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Originally Posted by dcvibe
I think if I ended up with G1's or Alexia I would probably turn the sub off while listening to music. Not sure that would be the case with magico q3/s5, or Rockport Avior.
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Not sure I follow your logic... what makes you think that the Alexia (8" + 10" paper woofer, the "best" material you can use for woofer if you LOVE bass distortion) would have more bass than the S5 (two 10" alloy-carbon bass, bigger membrane surface, lowest ever measured bass distortion by Soundstage)? The S5 goes lower, flatter, with a much better defined bass (at 10-20% distortion on a paper woofer, good luck hearing bass texture). Just take measurements... or listen to a good live recording from Marcus Miller., the anbswer is so obvious to my ears.
If there is one speaker which would benefit more from a sub it is the Wilson. It is the lack of linearity in the bass (typical bass hump in the 80Hz region) which fools you into believing they have more bass, but it is not true. Given the cheap woofer used on the Alexia, adding a sub may help the woofer working better (you would cut it at a higher frequency, which would limit the frequency range it has to cover and therefore distortion). But if you ask me, it is finding a compromise solution for a problem which you wouldn't have in the first place if the speaker was better designed, with better quality drivers. Why they didn't at least use the W-sandwich material of the XLF? cheap.