Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Is the Axiom EP-500 idiot proof?

I was listening to my Axiom EP500 before I went into work. I was watching Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and noted that the bass was unsually pronounced in the THX opening sequence. During the scrolling prologue, bass agained very prominent. Chalk it up to my inexperience, but I kept watching, and when the Queen ship came, I thought my entire house was about to crumble. The bass was so loud, I thought my head was going to explode.

I checked the subwoofer, and it turns out that somebody in my household (don't know who), cranked the volume up several notches above where I had calibrated it. I quickly recalibrated the sub, reducing the volume by 4-5 notches. So far things sound okay, but I haven't put my subwoofer through the entire gambit of listening tests.

My question is, what is the likelihood that I damaged my sub? Obviously, there is no major damage, but are there any subtle signs that I should be hearing or looking for?

Thanks guys.

I can say with 100% certainty that your sub is fine. I have watched that exact scene many times with the sub blasting. The EP500 is pretty much unbreakable.

Whew, that makes me feel a lot better. Right now I have the volume knob set at about 6 o'clock. I think it it was at about 11 o'clock before.

Wow! You might need to check the foundations but I'm sure the 500 is OK.

Around 6 o'clock the normal setting for you 500 owners?

7:30 to 8 here. WAF!

Some users have their volume at 9 o'clock...

I guess that the EP500 setting depend on the amplifier subwoofer setting and how hot they like to run their subwoofer. My amp subwoofer setting is at -5, and I like to keep things flat.

The 500 and 600 can play louder than a full orchestra in Carnegie Hell with no distortion, your fine.

My understanding of the 500s' and 600s' DSP-driven design is that they won't allow themselves to be overdriven.

That's not a challenge to you bassheads, and I could be wrong, so {{disclaimer}}, {{disclaimer}}, {{disclaimer}}.

I just got back from a biz trip, saw the headline of this article, and my first thought was "Idiot proof ? Hell, It survived ME ! ..." ...