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    More because I'm curious than because I think I need one does someone Know how the Mccauley 6174 compares?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Giskard View Post
    Don't tell me you just bought a bunch of S1S-EX's...
    No, I wouldn't have, since someone told me once that they preferred the
    4645C..................can't remember exactly why, though............

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    My limited experience on subs....

    I have heard the 2235 and the 2242.

    I found the dynamic punch and speed of the 2242 to be more important than how deep it reproduces down low.

    Maybe that is due to the type of music I prefer most of the time for my critical listening consists mostly of natural instraments(orchestra).

    The 2242 still does pipe organ well enough to shake everything in the whole house. The notes are felt, not heard though.

    I am using Giskards 9 cu ft boxes referenced several times in this forum.

    There may be better subs, pick your priorities here: lowest response, fastest attack on transients or total spl output.

    The speed of attack of the transients would be my best description of the 2242. And I need no EQ for my needs.

    Thanks Giskard for my killer subs!!!!

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    It isn't important, but I was looking for a comparison to Lansing. I'd be crazy to even try to make my case for having asked, sorry for interrupting your worship service.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Earl K View Post
    EDIT : The bottom picture is a profile shot of one of my ME150h woofs. This woofer is also rumoured to have been built on the 2227 chassis.
    Earl, it's no longer a rumour. It's confirmed by Jerry Moro through Giskard

    http://audioheritage.csdco.com/vbull...8&postcount=54

    I'm waiting for the ME150 cone kits and will recone my 2227 frames soon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Thom View Post
    More because I'm curious than because I think I need one does someone Know how the Mccauley 6174 compares?
    The McCauley doesn't have the midbass dynamic range of the JBL 2242 or 2245, or the 2235. Just doesn't seem to "snap" the same way.

    If you're using the subs at REALLY LOW frequencies (ie BELOW 50 Hz, the McCauleys work fine. But, they're not my cup of tea on midbass...

    If you're looking for something that should TROUNCE the Sub1500, the TC Sounds LMS-series drivers should do the trick. The Sub1500 isn't even CLOSE to as linear at high excursion as the TC LMS-4000 series 15". Like, the LMS has HALF the distortion at rated X-max... which is HIGHER on the LMS than the SUB1500! Yes, they're every bit as expensive as the JBLs (if not MORE expensive, IIRC), but they're pretty much the state-of-the-art in motor design right now, AFAIK. Takes BIG amps to drive them, but you get the rewards in an astounding LACK of colorations!

    http://www.tcsounds.com/lms4000.htm

    If those aren't impressive enough, check out the LMS5400 series. Way big money, but I don't think anything else on the planet will touch it, at this point in time...

    Regards,
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    Quote Originally Posted by Thom View Post
    It isn't important ...
    That's what I thought since you were so far off-topic.

    You could start this topic in a new thread in a non-JBL forum - any of the Lansing Related area. That would make it easier to find, or ignore if readers choose to.
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    Clever.
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    No need for a new thread. I do not wish to discuss other brand products. I now have all the information I need. To say more would be to poke a bear.

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    Quote Originally Posted by spkrman57 View Post
    There may be better subs, pick your priorities here: lowest response, fastest attack on transients or total spl output.
    I'll take the first 2, thank you very much. SPL is relatively easy after that.

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