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Hello Friends: Here is a JL Audio Fathom F110 v1 subwoofer, in gloss black finish. Used as part of a home theater, and audio, surround system. The JL F110v1 features a 10 inch driver, driven by a 400W RMS class-D amplifier, providing clean and crisp deep bass response. Purchased in 2010, the JL Audio F110 has been kept in pristine operation and cosmetic condition. No scratches or dents. Have been well cared for.Those familiar with the JL Audio Fathom line of subwoofers know the quality of the product. Buyers will not be disappointed.Unit includes: original manufactures carton/box and packaging materials, ARO microphone, and user manual. I am original owner. Priced to sell From Secrets Of Home Theater and High Fidelity:JL Audio Fathom F110 SubwooferMICHAEL JUDE GALVINSEPTEMBER 17, 2009SUBWOOFERSIntroductionIt would truly surprise me if anyone reading this review had not heard of JL Audio. Notwithstanding JL Audio’s stellar reputation in the car audio world, its Fathom and Gotham series of subwoofers have set the home audio/video world on fire like few products in recent memory. The F110 is both the most modest of the more modest Fathom series as well as its latest addition. As with the other models in the Fathom and Gotham series, the numerical nomenclature signifies both the quantity and size of the driver(s). Accordingly, “110” means one 10-inch driver.SpecificationsDesign: Sealed EnclosureDriver: One 10?Amplifier: 900 Watts RMS (Class D)MFR: 25 Hz – 111 Hz, – 3 dBDimensions: 15.6? H x 19.9? W x 17.3? DWeight: 67 PoundsMSRP: $2100 USA (Satin Black), $2200 USA (Gloss Black)JL AudioDesignIn the F110, that driver finds its home in a heavily-braced, sealed black or black gloss cabinet with luxuriously rounded corners and sitting sturdily on four ground-grabbing rubber feet. I’ve never been a fan of gloss black, so when given the choice, I didn’t hesitate in choosing the satin black. For an item in this price range though, it would be nice to have more cabinet finish choices. For example, I could see this subwoofer looking very cool in silver, similar to what Meridian and Wilson offer on their speakers. The included grille is easily removable and replaceable. If so inclined, you could even do this every day – my guess is that it would probably take a decent pair of pliers and plenty of rage to break off the metal pegs that attach the grille to the cabinet. The sense you get from the F110 is that it is indestructible. I preferred the look of the F110 with the grille off, so I kept it that way most of the time.It is probably the appropriate time to reveal that I received not one, but two of these bad boys. Apparently, JL Audio is a firm believer in deploying subs in stereo and as manufacturers go, they are not alone in that view. I remember visiting Kevin Voecks’ (of Revel fame) home several years ago as part of a press event and he told me I really needed to think of subwoofers in pairs. I had never owned subwoofers, never auditioned them in my home, but thought to myself, ok, that’s easy enough to remember and simple enough to understand – front main left and right should each have a corresponding subwoofer.SetupI’m not going to waste precious time on how I unpacked the F110, or further description of its appearance, except to say that most of the many fine-tuning controls are located on the front panel, which I found very convenient. Also, as I’m not sure how many subwoofer manufacturers now include such a feature, it is worth mentioning that JL Audio includes in all its subwoofers an automatic setup program called “Automatic Room Optimization,” or “ARO,” which claims to flatten bass peaks caused by room modes. The ARO process requires you to set the front panel controls to certain positions and then, with the supplied microphone, sit in the primary listening position while the subwoofer cycles through a series of noise tests.After several minutes, voilà, the subwoofer’s in-room response is supposedly optimized. Once the ARO has been completed, it is stored and can be engaged or disengaged via the front panel. I left the ARO engaged most of the time. As a final preliminary comment, I found that as a general matter, the F110 manual was quite good at what was a very unfamiliar process to me – it includes lots of pictures and lots of words, but all were easy to understand. As JL Audio advises, stereo subwoofers should be placed near the main speakers and the pair of F110s I received were placed just outside my Avalon NP 2.0 Evolutions; the back edges of the F110s were 5.25? from the front wall while the outside edges were 10.25? from the side walls. I connected the F110s to the pre-out of the different integrated amplifiers I had on hand. The front wall measures 172? wide overall. The other dimensions of the room include a length of 246? and a height of 117?.
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