Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners EP800 upgrade advice

Of course, those are just movies. Anyone know of any really good demo CDs for checking bass? I don't necessarily mean albums that have good bass, but CDs specifically made for showcasing the low end. By the way, Axiom, when are you going to make a demo/calibration CD that you pack in with speaker purchases? *nudge nudge*

"War of the Worlds" should be a good one to showcase your EP800. The low frequencies in that movie are scary.


On Friday I watched "Children of Men" in HD-DVD and felt the bass to be well-done and hard hitting. Only a few scenes with it, but I think that helps add to the impact.


As far as CDs go, I picked this by Michael Murray playing Bach. I like it.

Ooh, I was actually going to ask for a really good recording of pipe organ, but I forgot. Thanks!

And you're right about Children of Men on HD DVD. Some of the audio in that has surprising impact. Really well-done.

CV - of all the things I listened to when comparing the 600 to the PB13-Ultra, I found those two movies to show the biggest differences between the two subs. In WotW, the "Pods emerge" scene and the following 5-10 minutes are just incredible for LOUD deep bass.

Pulse I've mentioned earlier as well, but suffice it to say it's the most punishing subwoofer scene I've ever heard. High volume bass with no accompanying background noise at around 13-15 Hz. The kind of bass that should be felt, not heard. With no ports on the 800, I can't wait to feel it and not hear it. (at very high volumes on both the 600 and the PB13, this scene put out a lot of port noise or distortion depending on the sub)

Even though it is a very revealing scene, you could also argue that it's somewhat meaningless as I haven't ever heard anything like it in any other movie/music/etc. Nevertheless, it's quite fun to see how different subs handle it, especially when the DVD only costs a penny on Amazon used.

Jason

That's a very good point. Still, part of this hobby is looking for those rare experiences, right? I look forward to trying it out.

CV - Did you decide on anything for pipe organ music? I've been meaning to order some as well for a long time but haven't gotten around to it.

Jason

Has anyone watched this scene with a 500 that can comment on how it sounded?

Jason and Charles, besides the Bach recording which Sean mentions, you might also consider another Telarc CD with Murray which I've suggested before, the Organ Blaster , with selections from a wider repertoire, and possibly better as a first purchase because of that.

Thanks, John. I was hoping you'd chime in.