![]() It didn't really plumb the lower frequencies as a sub should, the Gemini was better at this than the Quake. The downsides to this method were clearly apparent, it just couldn't keep up with the Gemini in terms of depth of sound. I should add here that the Quake rarely distorted in any of the tests, John and I put this down to the fact that it must have had some filtration in the electronics to stop it getting to depths or levels that would simply not work. In the end, to test the subs properly, and really hear what they were doing we switched off the power amp that was powering the front two speakers and turned off the centre channel in the receiver, so all we had running were the rear speakers and the sub.īoth the Gemini and the Quake could now be heard properly and their abilities tested to the full. The ickle Quake didn't feel quite as authoritative as the Gemini, in fact, it didn't add much to what my Quad 21Ls brought to sound stage. If you take movies only into the account, the Quake and Gemini are fairly close in ability, the extra cabinet space in the Gemini does make itself known though. The XLS 200 was easily the best sub at the party, so I won't dwell too much on what we all expected. I've had the XLS200 for a long while now, but never really pushed it as I use it to add a little weight to the centre channel of my setup, first things first, it is most definitely worth the extra £80 over the Gemini, fantastic ability at normal listening levels, it was snappy, authoratitive and actually played a decent tune when we ran music through it.ĭownsides? Distortion Yes, at reference or loud levels, there was definite distortion, but I think the facts that the room was large, and the sub rather small didn't help the situation. My room is fairly large, so I was interested in seeing how the three subs coped. I have a demo disc which contains some very bass intensive scenes, including Darla and the intro to Attack Of The Clones. We all know about the XLS 200 and it's surprise density, but to confirm to anyone who doesn't, it is incredibly solid and would probably outweigh the Quake and Gemini put together (well, not quite, but that is the impression one gets when first picking one up). The next thing to comment on is the weight, the Quake is a real lightweight in comparison to the BK's, the real surprise being the Gemini, it is deceptively heavy, the amps probably make up the bulk of that weight which is an indication of their quality. The dials do feel a tad better on the BK pair, but now we are really nit-picking.Īesthetically, the Gemini is the best looking. I'll start off with the build quality of the three sub woofers.Īll are very well screwed together, the drivers of all three appear to be made of high grade materials and the finish is of an incredibly high standard, the wood finishes of the BK's do look nicer than the silver finish of the Quake, but that is all, if all things were equal in the finish type, I'm sure they would all be as good as each other in appearance. First of all, I'd like to say a big thank you to stu_mcc for supplying the Quake, eviljohn2 for helping out with the review, and to BK for supplying the Gemini.
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