My room is 2400 cubic feet, and opens to the kitchen, as well as the formal dinning room. I upgraded from a vp150-180 and am very happy i did. If you have room for the 180 i would say to go that way i always felt that the 150 was to small to blend with my M60's well, the 180 blends perfectly...

You can read Andrews reply here... Simple answer is, yes Axiom manufactures all of their own drivers, as well as their cabinets in house up in the cold north....
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