Should i surrender? Perlisten sub

[rhyno]

could someone who owns the D15 / D212 / D215 chime in on wall power requirements? i did see in the owners manual that each sub would take 20a fuse as i recall on 115v, or basically it needs dedicated circuits (else you may end up having lots of trips to the breaker box).

tia!

 

[Stereophonic]

No way. At least in my system with D15s...

 

[VPN]

could someone who owns the D15 / D212 / D215 chime in on wall power requirements? i did see in the owners manual that each sub would take 20a fuse as i recall on 115v, or basically it needs dedicated circuits (else you may end up having lots of trips to the breaker box).

tia!

I don't know what are the requirements. However, in my system I have one dedicated 220V 20A circuit for the two D215s. Never had any problem.

 

[LL21]

Thank you!

Now my CH Precision M10 is driving only the two 8", two 5.5" and tweeter of each Dunlavy, so that extra power added a bit more detail, a bit more control, and maybe dynamics in midbass/mids/highs.

Regarding the crossover of the Perlisten, I have kept at second order and have been experimenting with the crossover frequency between 70hz and 82hz and with the level. Currently at 82hz.

Regarding the sound where the Perlisten play, where the Dunlavy dual 15" used to play and now the Perlisten, the dynamics is the same as it was before, since it was already very dynamic. What I hear now is more detail, better instrument timbre/texture at the lowest frequencies. Probably much less distortion, but I have not measured.

Since the Dunlavy already has two 15" each, it is quite extended in the lower frequences (besides high frequencies), so I purchased the two Perlisten mostly to complement the Rockport Orion that is not as extended in the lowest frequencies.

Thank you! Very helpful feedback.

 

[rhyno]

No way. At least in my system with D15s...

could you kindly comment on the power delivery for the D15s vs the rest of your rig? one shared circuit or multiple 120v lines, etc....i live in an apartment and have my entire rig on one circuit (removes ground noise, but limited current delivery).
tia

 

[sbo6]

could someone who owns the D15 / D212 / D215 chime in on wall power requirements? i did see in the owners manual that each sub would take 20a fuse as i recall on 115v, or basically it needs dedicated circuits (else you may end up having lots of trips to the breaker box).

tia!

I have 1 D215S on a dedicated 20A line and obviously no problems. However, I also tried it on a 20A line shared with my system (amps excluded) and no problem there either. My guess is - you'd need to be continually pushing the sub to have any issue with the breaker popping, plus, I believe the Perlisten subs have a microprocessor than gages wall current availability versus sub output and limits sub output to avoid damage and higher distortion. Really quite an innovative and clever design no one else is employing that I'm aware of.