I bought the original Celius a few years ago, along with its (then) matching subwoofer, and thought it the best bargain I had ever encountered -- and I have been involved with this hobby (obsession?) since the 1960's. I have owned K-horns, JBL Paragons, KLH 9 electrostatics, Altec A-7's, and, more recently, Mirage M1-si's and Dynaudio Evidence Masters. I sold the Celius when I bought my current favorite, the Triangle Volante 260. I was going to buy the first upgrade to the Celius (reviewed by ST about a year ago), but the dealer convinced me that the Volante was a better speaker.

I am wondering what difference, if any, you have experienced between fourth and first order cross-overs. I see many competent and recommended designs of both types, and competent engineers who advocate for both types.

The difficulty in getting an experienced opinion is that dealers generally have an interest in the product they sell, or other audiophiles in a product they purchased. There may be idiosyncracies not gleaned in a dealer demonstration.

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RG

My Halo pre-amp lacks a sub-woofer out. Is there any method of connecting a sub-woofer that lacks the speaker binding posts to my amp or pre-amp. There is a M&K subwoofer being auctioned on e-bay that caught my attention. However, the ad clearly stated that only RCA type connectors were supported by the subwoofer.