#70070 - 11/05/07 02:49 AM
Re: HSU STF vs Outlaw LFM?
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Deputy Gunslinger
Registered: 10/25/07
Posts: 14
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SUBWOOFER X-OVER QUESTION; am awaiting delivery of the following system; outlaw 970/7075 pre-pro/amp 2 magnepan mmg-w hsu STF-1
question; the mmg-w has a low freq respose of 100 hz; the upper x-over limit of the STF-1 is 90hz, but is bypassable. if i set the front speaker x-over control on the 970 at 100 hz and by-pass the x-over on the STF-1, will the 970 send up to 100 hz to the sub? and will the sub produce up to 100 hz? or will there be an omission between 90-100hz. -it sure looked to me as if the STF and th LFM-2 were the same sound engine with different labels, but the specs don't quite agree; hsu doesn't list an upper frequency response; the LFM says the upper crossover is 90 hz, but the "huge" rear panel view looks like the dial goes up above 100 hz.
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#70072 - 11/07/07 08:10 AM
Re: HSU STF vs Outlaw LFM?
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Deputy Gunslinger
Registered: 10/25/07
Posts: 14
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thanks, gonk. the 970 isn't here yet, but magnepans arrived today and i just couldn't wait. the magettes and the hsu are plugged into my old receiver, from an RCA all in one HT system from radio shack. sit back down. i think the thing has a pretty good class d amp in it. sounds far better than i could have expected, once i set it to two-channel or "jazz". other settings had some pretty weird effects, like a piano behind me. i think the thing didn't know what to do with a 4/5 ohm load. check out my recent entry under speaker wire_$$$?. thanks again, happy trails.
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#70073 - 11/13/07 02:43 PM
Re: HSU STF vs Outlaw LFM?
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Gunslinger
Registered: 02/10/07
Posts: 130
Loc: Washington, D.C.
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About 2 months ago I got an STF-2 and it does a great job with my 1070. Some of you may recall that, earlier this year, I wondered whether I really needed a sub because my B&W CDM7 mains do a pretty good job with bass. I'm convinced.
I did not have an opportunity to compare subs in my system, so I can't comment on the relative merits of the LFM-2 and the STF-2. I might have needed the LTF-1 compact for my room, which is about 12 X 17 feet. Based on the sizing chart on HSU's web site, the room is on the line between the STF-1 and STF-2. The STF-2 has a little less power in the amp than the LFM-1 but I doubt that it matters in my system. I can shake the room without difficulty if I want to.
But the extra base helps with music, too.
BTW, the HSU site has said the msrp of an STF-2 is $399, but they're selling it for $349 plus $30 for shipping. It's been that way since I started shopping last spring. I assume the "Sale" is really a price reduction.
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