Re: Subwoofer - Upgrade?
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Mainly for gaming and movies 600 because it will go lower.
House of the Rising Sone Out in the mid or far field Dedicated mid-woofers are over-rated
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A 500 or 600 will be a huge upgrade. It's a tough call between the 2. Either way, you will be grinning at deep, clean, tight bass.
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Alright about to pull the trigger on the 600, got me thinking. What about 2x 500’s instead, get one now and another in the summer or something .....
Slippery slope this AV stuff
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Re: Subwoofer - Upgrade?
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Get a 600 and then a 500. The 600 will support the deep bass.
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A single 500 will work in your room. I just tried one 500 in mine and I would not complain if I had only that one.
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I just listened at reference level, which on the particular song I was listening to, was hitting 103 dBC peaks at 12 feet away. No complaints from the single 500. Just smooth bass!
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Hi Minorc
I have twin EP500s in a 2.2 channel music system. I love them!
Bass is substantially less directional than upper frequencies, but twin subs contribute to that wonderful 'wall of sound.'
Good luck to you on your new Axiom sub(s).
Enjoy the Music. Trust your ears. Laugh at Folks Who Claim to Know it All.
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Alright about to pull the trigger on the 600, got me thinking. What about 2x 500’s instead, get one now and another in the summer or something .....
Slippery slope this AV stuff This is an excellent path to bass. You won't regret it.
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More subs = smoother bass throughout the entire listening area.
Sure, you can crank them both up if wanted, but the real benefit of dual (or more) subs is getting better response in the room from seat to seat. You may find that with one sub, your seat is in a null and you barely notice the bass, or it is lacking quite a bit, but 4 feet to your left it is really good (or maybe even too much). Putting a second sub in at a different location (a whole other conversation on placement) and if done right, it can feed into that null and lift up the levels there, while pulling down some of the over the top bass at another location.
Now if that means two EP500s, or a EP600 now and something else down the road is up to you.
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Re: Subwoofer - Upgrade?
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Nick, I have found the addition of two 500s to the existing 800 gave me more than spatially smooth bass. It unmasked bass details and three dimensionality that either did not exist or was only hinted at with the 800.
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