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I live in Norwalk, but grew up in Ankeny, and would be glad to give you an audition if you would like. Nickbuol lives in Pleasant Hill on the east side of town. Sonicfox lives in the Quad Cities area. There are a few others as well.

Randy

Awesome! I might have to take you up on your offer to audition the speakers sometime.

Did you design and build your HT room yourself, or did you have a company finish it?

I pretty much did all the work myself over a period of 1.5 years which involved finishing most of the basement. The only thing I hired out was the taping/mudding/texturing job.

Welcome, blobula. I'll also put my vote in for the 60/500 setup. Yes, the 80's will perform better than the 60's, but it's not a jaw dropping difference. The 500 on the other hand, is in a whole different league from the 350. It will make you giggle like a little girl when it's doing it's stuff.
60's to 80's - small performance jump. 350 to 500 - BIG performance jump.

Like you, I built my system piece by piece as well. Instead of starting with the sub, I would suggest starting with the mains, then sub, then surrounds, and lastly the center. Reason: As much as deep, shake the foundation bass is unbeleivable fun, you'll be in awe of the clairty and soundstage the mains give you. Guaranteed, you will play every one of your CD's & DVD's just to hear what you've been missing all this time.

Thanks for the feedback, it is appreciated. You all are fast on your responses...I like that!

Shawn, your right about the 500. Tonight I watched "Cars" with my 8 yr old. During the part where Frank The Combine comes out to chase down Lightning McQueen and Mater for upsetting his tractors, the room was under great pressure and the hairs on my legs almost stood up. I can't wait to get my 600.

Prior to the 500 I had a 350, it was a very good sub. My basement HT/Recroom is just so large, the 500 does a better job.

Is there any loss in quality received from buying from the outlet store?

Per the information on the site it doesn't look like there is any danger. They are just products with blemishes, nicks, etc...

Cars eh? I have 3 nephews and 2 nieces and I can't imagine how many times I've watched it with them. Lol. I bet the experience of watching it on your system was amazing Randy.

Most of us take the Factory Outlet route. All of my speakers have come from the FO, and I have yet to find a single blemish or nick. They are brand new, and have the same warranty. If your willing to wait 4-6wks (depending on the color) you save 10%. Also, when you buy 5 or more items from Axiom, you get another 5%, pretty cool.

Oh I know! The other part is at the begining when Lightning is in the trailer (in the dark) and says "I am speed", then they flash to track level and the pack of cars speed past - you can feel the room instantly pressurize. Nowhere near as deep as the Frank scene, but still pretty awesome. I love Pixar movies.

On a side note, do you think there will be that big of a difference between the 500 & 600? I was never able to do a back to back, but from what I heard/remember, the 500 owners aren't really giving much up. Except maybe a back ache from moving the 600 around.