Anybody have experience with "Janis sub woofers"

I used to own a Janis W1 with the separate amp/crossover box----

the subwoofer from what i recall was meant to compliment your mains almost to the point of you think they are not working/operating. If your concerns about getting the most out of them is due to not hearing them, I wouldn't worry as that is what they are supposed to be doing.

Thanks Justlisten. Yes mine are W1's as well. It seems your saying that they are not meant to call any attention to themselves, in the same way that "super tweeters" operate. Well I suppose that's whats happening. It could be I'm reacting to having two large pieces of stereo equipment hooked up to my system with controls and knobs that are (in spite of the users manual)not in my control or understandable to me. Of all the equipment I've bought,traded upgraded to etc over the years, these seem most like "the kings new clothes".I've also read in this forum that a stereo set up in sub woofers is on the wrong path. I'm wondering if I should re-configure them to operate on the right channel only?

NO! Anyone who says one sub is better than two is misinformed, assuming they are of equal quality. I can only tell my RELs are on by feeling the speaker, but they make an important contribution to the music. If you can hear a sub then it is set too loud. Remember it is a SUB woofer, intended to operate BELOW the regular woofer. It adds body to the sound but you should not be able to hear it as a separate speaker. The Sumiko site has a good guide to setting up RELs that apply to subwoofers in general.

Thanks Stanwal.Very helpfull.The Sumiko site is an excellent resource on my quest to better understand my subs.

I only ran 1 Janis, but as Stanwal says, stereo subs are better. I do belive the Janis was designed/marketed to use one, the fact you have two I would consider as a bonus.

But I beleive back in the day, I was told to turn the Janis to the point you could hear it, then drop it down a notch.

sorry for my limited help, it was over 15 years ago when I used the Janis.

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I have substantial successful experience with installing the Janis subs. Was one of John's top installing dealers in the early 80s.

If you're interested, e-mail me.

jim@getbettersound.com
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Hi Jim - liked your book. The value of proper setup cannot be overstated.

Thanks Justlisten, That is a helpfull bit of information. I will try that method.