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- First reviewApril 26, 2013
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Protect yourself from costly tickets on your next road trip with this Escort PASSPORT Max2 radar detector. Bluetooth connectivity works with your smartphone to deliver real-time information about active speed traps and police presence. This Escort PASSPORT Max2 radar detector features a color OLED display to provide noticeable warnings at a glance.
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5
Better than 9500 was
on January 24, 2015
Posted by: psmportland
from Portland Oregon
Verified Purchase:Yes
It's absolutely an evolution over the prior top of the line 9500ix, although it may have some advances in detection, I cannot say it's better at doing its job. I can say however that the interface is more pleasing, more "professional" it seems more appropriate in my European car, kind of snotty, but true. The app makes it great to adjust the settings and helps make adjustments that would be hard on the unit itself. Best yet is the windshield suction mount- you could tow with it. It will not fall off, ever! Truly, this unit is better and after you get it figured out its more elegant in your vehicle and as usual, as a middle aged male with a 500+hp car, it works!
My Best Buy number: 0395314027
My Best Buy number: 0395314027
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I would recommend this to a friend!
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This subwoofer features a 10" cone driver and up to 600W peak power to help ensure quality audio in movies, music and more. The built-in wireless receiver allows flexible placement options.
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4
Good bang for the buck
on April 6, 2014
Posted by: psmportland
from Portland Oregon
Verified Purchase:Yes
I had two of these, and as almost any room is considered, more than one sub woofer is nearly a requirement based on refelctive surfaces, soft, wave absorbing furniture and multiple seating locations.
I found that the ML Dynamo is very powerful and controlled compared to other discreet, compact size units and thus decided to do multiples of them. It's not a high end unit, but a 2,000.00 subwoofer is still subject to the same issues in the room, so, my solution is to buy 3- 700.00 ones and spend weeks setting them up.
I found that the ML Dynamo is very powerful and controlled compared to other discreet, compact size units and thus decided to do multiples of them. It's not a high end unit, but a 2,000.00 subwoofer is still subject to the same issues in the room, so, my solution is to buy 3- 700.00 ones and spend weeks setting them up.
I have ML front and Centers, and don't think its a brand thing for me, actually, this sub is made for ML by someone else to the ML standard and price point. Easily configurable to change from front to down firing, and frankly, if your processor has LFE output, a very good "bang" for the buck. I use them with the ML Theos fronts, the large center and three Mcintosh 200WPC amps, bridged to 400 per channel across the front. These woofers keep up flawlessly and wether movies or audio, they work well.
My Best Buy number: 0395314027
My Best Buy number: 0395314027
What's great about it: Cost, size, finish, accuracy
What's not so great: ...none really, maybe cost for name
I would recommend this to a friend!
Sound Quality
4
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Learn moreabout Magnolia PremiumInstallation This center-channel speaker features dual 5-1/4" woofers and a Folded Motion XT tweeter to ensure crisp, robust audio. The push-style binding posts easily adapt to accept banana plugs for flexible installation options.
Posted by: psmportland
from Portland Oregon
I bought the upper end ML CC as I wanted the closest match to my ML fronts. They have a lower end model, I don't think, comparatively, its a good value.
This Center Channel running off my Native Denon 4310 amplifier sounded good, a little thin, but VERY intelligible. The folded ribbon integrates nicely with my Martin Logan fronts, but I actually put the CC in first and used it for a day with my old B&W front end and it really worked well, I think the added vocal clarity was just missing from my B&W center channel. A couple days ago, I finally made space in the rack and installed my Macintosh amps and now this center channel is running on its own, Mac 100 Watt channel.
Its stunning. Its clear, its full sounding, I run full spectrum through it and it handles the abuse very well. Wihle ML is not known for conventional driver speakers, they obviously got this one right.
I highly recommend it, and even if you don't have Martin Logan fronts, I would try this CC. Its lovely and well built and most of all, warm and full bodied.
Its stunning. Its clear, its full sounding, I run full spectrum through it and it handles the abuse very well. Wihle ML is not known for conventional driver speakers, they obviously got this one right.
I highly recommend it, and even if you don't have Martin Logan fronts, I would try this CC. Its lovely and well built and most of all, warm and full bodied.
My Best Buy number: 0395314027
My Best Buy number: 0395314027
What's great about it: Performance, intelligibility
What's not so great: Nothing
I would recommend this to a friend!
Sound Quality
5
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Enjoy brilliant audio with this floor speaker that features an 8" high-excursion, doped fiber woofer cone for booming lows and a 34" Xstat Curvilinear Line Source (CLS) electrostatic transducer with 292 sq. in. of radiating surface for amazing sound.
Customer Rating
5
Better than expected
on April 26, 2013
Posted by: psmportland
from Portland Oregon
Verified Purchase:Yes
I was condiering the larger ones, Theos, I think? Anyway, I ended up getting the little ones and the better (800.00) center channel to match.
I ran these off my Denon 4310 for the first couple weeks. As Japanese Amps go, its pretty good. Not overly thin. They sound good, a little crisp, but OK for music. They seemed to really perform well on video, the front stage came alive quite well. My Denon is fairly power rich, I had played with placement and eq settings and many other things and finally decided they needed better power.
Yesterday, I put my McIntosh 4x100 amp on the (3ch) on the front stage.
Music changed dramatically. Needless to say my hardware on the head end makes a huge difference, but I think the Logans like the high torque power. I can really hear the fingers on the strings, the breaths, and the off stage conversations like never before and the bottom end woke up. They sound like they can play without a subwoofer now and didn't before. They sound like the big brother version for twice the price. Video however...this is where it gets it. I would say this is bar none the finest sounding front stage I have ever heard in a house, including systems where more dollars are spent. Power up these logans, try an American amp, or something with tubes and let them go. They will amaze you.
Music changed dramatically. Needless to say my hardware on the head end makes a huge difference, but I think the Logans like the high torque power. I can really hear the fingers on the strings, the breaths, and the off stage conversations like never before and the bottom end woke up. They sound like they can play without a subwoofer now and didn't before. They sound like the big brother version for twice the price. Video however...this is where it gets it. I would say this is bar none the finest sounding front stage I have ever heard in a house, including systems where more dollars are spent. Power up these logans, try an American amp, or something with tubes and let them go. They will amaze you.
My Best Buy number: 0395314027
My Best Buy number: 0395314027
What's great about it: Size- Form Factor
What's not so great: A little shallow on the bottom end
I would recommend this to a friend!
Sound Quality
4
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What is the IMPEDANCE on the Polk Sub. PSW110?
Impedence is resistance and its present in may different places on the system. Your subwoofer driver itself has an impedance, likely of 4, 6 or 8 ohms, as the load it presents to the amplifier. Kind of the same thing as the load a muffler puts on an engine, make sure you use the right resistance or it won't run right...You can use a standard autoranging multimeter to check it, disconnected from the amp of course.
My guess is you either have a bad woofer and are looking to replace it with something generic, not the PSB one that costs way too much as a part, or you want to add separate woofers to the amp to make more bass. Fun stuff to play around with, just be sure you understand the math that allows you to make changes and how series wiring and parallel wiring changes impedance and that if you get it wrong, you will cook that little PSB Chinese amp.
In series, speakers wired from +to-to+to- add, so a 4ohm plus a 4 ohm is 8 ohms, which will actually decrease the output from your amp. If you put to 4ohm speakers in parallel which is ++ and -- they will add using this goofy formula-
R1 x R2 / R1 + R2 or 4x4=16/4+4=8 =2 ohms which might damage your amp...
My guess is you either have a bad woofer and are looking to replace it with something generic, not the PSB one that costs way too much as a part, or you want to add separate woofers to the amp to make more bass. Fun stuff to play around with, just be sure you understand the math that allows you to make changes and how series wiring and parallel wiring changes impedance and that if you get it wrong, you will cook that little PSB Chinese amp.
In series, speakers wired from +to-to+to- add, so a 4ohm plus a 4 ohm is 8 ohms, which will actually decrease the output from your amp. If you put to 4ohm speakers in parallel which is ++ and -- they will add using this goofy formula-
R1 x R2 / R1 + R2 or 4x4=16/4+4=8 =2 ohms which might damage your amp...
10 years, 11 months ago
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psmportland
Portland Oregon
Is there a common way to measure and compare distortion in speakers? What is a good measure to look for?
Speakers don't distort, amplifiers do. Speakers are essentially an AC motor that's driven by the amplifier. If you turn up an amplifier too far and it clips, then the speaker reproduces that sound by effectively shorting out.
The end result, new speakers wont usually make as big of a difference as good clean power. IN fact, more sensitive speakers, more expensive speakers can get damaged from a distorted signal easier than cheap ones. Go into the demo room and have the sales person put on a really cheap low end receiver or amp and run the big daddy speakers, then reverse it and listen to the smallest, cheapest bookshelf speakers come alive when you listen to them on a quality amplifier.
The end result, new speakers wont usually make as big of a difference as good clean power. IN fact, more sensitive speakers, more expensive speakers can get damaged from a distorted signal easier than cheap ones. Go into the demo room and have the sales person put on a really cheap low end receiver or amp and run the big daddy speakers, then reverse it and listen to the smallest, cheapest bookshelf speakers come alive when you listen to them on a quality amplifier.
10 years, 11 months ago
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psmportland
Portland Oregon