Well.... I think the audition went very well....
Babel and his lovely wife came by my house early this evening and was totally thrilled with the setup... we had a great time over cocktails, and food...
Hey buddy, come out to the truck, I got a surprise for ya... hehehhehe
He helped me unpack the New little contender and we placed it into position, and I proceeded to do level setup with the SPL meter. Got it dialed in perfectly. Running about 2-3 db less then the Plus/2, as Ed Mullen suggested, and it blends perfectly. I have never in my life heard a system sound like what I have now... I am just floored with the added performance...
I guess I never thought that I would need more bass in this room, but after setup and some test runs.. OMG... Totally balance out this room with perfect bass... I thought a Plus/2 here was amazing, but the addition of the Plus into the equation was phenomenal.... I never thought the bass was directional here but, now I completely know the difference...
The Gloss Black is absolutely stunning !!!! Thanks SVS for the Overstock deal.
Its alot smaller then the Plus/2 and looks so amazing in the corner right under my rear surround... I had intentionally bought this for my bedroom, but as someone else had suggested that when It come time to move it, I will go through LF withdrawel... HEHHEH
I started out right off the bat with Both tuned to the 20hz tune, and it sounded great, but I then I moved them both to the 16hz tune, and fired up some LF movies.... WOWSERS... the Plus is a bit more nearfield then the Plus/2 and it really fills the gap and balances out the room so well.
Well I think Babel lost his mind.... His wife was incredibly patient, putting up with our psycho bable and extreme sample levels... and movie clips...
WOTW, U-571... Finding Nemo... tons of music....
All in all, I only had to wipe the drool off his face and the mess he left on my couch a couple of times...
I'll leave the rest to Babel, to fill in what he liked or didn't...
Tired and need some sleep...
I'll try to post some pics on monday when I get a freakin day off of work...
Warp