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10" self powered sub-woofers.....

I was using an NHT B10 d to supplement the bottom end of my Acoustat 100 hybrid speakers...  electrostatic panel over an 8" woofer module.  Due to the unexpected death of one of the subs in our living room I decided to move the B10 d there, to augment an NHT C10, and replace the sub in my listening room/office.
Since I've had good experiences with Stereophile Recommended Components over the years I decided to look up their recommendations on 10" subs and found a Martin Logan Dynamo 800X which is a 300 W 10" sub with ARC and phone app controls. It also meets the maximum width of 14.0" I have available for it.  The other alternative is the also recommended JL Audio E110 at about double the price.  Since there really aren't any salons in Miami to go listen to this gear being able to return it after 60 days or thereabouts if it doesn't work as contemplated is essential.  I can get the ML from Music Direct or Amazon... probably Best Buy too.
Any other recommendations are welcome as long as they meet the 14.0 maximum width criteria, are self powered and designed for music as a primary application vs. home theater explosions.
Thanks

midareff1
midareff1 OP
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Hmmmm..  I think he might be a bit more concerned about his customer's satisfaction rather than whether or not they are using a sub.  I think a sub can have a place in a system..  in mine it's to handle <40 hz down to it's floor so I can hear them run the riffs up and down to the bottom of a big double bass.  Patricia Barbara's first cut on A Distortion of Love album at near the 3 minute mark and Karrin Allyson on the first cut of the In Blue album.... and a few others on there as well and many others  I'm thinking that feeling a customer should be deprived the enjoyment of hearing these instruments with articulation and detail because he's not a fan of using a sub just doesn't work for me.
doctors11
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You speaketh the truth!
midareff1 OP
182 posts
 
@charliee   it would seem to me that if you have a volume control you have a variable electrical result of it's the mechanical movement.  I would tend to think that variable output could be paralleled to this or any sub.
@doctors11    90 degree RCAs came in last night so this AM I should be able to get them plugged in and the spike covers off the legs to provide a much better grounding.  I believe my 9 foot RCA temporary pair should be here today and a 90 degree IEC adapter and an Audio quest cord tomorrow.  Making progress.
doctors11
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Exciting times. Are the 90 degree RCAs necessary in the front firing configuration? I was under the impression there was enough room for standard interconnects. I'll probably do front firing as well.
midareff1 OP
182 posts
 
@doctors11   My music room is carpeted.  I am connected with standard RCAs at the moment but that does put some pressure on them and I can't pull the spike covers and set the sub into the carpet and underlying concrete.  Probably should not even have them connected this way but I was careful.  Just order up a pair of Audioquest 90 degree RCA adaptors and an Audioquest 90 degree IEC adaptor on the same page as the sub...  ...  together it's maybe another $40.  You will need the 90 degree IEC if you plan on upgrading the cord anyway. 
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