Peter, when I bought my XVX I tried my best to purchase a Master Chronosonic sub woofer, but to no avail. Wilson recommended the Thor because it had more output than a Subsonic. Take the Magico M9. How would you interface it with any subwoofer on the market? I would want to hear those beautiful 15" built in subs. I would feel the same way about the PDL's. It would make no sense to roll the PDL's off below 30 Hz. My Thor works well to 10HZ. It goes substantially lower than my XVX. This would not be the case with the REL Carbons, so this is a mystery. If you took the money spent on the REL's and bought a really nice CD transport and rearranged the gear so that all sources are over by the turntable and easily accessible, now that would be a system for the ages.
Best
Charles
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Charles Updated System: Wilson McIntosh Audioquest
Amps: McIntosh: MC3500MKII (2); MC1.25KW (2); MC2.1KW An (1)
Preamp: C-12000 An
Sources: MCD12000 An; MVP881; MVP851; MR87; Marantz 510LV; ASUS laptop
Speakers: Wilson Chronosonic XVX
Sub-woofer: Wilson Thor’s Hammer; Wilson ActivXO Stereo Electronic Crossover
Cables main system: AQ: WEL Signature speaker cables; 24’ balanced IC; balanced 1-meter Dragon IC ; WEL Signature digital coaxial cable; digital coaxial cable; Diamond optical (2); Diamond USB; Dragon power cords (5 HC cords and 3 source cords); Thunder HC power cord
Cables subwoofer system: AQ: Redwood speaker cable; Wolf balanced subwoofer IC; Wind balanced IC from preamp to ActivXO; Hurricane HC (3); Hurricane Source (1); Dragon HC (1) power cords
Power conditioners: AQ Niagara 7000 (1); Niagara 5000 (3); (4) dedicated 20-amp lines.
Isolation: Wilson Pedestals; Bassocontinuo McIntosh Ultra Feet; X-material plinth
Cabinet: Double Custom Woodwork & Design (CWD)
Acoustic Treatments: Room and Echo Tunes
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