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Hey, if it worked for Acoustat...

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In Reply to: RE: Yeah, but you've got those great subs posted by powermatic on June 29, 2009 at 17:04:00

...and it works for Martin Logan, I figured it would work with a pair of Maggies. So, it wasn't exactly an original idea, but I'm conviced that it's a good one. I don't suppose it's necessary to actually combine them as I did, but I just didn't have the floor space to do it any other way.

My little RELs got better when I replaced their drivers with a pair of JLs. They're still 'musical', but now they're CPR certified. ;-)

Good luck with this project and fire me an email with info if you have the time. Speaking projects, did you ever finish that 3-arm turntable?

"Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny" FZ

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Didn't hear about that driver replacement. - powermatic 22:44:40 06/30/09 (3)
Do you have a link?

And yes, the fabled 'wankel' three arm deck is up and running, plus I've completed a Technics SL-1200 to a new plinth-I'll send you photos.

"dammit"
- no link - wazoo 05:03:33 07/01/09 (2)
  The driver change was necessitated by a whoops which damaged a voice coil in one of my REL subs. The JL Audio W3v3 looked like a good replacement driver - good match to the amp and size of the enclosure. After making the swap, I was so stunned that I replaced the driver in the perfectly good sub. This was a very recent change and well worth the money - not much actually. These things ROCK!
  Post or send me a photo of the TT - I'd love to see it (and congratulations on its completion).
  
  "Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny" FZ
  
  Edits: 07/01/09
  - RE: no link - Kiefer74.1 07:12:46 07/01/09 (1)
    Although I lost interest in car audio in the late 90's I remember having a pair of w6's (8") that were surprisingly visceral. I had 2 buddies at the time, one with 2 10" and the other with 2 12" of the same...they dialed them in mainly for impact and man, they sure hit the mark!
    
    How would you rate/compare the performance/musicality (and HT use) of the JL's compared to the stock REL drivers in your setup?
    - nothing but gains - wazoo 10:49:37 07/01/09 (0)
      The W6s are dual VC W3s - not much difference otherwise. The JL drivers give up nothing in musicality to the stock drivers in my Q150s - just gave them more oomph. I didn't replace the driver in my Q200 (different system) and I have a dedicated HT sub (an old 15" Klipsch). The 'subs' in my hybrids aren't used as true subwoofers, so I can't answer the HT question (though, I guess I could experiment).
      
      "Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny" FZ

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