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); McIntosh MC1.25KW (2); MC2.1KW An (1)
Preamp: C-12000 An
Sources: MCD12000 An; MVP881; MVP851; MR87; Marantz 510LV; ASUS laptop
Speakers: Wilson Audio Specialties Chronosonic XVX
Sub-woofer: Wilson Audio Specialties Thor’s Hammer (1); Wilson ActivXO Stereo Electronic Crossover
Cables main system: Audioquest WEL Signature speaker cables; balanced IC (preamp to main amps); WEL Signature digital coaxial cable for MVP 881/MCD12000; Audioquest Diamond optical (1) for tuner, (1) for MVP 851 DVD player, and (1) for LD player for total of (3); Audioquest Diamond USB cable; Dragon power cords (5 HC cords and 3 source cords for total of 8); Thunder HC power cord for MR87 tuner
Cables subwoofer system: Audioquest Redwood speaker cable (1); Wolf balanced subwoofer IC; Wind balanced IC from preamp to ActivXO; Hurricane HC (3); Hurricane Source (1); Dragon HC (1) power cords
Power conditioners: Audioquest Niagara 7000 (1) and 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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