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In Reply to: oh yeah - I tried a work around sub-amp too posted by Burnt Fingers on August 24, 2005 at 11:17:18:
One thing you might try is to bring your sub amp back and try it again, recognizing that the second voice coils need the same 100-hour (minimum) break-in as the other Ref 3 speaker elements. And they need to be played HARD during this break-in period, with bass-heavy material.Worth a try, but I doubt that it will work because I doubt that this $200 sub amp has the necessary guts to do the job, which is why I ended up with the Hsu ($749) after my own attempt to do it on the cheap was only marginally successful. I had been running a pair of Hsu 10SW subs with my previous speakers, driven by an old Fosgate/Audionics 100 wpc SS amp, via a Hsu electronic crossover. The Hsu subs didn't integrate well with the Ref 3s, so I tried using just the amp and crossover with the Ref 3s. Not bad, but I felt there was more bass down there than I was getting. I had really wanted to go with the Gallo sub amp but gave up waiting and tried (30-day moneyback) the Hsu. This is a SERIOUS amp and it really did the trick, in my system at least.
I'm feeding it directly from my linestage, which has two sets of outputs. Another reason I went with the Hsu is that it has a subsonic filter (below, I think, 15 Hz) to eliminate any subterranean garbage on LPs, which I listen to about 75% of the time.
At roughly $200 less than the Gallo sub amp, which FINALLY seems to be available, I think the Hsu is a good deal. But clearly that last octave doesn't come cheap! Good luck, Dave
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- A couple of thoughts - Dave Pogue 11:47:28 08/24/05 (1)
- Re: A couple of thoughts - Burnt Fingers 12:03:20 08/24/05 (0)
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