Subwoofer Reviews

Digital Sources: Apple MacBook Pro computer (2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD) running OS 10.6.7, Audirvana Plus, iTunes v.11.1.5, Sonic Studio Amarra v.2.5, Songbird v.1.9.3, XLD; Western Digital 2TB NAS drive; Oppo BDP-103 universal Blu-ray player; Meridian (formerly Sooloos) Digital Media System (Control 15, QNAP TS-669 Pro NAS); Apple iPad Air, mini, iPod Touch 1G, iPhone 4S; AudioQuest DragonFly, Benchmark DAC1 USB & DAC2 HGC, Cambridge Audio Azur 851D, MSB Analog DACs.
Preamplifier-Processor: Marantz AV7005 in Pure Direct Mode.
Power Amplifiers: Classé CAM 350 monoblocks (2).
Loudspeakers: MartinLogan Prodigy, Descent i subwoofers (2).
Cables: Interconnect: AudioQuest Victoria (DragonFly) & Diamond (USB), Cardas Clear (USB) & Neutral Reference (S/PDIF), Kimber Kable (various line level), XLO HT Pro (line level) & XLO (S/PDIF). Speaker: Kimber Kable BiFocal XL. AC: manufacturers' own. AC Power Dedicated 40A line (amplifiers, subwoofers), dedicated 15A lines (digital, analog components).—Jon Iverson