Doug
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Registered: 8th Oct 03
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Good Evening,
I currently have a pair of Dali Zensor 3's on pillar mounts attached to a Sony AV amp. Now I am looking at the next bit to add to the home cinema.
Is it a good idea to stick with one brand throughout your speaker arrangement? Or can you get a different brand sub and still get a great soundstage?
Any suggestions for under £300? Must be black. Ideally glossy.
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Balling
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Registered: 7th Apr 04
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No problem mixing brands. My sub is System Audio and all other speakers are Tangent Audio.
Will soon have different rear speakers as well.
I'd try and stretch the budget, if I were you.
Changing to a high end sub has had the biggest impact on my home cinema of anything I've ever done. You wouldn't believe the difference a good sub can make.
As for a gloss black sub, you must really love dusting. 
Within your budget, have a look at Cambridge Minx, Q Acoustics 2070i and Monitor Audio MRW10.
I've personally only listened to the former and it's quite alright.
The other two are obvious contenders.
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whitter45
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I have the Q Acoustics 2070i and its very very good
Bit of a strange shape but can work well depending on your setup
It gets nice and low and integrates well - but I do have Q acoustics all round
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Aaron
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Kenwood Yo! 
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Doug
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Balling, thank you for the response!
I had failed to revisit this thread after asking. Massive fail on my behalf!
I will get out to Richer Sounds and have a listen to a few of them and see what's what. The Q Acoustics stuff seemed a bit bass heavy for me; hence going with the Dali speakers. I muh prefer the QA styling though and really like the look of the sub so will have to give it a go.
The Dali matched sub is £419 so I might see if I can stretch to that one. Otherwise the QA will be my choice.
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Balling
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Like I said, I'd definitely stretch the budget as far as possible if I were you.
Guessing it's the E-12F sub you're after? Haven't heard it play, but you never really seem to go completely wrong with Dali.
Then again, searching for reviews I stumbled on http://www.bkelec.com/ who seem to do some quality work. Might be worth looking into? The XXLS400 looks to be the one to go for.
Weight of the Dali seems a bit strange, though. 12 kg for a 12" sub seems off. My 8" System Audio weighs twice that much.
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