Audiophilepure

https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/rel-line-array-subwoofer-system

Yes, I am impressed. Yes, I am ecstatic. Yes, I have a system that I can rely on to review and is emotionally engaging. No, it is not perfect. The challenge of adding six more components that require AC, all connected to each other and to the wall and to the amplifier, has introduced a bit of noise that previously was not there. The noise floor from the speakers is dead quiet and unaltered. But I am getting some noise from the subs that I am working through. A pair of VooDoo PowerMatik 4 power distributors running the sub AC to the same outlets as the amps helped to reduce ground-loop issues. Moving the ground from the amp chassis to shared RCA signal ground also made a big improvement. Getting the most from your system isn’t easy; even the most experienced of us have to put in time and elbow grease to squeeze that last bit of performance out of our systems. 

Yes, I did add some complexity with six subs as opposed to a pair of full-range speakers, but overall I have achieved what I set out to do. I have reclaimed funds, established a wonderful and “simpler” system that draws me in and won’t let me go, and I have a pair of speakers that, while heavy, are movable as needed for other reviews. I have less, but I have more. I have reduced and removed but increased and added. I should have titled this, “My audiophile dichotomy.”

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