Recent content by CurtisSC

I will be hearing a F112 this weekend. As far as better performance, you must be talking about output, because from I have been reading about the Fathoms, the sound quality, along with output, is what sets it apart. That said, SethH is right....a square room makes things real tough.

I have a front soundstage with these. If anyone is in the Los Angeles area and would like a listen, drop me a line.

Hey...put me on the spot why don't you? :) For sound quality, I would go with an Ascend setup made up of CBM-170SE's and a Hsu sub. That said, the X-LS is a nice speaker and a great value as well. I have not heard the X-sub though.

Wish I could tell you. We were very lucky. The four of us got along very well and similar tastes in music. My local A/V shop loaned me the Ushers and KEFs, as well as the NAD integrated. The 170SEs were my own, and the HTDs I had on trial. The other guys eached owned X-LS's, and two of them...

I heard it at CES...and it sounds very good. With the brief listen I had, I liked it. In the very least, competitive in the $2000/pr market. Would like to compare it with others in the same market space.

I think having a midrange driver would help, but that ribbon tweet still wouldn't sound clean.

For what its worth at this point, I just concluded a 30 day trial of the HTD Level 3 bookshelf speaker. Some obvious holes in the FR and the tweeter is not very clean at all. I could not listen to the speaker very long, the sound really bothered me. Not necessaritly hurt my ears...just sounded...

Manufacturer amps specifications are not created equal. That said, Ascends are not difficult speakers to drive and do not have difficult impedance swings, so any decent receiver will work well with them.

Whether you need the Turbo or not.....without it, you will be at least curious as to what it can do.

It depends on how you judge. Have fun with your subs.....a great deal (SVS or Hsu) is always a good feeling.

I think you guys are ready for a coin toss. :)

John, I think you are letting the old VTF-2 you had influence your thoughts on the VTF-3MK2. :D I truly do not doubt your impressions, but you just can't compare subs in different environments. Even in the same room, moving a sub less than a foot can change the room response. Illka's tests...

An STF-3 is essentially a VTF-3MK2 in 25hz tune. VTF-3MK2 in 25hz tune is at least as good as the SVS 25-31 PC PLUS if you look at Illka's tests.

Geez...forget the new stuff. Not being able to listen to you system needs to be fixed first.

I have no doubt of your comparison, but I am not sure that is very valid. In the least you have to check the calibration.