Has anyone tried connecting the subs directly to the sub outs of the ICBM instead of to the receiver's?

I did this yesterday and the bass sounds noticeably punchier, faster and cleaner, than when the bass signal goes through my receiver. With this connection I lose the volume master control of the receiver of course, the bass volume now gets independently handled by the ICBM's volume knob. So if I want to change the volume, then re-calibration and re-balancing is required, so that's an issue. But at least so far the better defined bass I get seems to make up for it.

I recently got an Aperion Audio S-8APR to combine it with my Paradigm PDR-12, and tried this connection scheme yesterday after a suggestion from Aperion Audio's tech support when I told them I had an ICBM. I would like to know if some of you guys have tried it, or if you haven't but you do now, what your perceptions are about how the clarity, speed, and punchiness of the bass feels.

My system:
Sony-DVP NS500V DVD/SACD/Cd player
Outlaw's ICBM
Marantz SR-4000 receiver
Paradigm Titan fronts
Paradigm CC170 center
Paradigm Atom rears
Paradigm PDR-12 subwoofer
Aperion Audio S-8APR subwoofer


[This message has been edited by rsaavedr (edited May 01, 2003).]