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Originally Posted by audiogear
Nice short interview with Magico’s Alon Wolf on the new M7s. Absolutely stunning ! M9 tech for half the MSRP. Interesting to hear Alon’s take on subwoofers even for world class full range speakers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtC7VMcJkVY |
I listened to the video last night. One of the real problems with a subwoofer in a system like this is that the signal produced by the active electronic digital crossover must not only run through the subwoofer system but also run through the entire system. This defeats vinyl and no built-in digital subwoofer crossover no matter how well conceived can match the quality of the rest of a system like this. The crossover becomes a choke point, the weak link in the chain, and the only solution is an analog crossover similar to the M9's. That a purely analog electronic crossover is a necessity for a system like this is obvious from Mr. Wolf's use of one in the M9.
I run my Thor LP only, using the entirely analog Wilson ActivXO electronic crossover, independently of my XVX. This is the way Wilson configures its subs with its mains and I can vouch there is a very noticeable degradation in the sonics when the HP is employed, so that the signal to the XVX is run through the ActivXO.
A built-in active digital electronic subwoofer crossover would be unsuitable for an XVX or Alexx V, IMO and unsuitable for an M7, but only a very few will ever be able to confirm my assertion.
Best
Charles