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I am a physicist, who ended up in the electronics industry. I've been doing military design for 28 years, and have always been interested in audio. I just bought myself a pair of Axiom M60 V2's, and a Chinese tube integrated amp and Chinese tube CD player (at a price that could not be refused). At Axiom's site I've been reading a lot about subs, and given my like for organ music, this naturally spurred me on to investigate subs. Little did I know how cantankerous they are, and after many hours of research, I ended up here.

Here's some background on my philosophy on music.

I've been telling 'meat-heads' that once you surpass some threshold (and it isn't very high), you'll get music which sounds different, but NOT better.

So one guy/gall says my $15,000 Krell sounds better than your $350 cheap tube amp. Oh, really? You mean you had Diana Ross at your house singing, and then you told her to shut up, put on her CD, and noted where there were differences, if any? No, there couldn't be any differences because you have an expensive Krell, and wire that costs $20/ft., and all kinds of other audio trash connected to your system.

The audio manufacturers love you! They created this scam, and you and your buddies took the bate (I'm speaking in general, and not directing this to anyone on this forum). And next year, they'll come out with another model of something that performed well 15 years ago, and retag it, and the suckers will be out there again. It's a self-perpetuating industry. But some people just don't get it.

It your going to spend more money, sink it into the quality (e.g. big, fat, heavy transformers that cost a lot of money). The musical part of the gizmo you buy will only tell you that the music is different, not better.

Now, cogitate on that for a while. Next time rethink what you buy. And pls., don't come crying to me telling me how full of crap I am because you were one of the suckers who blew $30K on an audio system that should probably cost less than $2K, or whatever figure you had originally budgeted for, when your mind was in value-mode, not stupid-spender mode.

Now that was a lot said, and I'm here to find out whether these provocative statements are true or false.

I think there's a place for subs, but thus far, in music only, not HT. If the cinemas can't get the audio right, what chance does a consumer on a limited budget? Every HT setup I've heard stinks.

So currently my interest lies in the Behringer products, but after reading volumes of literature, I don't know what to buy initially, to get started - it's all too overwhelming. I posted a question on the Forum, which no one sees fit to answer - maybe because I'm, too direct, maybe it's been answered, or maybe it's just a plain stupid question. But that's the way I am.

I never try to offend anyone, but I don't skate around issues like the metro-men we have today. Get to the point, and be polite.

I've spilled my guts, so now it's time for someone to go for the jugular!