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Need Wireless Subwoofer Options

I am in the process of minimizing my system footprint and the large boomy Velodyne VA-1215X that hogs the corner of the living room is the bane of my wife's existence. I would like to replace it with a wireless sub I could hide behind the couch. I have found a few solid brands like Rel (T/7i) and JL Audio (d110) that can operate via wireless. Others like Paradigm and Klipsch do as well but I have less confidence in their sound. This is for a two channel system connected to the TV - no surround sound.

Any ideas on brands/models that would fit the bill? My budget is $1K max. No velodyne please.  One concern I have about the Rel is that it does not appear to have a phase setting and I have very limited placement options.  Should I be concerned about this?

Thanks.
treebeard1

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treebeard1 OP
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No, I can't route any cables. I stopped by a local dealer today to audition the JL Audio subs. They told me I could use the JLA JLINK wireless system on any sub because the receiver has RCA out. It's just that if I use their Dominion brand then it connects directly via R45. The JLA website implies the JLINK system is only for the Dominion series. This opens up a many more options, like going used. My first plan of action is to see if I can move my existing sub to a more innocuous location and then hook it up to the JLINK, which is 2.4 GHz. Then go from there.
treebeard1 OP
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treebeard1 OP
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@m-db I see a JL Audio E-110, the next step up, for sale on Agon. Would that get me there? I'm thinking not.
treebeard1 OP
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@savdllc
I have already ordered the JL Audio JLINK and plan to try it with my Velodyne. I’ll take it from there.

@m-db
No home theater. TV hooked to 2 channel digital pre (Cambridge 851N). I say no Velodyne because I paid $1k for my VA-1215X 20 years ago and it’s very boomy. Has a paper cone that rotted away. Seems cheap because of those two factors. That may not be the case anymore but perception is reality.
treebeard1 OP
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@m-db Thanks, but for now I'm going to stick with what I have and use the wireless JLINK system.  If the spousal unit doesn't like the wireless locations of the sub then I'll look for something smaller that fits behind the couch.

@gdnrbob I'll look those up id it comes to that.
treebeard1 OP
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The JLINKS system arrived yesterday and I hooked it up last night.  Very easy.  Listened last night and at high volume today.  So far, I'm loving it. Some oberservations:
  • I now need to turn the sub up higher to get the same bass, but I think that's due to its new location.  Before it was in the corner of the room and now it's next to the couch with more space around the sub.
  • It's no longer boomy!  I'm hearing more texture in the bass and feeling more reverberation in my gut.  Probably due to the new location.  I love my sub again.  @m-db  I'm back on the Velodyne bandwagon!
  • No dropouts that I can tell.  
Really, the advantages above are not due to the wireless system but the flexibility it gave me.  And the spousal unit likes the new location.  The corner of the living room now looks empty but that's my wife's problem now :) 

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