Muse 18 sub: comments?

ditto to all questions....with the same questions about the Muse 20

I have had Muse 18 for 7 years mated w/Martin Logan cls iiz. Very very good product,fast enough to be a good match for electrostatic speakers,included 200 watts amp allows user to select a better quality(tube?)less powerful amp for the satellites.One unit is enough unless you have a very large room.Personalized cards are available from the company to better mate with your speakers.Reaches low 20's with low distortion,can play fairly loud.You can adjust volume, damping,phase.Like any other speaker the most critical thing to obtain best results is to try many different positions in the room with the help of a 20Hz-20KHz CD(Stereophile cd test 1 for example)and an inexpensive Radio Shack sound meter located exactly in the position where the center of the head is,in the listening chair.You'll be amazed at the difference in frequency response you get by moving it/them a few inches left/right or back/front.Try not to put the sub in the corner where you think you get the most bass because most often that is where you get also most standing waves and heavy bass.Your interconnect cable from the preamp into the sub.Another interconnect cable from the sub to the power amp. It's that simple.I hope to have been of help.

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Get one whilst you can. The only sub that can "integrate" properly into a system, without becoming too evident. Nothing else has this quality.

Thought you might want to know-- Muse just getting up a web site now. http://www.museelectronics.com. If still looking for a MUSE 18 get back to me, I was about to put one on the market myself.

Wanted to correct posting of 3-28, note corrected e-mail address. Haven't figured out just how I did that, just getting a little senile in my old age or, hopefully, maybe just staying up to late. No comments from the peanut gallery please.

I own the Model 18. 15 years ago I mated it with the Hales Signatures and the corresponding personality card. I have not changes my speaker system since. The accuracy and body are wonderful.

BTW: I am an impatient audiophile that has the disease, yet 15 years with the same system. Enough said.

Just for reference:

Audible Illusions 3B
Levinson
Linn LP12
PS Audio Ultralink
Cool Cables
Bad Ass CD Player (that I never listen to)

Anyone know the personality cards signature I have a 36. Trying to find out if placement can bring up the bass to cover 80-120 or if the card is programmed for 80 down? Also if the card is removed will it cover greater range, not work at all or ? 
Thank you