As thrilling as the discussion on Behringer filters has become... back on topic of good quality subs - I have been using a Velodyne SPLr ultra 800 for few months now. Initially I was using it with an old pair of BW 705s and an even older MF8000 pre/power combo, with FLACS and 320 MPs/4s streamed from a Tranquil server through a SB3. Sounded every bit as good as the MF X ray CD player it displaced. The Velodyne sub, with it's built-in EQ, integrated perfectly. Simply a matter of finding the best (to one's own ears!!!) roll off point for the crossover (I went for 10hz above B&Ws bottom end cribbed from the spec sheets. Then adjust the phase with Velo remote and enjoy. Makes a massive difference to the music. By placing sub to right of the right hand speaker, it is really hard to disassociate the sub from the 705s, the music blends quite seemlessly across the sub/sats.
I have since relegated the multi box pre/power and CD player to the attic in favour of a pair of Audioengine A5s hooked up to the Velodyne and the SB3 via ethernet (needed to tidy up the lounge, said Mrs C). Whlst the A5s aren't the last word at the price point they sound really really nice, and also integrate perfectly with the sub. Just run EQ again and tweek the roll off on the X-over again, and off you go. I stuck in a duet for good measure and am waiting to audition/justify a pair of AVI 9.1s actives. My point being is that after fiddling with hi fi for a few years - and hankering after all the esoteric stuff, I now find myself with a very simple set up utilising a good quality sub that has all the low end one could need and none of the tedious setting up that one might expect. The music sounds great. I would have gone for the Velodyne spl 1000r Ultra had funds permitted, but have saved that for 'better' active speakers. The A5s will find a home in the bedroom - I already have A2s and another SB3 in the kitchen. Why make it complicated? -- turbot fiend ------------------------------------------------------------------------ turbot fiend's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22691 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67022 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
