[dkorbal]

Originally Posted by dkorbal

Hi Peter. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I was NOT able to do a side by side comparison. In fact, I wasn’t even able to hear the RELs. I did listen to the B&W and JL Audio but not at the same time nor on similar systems so I can’t comment on either, other than to say I liked them both. After talking to a couple individuals (Ivan being one of them ….. thanks Ivan) I ordered two f110v2 yesterday.

Now the dropping of the second hammer. The MEN220 and DARO do not play nice together. At least that is what I’m told by my dealer. I’m going to research that myself. The choice is use the CR-1 or men220 but not both. I’m not sure why I can’t use the DARO first than use the men220 calibration. Either way I’m hoping the JL’s will be easier to calibrate because of the line level inputs rather than REL’s speaker level inputs.

Now the third hammer. If I don’t use the CR-1 I will need a switch box or manually switch the cables out when listening between music and movies. I’m not sure how I feel about that.

I never thought adding a pair of subs to my system would be soooo difficult. Does everyone face these choices or am I doing something wrong.

Now that some time has passed and rereading this thread I felt I should update what ended up happening. I did NOT use a switch box (passive preamp) because I didn’t need one. After talking with Ryan here and information from a JL Audio tech it was possible to have both connections running into the sub at the same time. One connection coming from the AV receiver and the other from the men220. Next JL Audio has well written instructions on how to setup and integrate into main speakers while considering surround sound systems. Everything worked out well in the end.

Now I think I’m going to upset the apple cart one more time. But more about that later. I’ll give you a one word hint …….. “nearfield subs” ok two