Subwoofer recommendations Fathom V2, Fathom, E subs and CR-1
 

Hello, This is my first time in this JL Audio Forum and I am hoping you guys could chime in helping me out. In the past three months I have resurrected my hobby and bought Harbeth SHL5 plus and Accuphase integrated. Now I am planning to add a subwoofer. My choices are:
A. 2 fathom f112 then later add a CR-1
B. E 112 then add a CR-1 later
C. 1 Fathom F112 V2 then add a second V2 down the road

By the way my future listening room is approximately 15'x25' and I am more into listening female voices and acoustics. I am also a movie buff.

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A. Obviously. Unless you can make C work like A now, or your second sub isn't too far down the road.

Agree 100%. In fact, you will probably not notice the difference between the F112 and the new v2. Considering that you can probably get great pricing on two used F112, your option A looks best by a mile.

I had a pair of SHL5+ in home for demo. They worked very well with my single f113, the combination was excellent. Congratulations on a great pair of speakers. I would choose option A.

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There is no guarantee that 2 subs will sound better than one. In fact it may sound worse. I know its a common suggestion, and many have gone that route, but 1 sub might be perfectly fine, provided you can position it properly. 2 subs could be of benefit in problematic rooms however.

As a matter of interest, many recordings has frequencies below 100Hz in mono anyway.

I would recommend one F112 V2, and leave it at that if it happens to integrate well, with great response in your room.

If your listening preferences lean toward acoustic instruments and female voices, you probably do not have the need for two subs.

The crossover is always a good idea, and as nicoff said, you may find a very good deal on the f112 version 1 either new or pre-owned.

Thank you guys. My dealer has 1 F112 demo and offered me more discount on a new f112 V1 since it the new v2 is out. Just out of curiosity is the new F112 V2 the same as a an old F112 V1 with CR-1 combo?

Yes. The V1 and V2 are connected the same way to the CR-1 crossover.

If I understand your question correctly, the V2 subs do not include the functionality of the CR-1. The primary change in the Fathom V2 series is the improved ARO system (Room Optimization), as well as a bit more power and some evolutionary driver improvements. The CR-1 can still be used with the V2 subs.

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