Re: Just set up my new epic80-500 system in 7.1
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I just filled my diaper with a solid state. I tried to flush my solid state but pieces kept floating back up
I’m armed and I’m drinking. You don’t want to listen to advice from me, amigo.
-Max Payne
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Re: Just set up my new epic80-500 system in 7.1
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LOL
Ok now you guys are gunna get me going on the poo poo humor!
LOL
I really like the seemingly changing of tone and more important HUMOR!
American humor is so direct and personal... English humor is usually directed at one's self not others! I'm Irish and English so...
LOL
Solid-State
Last edited by SolidState; 08/24/09 01:09 AM.
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Re: Just set up my new epic80-500 system in 7.1
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English humor is usually directed at one's self not others! Can you show us with a little "leading by example"?
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Re: Just set up my new epic80-500 system in 7.1
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WOW! This new Phonic PAA6 sure look like an AMAZING little device! Man I wish I had $1200 bucks to burn as I'd get me one of those! http://www.phonic.com/en/testers/paa6.htmlSolid-State
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Re: Just set up my new epic80-500 system in 7.1
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You might want some Haldol instead.
I’m armed and I’m drinking. You don’t want to listen to advice from me, amigo.
-Max Payne
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Is that for people with multiple personalities?
Half of communication is listening. You can't listen with your mouth.
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And I kind of felt bad last night for inadvertently whacking the bees nest. Tonight, not so much.
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Hope you didn't lose any sleep, Joe.
Half of communication is listening. You can't listen with your mouth.
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Micah et al, back on the sub loudness topic, my own use of my EP500 is to have it calibrated in the way that I learned was intended, i.e., that you shouldn't be aware that the sub is even operating as a separate entity, but that the speakers seem to be putting out a lot more bass. Although I recall joking with Peter B. after we got our EP500s that setup was uneventful except for sweeping up the fallen plaster and broken glass, in fact if I wanted to I could play it at a level far above a normal balance. I'd briefly checked possible levels with bass test tones and measured as high as 116 dB with room gain.
It's unclear why some subs which are apparently less capable on an objective measured basis, give some an impression of greater "loudness". Boominess at certain frequencies? Higher distortion simulating loudness?
As to the setting on the sub control which varies loudness(as discussed before it doesn't vary the fixed amplifier gain, but simply allows more or less voltage from the source material through to be amplified), it apparently has been modified in more recent units so that a higher setting is needed to let more voltage through(this is a variable resistor). If in fact now a 50% or higher setting lets the same proportion of the incoming voltage through as did a setting around 25% on my EP500 and other older units, this doesn't affect maximum output in any way and certainly essentially all of the incoming voltage is let through at the maximum setting. There's no reason why the Axiom numbers for maximum anechoic and in-room levels would have been reduced.
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Ditto. But guys I'm sorry, there is simply no reason the EP 800 should not bruise your kidney when playing, if that is what you like: The EP800 plays louder than a live performance at Carnegie Hall or at a rock concert-- an amazing 125 dB Sound Pressure Level! Don't worry about distortion - the Intelligent DSP won't allow it. Instead, it tightly controls the signals to the 800-watt power amplifier and two massive 12-inch aluminum drivers with dual 3-inch voice coils to provide you with peak performance, never going over the edge into distortion. Crank it up - XLF makes the EP800 unbreakable!
Now I still don't understand why they need an 800 watt amp, but if you can't feel 125db at the claimed 13hz, there are only two options: (1) you got some serious health problems, or (2) the sub is not outputting as advertised. Based on John's explanation of the gain issue, I would not worry about the clock setting, but you should be able to rattle your liver with this sub. I fully get your quality bass v. sheer spl analysis, but I think you should have both on tap with the EP 800 or 500.
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