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Another Bk XLS200 vs Gemini thread....No, wait! Come back!

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Old 18-11-2009, 3:11 PM   #1
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Another Bk XLS200 vs Gemini thread....No, wait! Come back!

Apologies for starting yet another thread to extoll the virtues of either the XLS200 or the Gem II.

I'm about to order one of the above, and I just want to know if there is a vast difference in performance between the two.

It'll be used 99% for films and 1% music, and at low to medium volumes from a Denon 1909 amp

Also, I currently have a REL Q50, and wish to know if either the '200 or the Gem will be a significant upgrade.

Thanks in advance
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Re: Another Bk XLS200 vs Gemini thread....No, wait! Come back!

Get the XLS200, it will be a step up and you should get the best sub your can every time.
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Old 18-11-2009, 6:37 PM   #3
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Re: Another Bk XLS200 vs Gemini thread....No, wait! Come back!

Go for whatever you can afford at the time.

My Gemini has done me proud and I'll be selling it on here in a week or two.

I'm in the process of finalising my next step up: an SVS PC12

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Old 18-11-2009, 7:30 PM   #4
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Re: Another Bk XLS200 vs Gemini thread....No, wait! Come back!

Thankfully my wife has agreed to buy me the 200 for Xmas, but i was trying to make sure i wasn't wasting an extra ton in not getting the gem instead.

Or wasting 300 quid on replacing the Q50 altogether!
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Old 18-11-2009, 7:46 PM   #5
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Re: Another Bk XLS200 vs Gemini thread....No, wait! Come back!

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Thankfully my wife has agreed to buy me the 200 for Xmas,
well stick another £100 towards it yourself and buy a monolith lol
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Re: Another Bk XLS200 vs Gemini thread....No, wait! Come back!

That had crossed my mind, but it's too big!
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Re: Another Bk XLS200 vs Gemini thread....No, wait! Come back!

... and thats why they built the xls400 ! even so i guess that the difference in size between the xls200 and the 400 is still a fair bit. hey ho
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Re: Another Bk XLS200 vs Gemini thread....No, wait! Come back!

Indeed it is. I don't have the space for anything bigger than the 200.

I also have no desire to have my head shoved in the sub driver by my better half, because I've introduced a table sized subwoofer into the living room.
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