russraff
Prominent Member
Anyone even remotely interested in bass and subs (and who isn't) should get the latest Hifi News. The supplementary mag has a very comprehensive guide to bass and four sub reviews: B&W ASW850; Infinity Kappa; MJ Acoustics Ref 1 and REL Stadium III. All the subs are reviewed exhaustively with real flat frequency responses. The Infinity Kappa comes out very well indeed, while the Stadium fairs less well, technically.
After the ruckus caused by REL stating a -6db on their frequency response specs, it is interesting to note that the Stadium manages ~25Hz, rather than the 12Hz posted on their site and at 10% distortion. The Ref1 is even worse; they specify 10Hz while the review states ~35Hz. A very enlightening read
An object lesson on how to really review a piece of Home Cinema kit.
Russell
After the ruckus caused by REL stating a -6db on their frequency response specs, it is interesting to note that the Stadium manages ~25Hz, rather than the 12Hz posted on their site and at 10% distortion. The Ref1 is even worse; they specify 10Hz while the review states ~35Hz. A very enlightening read
An object lesson on how to really review a piece of Home Cinema kit.
Russell