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magnapans.7i and subs

so i am looking to ad in a couple subs. my magnapan dealer likes paradigm subs and has suggested the defiance x10 specifically. upon reading about this sub it is ported. i have always assumed sealed subs are suited better for 2 channel listening. just wondering if anyone has this setup or has experience with this particular sub
johnnyaa

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To use the Speakon with the Rythmik/GR Research OB/Dipole Sub requires an additional connector in the signal path (the Speakon, of course), and two pair of speaker cable runs rather than one. Without the Speakon, the output of the Rythmik A370 plate amp goes straight to the first of the two woofers in each sub via one pair of speaker cables. With the Speakon, the output of the plate amp goes to the Speakon via the same cable (which is soldered onto the Speakon), the Speakon then connected to a second run of speaker cables to the woofer. What’s the point?
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@turnbown, thanks for the additional REL info and correction. As everyone always mentions the "unique" REL high level connection, I assumed low level aren't provided. As they say about assuming..... ;-). Does the Speakon connector provide a better transfer than binding posts? A lot of guys who built the OB/Dipole Sub installed Speakon connectors.
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@johnnyaa, the statement above that REL subs connect "unlike anything else" is incorrect. Rythmik subs also provide for "High level" connection (from the main power amp, on binding posts), but unlike REL's offer the alternative "Low level" (from a pre-amp, on RCA jacks) capability, allowing one to try the sub both ways.

The Rythmiks also sound excellent, with 12", 15" and 18" models available. Quite a few Maggie owners have posted on the Planar Speaker Asylum about the mating of Rythmiks with their planars. A VERY special sub option is the remarkable Rythmik/GR Research OB/Dipole Sub, which blends with planars like no other sub available. Read all about it on the GR Research AudioCircle Forum.

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