I forgot I took a pic with my phone before I moved everything into position and plugged it all in....
Them little Carver amps, sound really clean, and have plenty of power to drive most speakers, I have a few of these and they are a little more powerful than the apa150's but the sound quality is identical... These were originally designed by Emotiva {bpa-1} then Jamo picked them up {2 models 50x2 and 75x2}, then Dayton {75x2}, and I believe Carver is the only one who did 100X2....
When I get the crossovers made and installed before the amps, it will free up a lot of power since they won't be trying to reproduce the low stuff {although I didnt have to turn them up past 30% to get them real loud}, that is where you really notice the differences between 2.0 and 2.1 {or 2.2 in this case}, if you don't cross the towers and use a sub it makes the bass seem too complicated {for lack of a better word}..
I will be running these with the subs off, until I get the crossovers in.. I borrowed a set from my other system, but just for testing purposes, Im having these done a little different than them...
Well there is one pic, Ill get more after... I still have to get the x-overs obviously, and make some amp stands.... I'm thinking 2" black walnut, and add a little silver to the black stain {tried white to lighten it up before, what a mistake that was looked like milky grey wood, silver works good though}....
Oh, and also Im having WD send me some matching name plates since the subs and towers have different logo designs {can't have that}....
I know the Jades are expensive, but they sound really good, and I think they are onto something with how they ported this cabinet, as far as the materiel, if I compare it to my evo2 cabinets, I cant tell a difference in sound {except the obvious difference in sound} but I dont here the cabinets either way, I think MDF is as good as anything else they are going to come up with, fancy plastics may just confuse things....
MORE TO COME.... I'm going to do some A/B comparing with the other speakers in the house this weekend using the xpa2, and Ill have a better idea of if Im going to keep them or not
lol.... I dont think I can complain, $2150 --for 2 subs, 2 towers, and 2 amps {all brand new} not too shabby considering the speakers are $3200 alone...
