james633

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Recommend a subwoofer?
I have had good luck with a pair of JL audio E112s. I can't see a need for anything "better". They have built in digital crossovers (high and low pass) and are designed to be connected between the pre-amp and power amp and high pass to the mains a... 
What is the best HEAVY METAL speaker?
As some one who has been into this hobby for 20 years and started out listening to metal (still go some times) you need to stay away from razor flat speakers, Revel and Thiel are good examples. They sound good when the music has bass recorded in b... 
1 large subwoofer or 2 smaller ones...?
But two. One sub always sucks. I use two JL e112 and have tried one for a bit and integration was very bad with one and much better with two. 
polk rtia9 vs paradigm studio 100
Anything but Polks 
JL Audio subwoofer crossover - any comments ?
I have pair of E112 from JL audio. They have built in crossovers and I and turn the crossover off with a switch and do a direct A/B with and without crossovers. There is no comparison, they are better in everyway using the crossover. 
Aerial Speakers
You have gone agents the grain of this hobby and upgraded to cheaper speakers. I can respect this but can I ask what was the tought process behind the process. I have heard the Wilson's you owned and also the revel Salon 2 but never anything from ... 
Can you run a subwoofer on multiple systems?
I run a pair of jl audio E112 subs in two systems (two channel and surround with pass through) and leave both connected all the time. I even go one step farther and connect the high pass to my mains and using surround rout the 0.1 channels to the ... 
Subwoofer Question s
When you add a subwoofer it effectively adds a low pass filter in addition to you speakers crossover. The quality of the sub will depend on how much it will affect your sound when connected. JL audio E112 has a built in digital crossover designed ... 
What JL Subs to pair with Harbeth SHL-5 Speakers?
I use two e112 subs in my system using the internal high pass between my pre and amp. I also tried the same setup without the crossover and passing under them main for a more common setup. There is no substitute for the crossover. Without it they ... 
What JL Subs to pair with Harbeth SHL-5 Speakers?
What ever you do use a real crossover, there is no substitute when using subs. 
subwoofer Bass in Systems
I run two JL E112s and would never concider going with out subs again. Using the digital crossovers that are built in. 
New Thiel Speakers - Post Jim Thiel Era
As a current thiel owner (CS2.4) I would not ever consider buying these new speakers and honestly it turns me off the whole brand. There are so many good speakers these days and sadly thiel is going backwards. 
So sub or not to sub
I am a big fan of sub in two channel systems but you have to run a true highpass crossover. It can not be done well with out it. 
Anyone hear the new Thiel 2.7 speakers at RMAF?
Glad you like them. They say about 200 hours for break in. I bought my 2.4s used and they never change in sound quality. 
Anyone hear the new Thiel 2.7 speakers at RMAF?
No worries. The 2.4s are very good and the 3.7 is great. These should slide right into the middle. The bass will take a while to break in most likely.