In Reply to: agreed, but... posted by Frank Waller on March 21, 2007 at 17:03:05:
The "Van Alstine mod" has a provision for clipping the lead of the Woofer Zobel circuit, thus raising the bass level by 2 db.This mod "warms em up" for lower listening levels due to the Fletcher Munson effect.
My 801's have this mod done, and I can "control" it by passive bi amp, using a bass amp with level controls.
I turn my bass amp's gain down slightly, because a 2 db boost is a little too warm, in my room.
My only "problem" with the matrix 801's is they will not play as loud as I would sometimes like, in my large room.
Other then that, they are about as close to a "perfect" all around speaker as I have ever heard.
Bass definition is a bit lacking compared to the VMPS RM 40's, and some others, but tolerable.
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- Re: agreed, but... - ka7niq 21:20:01 03/21/07 (2)
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