Merlin Subwoofer?


The holy grail? Well in the meantime, I saw that Todd Warnke reviewed thr Soliloquy S-10 Subwoofer which he claimed worked extremely well and seamlessly with his VSMs (with the BAM in use). Any other success stories of bring the last octave to the Merlin experience? Not sure I even need it, but.....
pubul57
For years I've been using a Vel DD-15 with modified VSM-MX and BBAM. The sub works well with crossover at 30hz and steep 24db roll-off. The effects are subtle, adding just the last measure of LF embellishment-- quality not quantity.

I believe the more recent Velodyne software revs don't allow crossover to be set below 40hz. IMO this precludes their use with VSM.
My experience with good subwoofers is you hardly know they are there, the venue seems bigger. I think Warnke also crossed over at 30Hz, he comments that not using the BAM does not gell as well, probably because of the need for the higher crossover point, and getting too much subwoofer driver involved at the higher bass frequencies, which are just about perfect with the VSM/BAM.
..funny, I have tried the VSM's with a Stella NOVUS bass managment (what a title) crossing at 31Hz. It was vg, but I kept using it in the Studio with its Stella OPUS speakers, where they make better optical and acoustic sense..

(The Stella is an extremely versatile offering - I believe their is a guy selling them in the States, for a mere 12K
LOL Such are exporting prices..)
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