Randy Myers
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After hosting our last audio club meeting I asked our member who is a reviewer for Stereophile magazine his opinion. He has always given me his critiques and suggestions.
His only suggestion was to add a small subwoofer. He said there is very nice synergy between the Stage 2 and the T+A equipment. He has really liked the T+A since he reviewed the DAC 8 DSD! He said the system had very nice detailed and articulate bass but he felt it did not extend into the lower octave as much as he prefers... he used the new Abbey Road album as an example. There are a few places where he felt it rolled off without getting that lowest octave, but he also felt it was very articulate until the roll off. I hope I did his suggestions justice with my explanation.
Anyway, I have never had good luck with subwoofers. First off I am not a bass hound, but most importantly, I have always found the going back and forth and adjusting the controls made it hard for me to actually setup the subwoofer. Also I do not believe I have ever been able to set a subwoofer up correctly.
So I decided to try Andrew Jones' newest subwoofers from ELAC. Since he is one of the primary designers of the tech used in my KEF's I thought I would have a decent chance of getting some synergy, but most importantly I liked the idea of his new system where the subwoofer is adjusted from your phone via Bluetooth. Therefore you can adjust it on the fly while listening, so easier to setup from your listening position, instead of running back and forth. I also like the auto adjustment.
The whole idea is that using your phones microphone directly in front of sub gets readings without any room influence, and then doing the same tests in your sitting position shows the room effects and it can adjust for the differences. As Mr. Jones describes it, this allows for the sub to give what the designer wanted at your listening position eliminating the room affects.
It is an inexpensive sub that seems to do a better job then the much more expensive subs I have previously tried! To me it works well, and I think it adjusts for my room very nicely using this system! It adds that extra weight in the bottom end and seems to melt into the room nicely not making itself obtrusive!
Oh, I have also been a big fan of using passive radiators on the bottom end to add feel to the bass and these subs utilize this tech!
His only suggestion was to add a small subwoofer. He said there is very nice synergy between the Stage 2 and the T+A equipment. He has really liked the T+A since he reviewed the DAC 8 DSD! He said the system had very nice detailed and articulate bass but he felt it did not extend into the lower octave as much as he prefers... he used the new Abbey Road album as an example. There are a few places where he felt it rolled off without getting that lowest octave, but he also felt it was very articulate until the roll off. I hope I did his suggestions justice with my explanation.
Anyway, I have never had good luck with subwoofers. First off I am not a bass hound, but most importantly, I have always found the going back and forth and adjusting the controls made it hard for me to actually setup the subwoofer. Also I do not believe I have ever been able to set a subwoofer up correctly.
So I decided to try Andrew Jones' newest subwoofers from ELAC. Since he is one of the primary designers of the tech used in my KEF's I thought I would have a decent chance of getting some synergy, but most importantly I liked the idea of his new system where the subwoofer is adjusted from your phone via Bluetooth. Therefore you can adjust it on the fly while listening, so easier to setup from your listening position, instead of running back and forth. I also like the auto adjustment.
The whole idea is that using your phones microphone directly in front of sub gets readings without any room influence, and then doing the same tests in your sitting position shows the room effects and it can adjust for the differences. As Mr. Jones describes it, this allows for the sub to give what the designer wanted at your listening position eliminating the room affects.
It is an inexpensive sub that seems to do a better job then the much more expensive subs I have previously tried! To me it works well, and I think it adjusts for my room very nicely using this system! It adds that extra weight in the bottom end and seems to melt into the room nicely not making itself obtrusive!
Oh, I have also been a big fan of using passive radiators on the bottom end to add feel to the bass and these subs utilize this tech!