Hello ejr1953,
Let me get this straight, you bought and installed 2 JL Audio F113V2 Fathom subs, JL's latest and finest that are huge, weigh 133 pounds each and have a msrp of $4,500 each, but were initially greeted with "one note" bass?
I feel for you, brother, that must have felt like a punch in the gut.
Your dealer then added insult to injury and sold you a calibration mic, room correction software and 10 big and expensive bass traps to fix the problem?
You must have the patience of a saint, I'm getting worked up just hearing about it.
I'm sorry, ejr, I know you're pleased now but the Fathoms still seem like an unnecessary compromise in many aspects from my perspective.
Is it too late to just return everything and start from scratch? I can tell you, with a high degree of confidence, that either an Audio Kinesis Swarm or Debra bass system would be a significant upgrade from the Fathoms in all respects at a price about $1,500 less than a single Fathom.along with a free 30-day in home trial period.
However, I get the sense that a quality bass system is a much higher priority for you than price. I'm as certain as I can be that either a Swarm or Debra bass system will provide state of the art bass in your room while also eliminating the need for any bass traps, mics or room correction software. I know it will provide the absolute opposite of "one note" bass, the ability to choose your cutoff frequency between 30-200 Hz on the front of the 1,000 watt supplied amp and a choice of wood finishes that actually allows the subs to appear to my wife and I like the art pedestals you often see in the better art galleries.
Tim
Let me get this straight, you bought and installed 2 JL Audio F113V2 Fathom subs, JL's latest and finest that are huge, weigh 133 pounds each and have a msrp of $4,500 each, but were initially greeted with "one note" bass?
I feel for you, brother, that must have felt like a punch in the gut.
Your dealer then added insult to injury and sold you a calibration mic, room correction software and 10 big and expensive bass traps to fix the problem?
You must have the patience of a saint, I'm getting worked up just hearing about it.
I'm sorry, ejr, I know you're pleased now but the Fathoms still seem like an unnecessary compromise in many aspects from my perspective.
Is it too late to just return everything and start from scratch? I can tell you, with a high degree of confidence, that either an Audio Kinesis Swarm or Debra bass system would be a significant upgrade from the Fathoms in all respects at a price about $1,500 less than a single Fathom.along with a free 30-day in home trial period.
However, I get the sense that a quality bass system is a much higher priority for you than price. I'm as certain as I can be that either a Swarm or Debra bass system will provide state of the art bass in your room while also eliminating the need for any bass traps, mics or room correction software. I know it will provide the absolute opposite of "one note" bass, the ability to choose your cutoff frequency between 30-200 Hz on the front of the 1,000 watt supplied amp and a choice of wood finishes that actually allows the subs to appear to my wife and I like the art pedestals you often see in the better art galleries.
Tim