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    Quote Originally Posted by pankon View Post
    Alex, which subwoofer have you used with the chartwells? We’re you happy with the overall result?

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    Panos
    Two very different subwoofers, home built with EMI heavy duty 14" x9" unit and a JPW subwoofer.

    Yes, pretty good.
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    Thanks for the feedback. Which trait do you think is the most important one for best integration?
    System1: Lenco L75 with custom plinth, SLAT, sph bearing, SG4 external power supply + Alfred Bokrand AB-309 tonearm + Denon DL103R (aluminum body) + Well Tempered 12" tonearm clone + Denon DL103R (wooden body), ASR Mini Basis Exclusive HV, Marantz CD6005, LAB12 DAC1 SE+, Hattor BIG passive + active pre, Lab12 Suono power amp, Falcon LS3/5a Gold Badge, LAB12 Gordian, Belden 8428, Black Cat Red Level Triode, LAB12 Knack MkII

    System 2: Roksan Xerxes original (HiFi Inspire plinth) with Maxon ReMax motor + Audiomods Series6 + Ortofon Cadenza Black microridge retipped, ASR Mini Basis Exclusive, Marantz CD6003, Croft Micro25R + Series7R monoblocks (110W/ea), Harbeth SHL5 Plus 40th Anniv.

    System 3: Marantz CD6003, Croft SuperMicroII ('R' spec by Croft, Tesla E83CC in phono)+ Series7, Snell Type EII (with bypass caps, new internal wiring, WBT nextgen 0703Cu), Mark Grant HDX1, Atlas Hyper 3.0

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    I thought the bump in the LS3/5a bass response was important to eliminate. This, of course could be room dependent.
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    I see. If the lower bass is filled, perhaps the bass bump becomes less obvious. (? )
    System1: Lenco L75 with custom plinth, SLAT, sph bearing, SG4 external power supply + Alfred Bokrand AB-309 tonearm + Denon DL103R (aluminum body) + Well Tempered 12" tonearm clone + Denon DL103R (wooden body), ASR Mini Basis Exclusive HV, Marantz CD6005, LAB12 DAC1 SE+, Hattor BIG passive + active pre, Lab12 Suono power amp, Falcon LS3/5a Gold Badge, LAB12 Gordian, Belden 8428, Black Cat Red Level Triode, LAB12 Knack MkII

    System 2: Roksan Xerxes original (HiFi Inspire plinth) with Maxon ReMax motor + Audiomods Series6 + Ortofon Cadenza Black microridge retipped, ASR Mini Basis Exclusive, Marantz CD6003, Croft Micro25R + Series7R monoblocks (110W/ea), Harbeth SHL5 Plus 40th Anniv.

    System 3: Marantz CD6003, Croft SuperMicroII ('R' spec by Croft, Tesla E83CC in phono)+ Series7, Snell Type EII (with bypass caps, new internal wiring, WBT nextgen 0703Cu), Mark Grant HDX1, Atlas Hyper 3.0

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    Strangely, I found the opposite.
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    Quote Originally Posted by spendorman View Post
    Strangely, I found the opposite.
    That's interesting. I would hesitate to open up my Falcons though.
    The dilemma for me still remains: REL T/7i with high-level input or SVS SB-2000 Pro with PEQ?
    System1: Lenco L75 with custom plinth, SLAT, sph bearing, SG4 external power supply + Alfred Bokrand AB-309 tonearm + Denon DL103R (aluminum body) + Well Tempered 12" tonearm clone + Denon DL103R (wooden body), ASR Mini Basis Exclusive HV, Marantz CD6005, LAB12 DAC1 SE+, Hattor BIG passive + active pre, Lab12 Suono power amp, Falcon LS3/5a Gold Badge, LAB12 Gordian, Belden 8428, Black Cat Red Level Triode, LAB12 Knack MkII

    System 2: Roksan Xerxes original (HiFi Inspire plinth) with Maxon ReMax motor + Audiomods Series6 + Ortofon Cadenza Black microridge retipped, ASR Mini Basis Exclusive, Marantz CD6003, Croft Micro25R + Series7R monoblocks (110W/ea), Harbeth SHL5 Plus 40th Anniv.

    System 3: Marantz CD6003, Croft SuperMicroII ('R' spec by Croft, Tesla E83CC in phono)+ Series7, Snell Type EII (with bypass caps, new internal wiring, WBT nextgen 0703Cu), Mark Grant HDX1, Atlas Hyper 3.0

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    Quote Originally Posted by pankon View Post
    That's interesting. I would hesitate to open up my Falcons though.
    I perhaps would to, I was even hesitant to open my Chartwells, even though I bought them second hand (in 1987 for £90).

    My home-made clones, I purposely made the cabinets a bit larger and with more damping inside. These have superior bass, going down a little lower and with the upper bass peak missing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by spendorman View Post
    Some years ago I tried a subwoofer with Chartwell LS3/5a's I found that adding a little extra damping inside the LS3/5a's removed the slight hump in their bass.

    Some may say that modifying the LS3/5a's is sacrilege, but it worked.
    That's correct. Adding stuffing lowers Qtc and will reduce the large midbass hump.

    https://www.hi-fiworld.co.uk/index.p...he-trials.html

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    Jim Rogers did a sub for the 'JR149'. I think it was available in both Passive & Active versions.. Did an amp fro em as well

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    Rogers latest bass solution for LS3/5a.

    https://www.rogers-hifi.uk/rogers-ab...bwoofer-system

    Pricey and not particularly deep, but they use the same bass drivers as the (Rogers) LS3/5a so will probably integrate well.

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