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  1. Chops

    A pair of 22 year old SL3's and a lot of Schiit...

    Just reinstalled the IsoAcoustics iso-200sub isolators under the JL's. Man, putting the subs on these and getting them off the suspended wood floor, it's like the subs gained a solid 3+ dB of output below 30 Hz, now easily pumping out very usable output below 20 Hz. I actually had to turn the...
  2. Chops

    Reviews - what can be trusted?

    And that only confirms my views of the new line from ML even more.
  3. Chops

    Reviews - what can be trusted?

    Not that I need new panels, but I wrote Russ last night just to see what he has to say about referb'ing the SL3 panels. Mine still sound great. No output loss, no rolled off top end, nothing. I think it's quite ridiculous that ML is charging such outrageous prices for stretching a sheet of...
  4. Chops

    Do I Really Need a Sub?

    Yes, it'll take a little time to get right, but you should be able to manage. Just work with one subwoofer active at a time. When you have each one dialed in, all you have to do then is get all of their gains set properly to your mains and you should be good to go. I don't like using digital...
  5. Chops

    Reviews - what can be trusted?

    Well I'm one of the ones who do not like the sound of the newer ML offerings. Bass too heavy and thick, lower midrange too thin, and the treble tends to have a bit of a dry sound to it. And I've heard most of the new line in different systems, both in small high-end shops and at a big audio...
  6. Chops

    Do I Really Need a Sub?

    Again, that's what the variable phase control is for (also known as phase timing). On my JL's, its range is between 0 - 280 degrees (I think I said 270 earlier, but that's not important). Depending on where that rear sub is located and its distance to you compared to the front sub(s), you may...
  7. Chops

    Do I Really Need a Sub?

    Most days I wake up feeling fine, others, not so much, but I go to work anyway. Then again, it helps that with this new job (been there a year now), the people I work with and for are great, and I'm not longer in retail with varying hours and days, so I don't mind it at all. I swear, one of...
  8. Chops

    Do I Really Need a Sub?

    Not to sound rude, and please don't take it the wrong way, but maybe your supplier's capabilities are in question... IF the sub(s) in question had variable phase and there was a reasonable distance from the subs and listening position, there should be no reason why he couldn't have dialed in the...
  9. Chops

    A pair of 22 year old SL3's and a lot of Schiit...

    Thank you. You're the second or third person to say something about the looks of the trim on the SL3's. That is actually the stock 22 year old walnut trim, still in mint shape. And yes, four cassette decks and a DAT recorder (the infamous Panasonic SV-3700) , which is out of the system at the...
  10. Chops

    Do I Really Need a Sub?

    This is very true. I don't consider myself old by any means, but getting down on the ground, and worse, getting back up is getting a bit more difficult these days. And we still need to get together sometime (it was mentioned on your system thread several years ago). But that's another story for...
  11. Chops

    Run main speakers full range with subwoofers or high pass mains?

    That's also the largest misconception about music out there as well. But hey, to each his own.
  12. Chops

    Do I Really Need a Sub?

    With those two exact models, I would probably say going with dual Dynamo 1600X's would be the better way to go. I'm a strong believer of relying on physical/acoustical solutions rather than DSP. Less processing of the sound, the better as far as I'm concerned. Plus, any time I have used DSP...
  13. Chops

    Run main speakers full range with subwoofers or high pass mains?

    The thing is, most people say when feeding your subs a high level input, they take on the sound characteristics of the main amp. This is probably true to an extent, but in my experience, the high level signal simply makes the subs sound/perform better. They become tighter, punchier, more...
  14. Chops

    Do I Really Need a Sub?

    You would just leave the sub in your listening position and do the "crawl" around the entire room, side to side, front and rear, and find what multiple locations sound best. Those multiple locations is where you would put the multiple subs. After that, you would just have to adjust phase and...
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