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    Subwoofer feels underwhelming

    The graphs look like you are doing nothing wrong. So if you are happy with the sound without the sub, I would advise returning it and saving the money. My main speakers (small towers) also roll off sharply below 40 Hz, and so I too added the SVS 3000 Micro. I mostly listen to classical, and on...
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    Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary speaker review & measurements by Erin's Audio Corner

    True, but there are plenty of great speakers without the double binding posts, especially from small companies like Ascend and Philharmonic, that don't cater to the wooster market.
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    Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary speaker review & measurements by Erin's Audio Corner

    I won't buy a speaker with those, on the general principle that I won't pay for audio woo. KEF and Revel should certainly know better.
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    Extreme Snake Oil

    Kind of like this:
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    Extreme Snake Oil

    You're not old! You can still buy those today! http://www.shunmook.com/text1.htm https://www.shakti-innovations.com/product/shakti-stone/ Good snake oil never goes out of style!
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    Cover me I'm going in! - Post your favorite song covers.

    Cover band extraordinaire First to Eleven (17 albums of nothing but covers!): American Woman, by The Guess Who
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    A Sonos One (Gen 2) sounds deeper, better and more punchy than my KEF R11

    Your R11s look to be too close to the wall. KEF recommends a minimum distance of 9 inches. Closer than that could result in reduced output from the ports. https://ap.kef.com/blogs/news/tips-for-positioning-your-speakers-and-television#1-distance-to-the-wall-behind-the-speaker
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    Extreme Snake Oil

    I actually did that once.
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    Cover me I'm going in! - Post your favorite song covers.

    Israeli singer Ninet Tayeb covers She's Lost Control (Joy Division)
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    Cover me I'm going in! - Post your favorite song covers.

    Brian Eno and friends in 801 cover my favorite Beatles song, Tomorrow Never Knows
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    Cover me I'm going in! - Post your favorite song covers.

    Emmanuel Santarromana, Paperback Writer, from a whole album of pretty weird Beatles covers
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    End Game Speakers - The Quest Continues

    I vaguely recall that SMWTMS reported establishing the audibility of absolute polarity with blind testing back in the 80s, but that (consistent with reports here) it was very subtle and not all testees could hear it. Then there is the issue that polarity could have been reversed somewhere in...
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    Is the entire audio industry a fraud?

    This is not precise enough. An overall level change of 0.2dB is audible (though usually perceived as a quality difference rather than a volume difference). Matching must be done by electrical measurement at the speaker terminals, as Newman has already pointed out.
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    Martin Logan Electromotion ESL-X

    No, the Martin Logan Electromotion ESL-X is 5K USD per pair retail: https://www.amazon.com/MartinLogan-ElectroMotion-ESL-Floorstanding-Speaker/dp/B01LQ4XRQC
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    Martin Logan Electromotion ESL-X

    Almost certainly in terms of measurements, especially smoothness off-axis, the Revels will be better. (I can't find any measurements of the Ninkas, but they were designed before a lot of attention started being paid to directivity; and largish woofers plus a flat-mounted tweeter usually do not...
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