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Seth It turns out I still have the brochure for the Altec-Lansing THX speakers. They are in the 1993 Altec Lansing Home Loudspeaker brochure. AL also made some (now) highly collectible, very large 2 way speakers with 15 inch woofers and huge horn tweeters, but I digress. The THX set-up I...

Jeremy I wish you wouldn't quote me selectively :) Thanks Richard Those are all good points. My first THX experience was in about 1992. At that time Altec-Lansing had a full THX speaker set, and Kenwood had a THX processor and amp. The demo was in a room about 7 X 9 feet. It was a real...

Jeremy He is going to get an SVS-PB12 Plus/2 so that is not an issue. THX has gradually expanded its range of acceptable designs in order to try to stay relevant to anyone. The much watered down designs that are certified sound different than the limited vertical dispersion of the MTM...

Jeff For the money that is probably a good way to go since you like what you have read so much. I do have several caveats. 1) The original THX philosophy called for controlled vertical dispersion by placing the tweeter between 2 mid range speakers. See here...

I'll be right with you Jeff, I have a few things to look up. Thanks for clarifying the sub.

Jeff I took a look at the web site. Clearly the weak link in the system is the subwoofer. That sub can't begin to compare with other subwoofers starting at under $500. The sub is way too small, underpowered, and not competitive with the subs people are using as the foundation of their systems...