The first part of our subwoofer review trilogy finds Larry Greenhill plumbing the depths with the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/showarchives.cgi?955">Paradigm Reference Servo-15 powered subwoofer</A>. Greenhill says that the wide range of adjustments available on the Servo-15 can help it blend into most environments&mdash;but having all that choice can cut both ways, notes LG.

<B>VIVALDI: <I>The Four Seasons</I>; Flute Concerto in D ("Il Gardellino"), RV 428; Harpsichord Concerto in A, RV 780</B><BR> </I>Igor Kipnis, Connecticut Early Music Festival Ensemble<BR> Chesky CD78 (CD only). David Chesky, Jeremy Kipnis, prods.; Jeremy Kipnis, eng. DDD. TT: 62:15

"You can't <I>get</I> deep bass in your room," a reviewer from another magazine who'd never visited my room insisted recently on the phone. "Do you know how long a 20Hz bass wave <I>is</I>? It's <I>40 feet long</I>, and your room is <I>tiny</I>."

"You can't <I>get</I> deep bass in your room," a reviewer from another magazine who'd never visited my room insisted recently on the phone. "Do you know how long a 20Hz bass wave <I>is</I>? It's <I>40 feet long</I>, and your room is <I>tiny</I>."

"You can't <I>get</I> deep bass in your room," a reviewer from another magazine who'd never visited my room insisted recently on the phone. "Do you know how long a 20Hz bass wave <I>is</I>? It's <I>40 feet long</I>, and your room is <I>tiny</I>."

"You can't <I>get</I> deep bass in your room," a reviewer from another magazine who'd never visited my room insisted recently on the phone. "Do you know how long a 20Hz bass wave <I>is</I>? It's <I>40 feet long</I>, and your room is <I>tiny</I>."

From <I>The Audio Catechism</I>:<BR><B>Q: <I>What is a subwoofer?<BR></B>A: </I>A large, ugly device that must be placed in the most inconvenient location in the listening room&mdash;for instance, in front of the only door.<BR><B>Q: <I>What is the purpose of the subwoofer?<BR></B>A: </I>To produce prodigious amounts of low-frequency sound and to glorify its owner, who can rest safe in the knowledge that <I>his</I> is the <I>biggest</I>.

From <I>The Audio Catechism</I>:<BR><B>Q: <I>What is a subwoofer?<BR></B>A: </I>A large, ugly device that must be placed in the most inconvenient location in the listening room&mdash;for instance, in front of the only door.<BR><B>Q: <I>What is the purpose of the subwoofer?<BR></B>A: </I>To produce prodigious amounts of low-frequency sound and to glorify its owner, who can rest safe in the knowledge that <I>his</I> is the <I>biggest</I>.

From <I>The Audio Catechism</I>:<BR><B>Q: <I>What is a subwoofer?<BR></B>A: </I>A large, ugly device that must be placed in the most inconvenient location in the listening room&mdash;for instance, in front of the only door.<BR><B>Q: <I>What is the purpose of the subwoofer?<BR></B>A: </I>To produce prodigious amounts of low-frequency sound and to glorify its owner, who can rest safe in the knowledge that <I>his</I> is the <I>biggest</I>.

From <I>The Audio Catechism</I>:<BR><B>Q: <I>What is a subwoofer?<BR></B>A: </I>A large, ugly device that must be placed in the most inconvenient location in the listening room&mdash;for instance, in front of the only door.<BR><B>Q: <I>What is the purpose of the subwoofer?<BR></B>A: </I>To produce prodigious amounts of low-frequency sound and to glorify its owner, who can rest safe in the knowledge that <I>his</I> is the <I>biggest</I>.