :? ;)

If I seem to give the impression that subs output magically dropped to accommodate this particular address – this is not the case – but rather my lacking writing skills. When sub arrived the initial suggested K Ohm settings for the amp /speaker’s sensitivity levels produced the unwanted 4db...

Hi Troy – my old friend who I visited multiples times with the dual Vandersteen’s and Maggie’s called me yesterday- inquiring about my progress – I invited him over last night for a session and asked him to bring some of his music – critique with his experience with the same equipment is...

Thank you heeman.

Update: The 80 hour break-in is now complete - I’ve managed to tweak the controls where the sub is now a mere ½ dB louder than the Maggie’s – it’s been improving daily – when it arrived it was 4db louder than the speakers – that was unacceptable for a sub of this caliber – the integration is...

The collection is quite eclectic – ranging from classical to Madonna and everything in between – the wife at times will sit in with her collection – quite surprising at times – a recent example - I was sitting at computer and she started playing an unknown disc to me – from the first cut the...

Vertical stripes are black ribbons – aesthetics purposes only – the hoses are pipe wraps – keeps cables from catching cold – while making me feel better.

Hey Troy - I would never buy an older model Maggie – the delam failure rate is too high – if upgrade bug hits it would be for a newer model probably the 3.7 – never heard the Tympani – very few were restored.

Hi Troy – Thanks for the invite – the real audiophile aficionados reside at the Asylum (I’m inquiring there) with a good number over at the Circle – I have a lot of respect for these guys on their convictions and the endless tweaking is what makes for a true audiophile – I enjoy this aspect of...

The setup is a temporary one until the sub has the required 80 hours break-in – the place will continue to look in disarray all of next week – or until I put everything back on the rack - the amps are convection – they will get warm but not enough to warrant concern - here’s the deal on the...

Break-In Began This Morning 50 hours per manual - 80 hours after speaking with Vandersteen this morning is his recommendation – after that you start playing with speaker sensitivity, Q, and amplifier impedance until you find a combination that pleases – after that you can send the values to...

After much serious research plus socializing with some pretty ugly hard core Audiophiles – my intentions were clear to all as to my pursuit of natural bass for two channel audio – these are not GTG events but rather one on one auditions of their systems after I was allowed in the home – I’m...