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HTN, the quote was from Ken, which you appeared to interpret to mean T/M had been tried. Oh, you're right! I did misinterpret that. Hmmm...maybe a T/M is in the works...
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I never had one Mike, if you remember JonInFl, he had a stack of Sunfire amps with a pair of M60s ... I've got the Rotel RB-1080. I'll get the VP150/180* combo together whenever I get some time this week. *With the VP150 above the 180 unless a 'friend' wants to come over and haul the 180 to the ceiling for me. Oh, my bad. That 1080 should drive the two without a whimper. No need to push it too far though. And putting the 150 above the screen would be perfect. Thank you for doing this. I owe you a beer, or two, or three.
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Anyone with M22's upgrade to the VP180? Inquiring minds want to know.
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I never had one Mike, if you remember JonInFl, he had a stack of Sunfire amps with a pair of M60s ... I've got the Rotel RB-1080. I'll get the VP150/180* combo together whenever I get some time this week. *With the VP150 above the 180 unless a 'friend' wants to come over and haul the 180 to the ceiling for me. Oh, my bad. That 1080 should drive the two without a whimper. No need to push it too far though. And putting the 150 above the screen would be perfect. Thank you for doing this. I owe you a beer, or two, or three. Mike because of the PIA issue with hooking up the Rotel (cabinet space) I'll probably just connect it straight to the HK, which I believe will drive 'em both fine. I was going to connect the 150 and the 180 together but whenever I first listened to the 180 alone I was so impressed with vertical dispersion that right off the bat I knew the 180 wouldn't need any additional help. Seems like JC had written something in a post somewhere stating that a single 180 sounded better than even two 180s? I'll get the 150 connected this weekend sometime and report back! Yes, beers would be great. ![grin grin](/boards/images/graemlins/default/grin.gif)
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...whenever I first listened to the 180 alone I was so impressed with vertical dispersion that right off the bat I knew the 180 wouldn't need any additional help. +1 My VP180 is only 1ft. off the ground, and even without any tilt/incline I was very happy with the sound it projected to my elevated back row of seats. I may still play around with tilting it to see if I can improve it any.
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Brought my dad over to check out the new speaker. I played some music and the beginning of Toy Story 2. His comment was, "This is amazing, it's loud, but doesn't hurt my ears. When I go to the theater I have to take ear plugs because the sound is piercing and hurts. These don't do that at all." The more I have had a chance to play around with the new 180 the more I like what I hear. I now feel like my Left, Right, and Center channel are just one speaker that goes across the front wall. They work together that well. I used to be able to tell the left, right, and center channel apart. Now it is just smooth across the board.
7.1 theater room 60 fronts vp180 center 4 qs8's ep500 sub 3.0 tv room m3's vp150 center
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my vp180 and pair of m80 towers shipped today so i expect to have my review with pictures up by mid Wednesday next week because of the holidays here and canada. listening to all of you is positive reinforcement that i made the correct choice going with Axiom off of blind research of both pro and consumer/owner ratings and reviews as well as research into the company themselves. my boys will be powered with my XPA-5 and i can't wait to tell you all how it works out.
SonySXRD55" Marantz AV7702MKII pre-amp Emotiva XPA-5,UPA-2amps, 14 Speakers, All Axiom Oppo 105D&93
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You will likey ![smile smile](/boards/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif)
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You guys really make me want a VP180!
::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::
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I now feel like my Left, Right, and Center channel are just one speaker that goes across the front wall. I guess that was the biggest change I noticed as well. Then again the VP180 is wide enough that the left, center and right almost *are* one speaker ![laugh laugh](/boards/images/graemlins/default/laugh.gif)
M60ti, VP180, QS8, M2ti, EP500, PC-Plus 20-39 M5HP, M40ti, Sierra-1 LFR1100 active, ADA1500-4 and -8
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