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Ian (or anyone who knows at Axiom),

Will this sub be powerfull enough to drive M2s as well? so in theory, you could buy this sub and M2s for a 2.1 system in a bedroom or something?

Also, has Axiom thought about making the EP 400 - 600 able to drive bookshelf speakers with its amp? Specifically the EP400, it would be a formidable upgrade at its price point and its designed purpose, negating the need for an external amp to drive the bookshelves, just hook up the speakers to the sub.

Hi Robb,

Amie said

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The computer speakers will have an outboard amplifier. You can order the active subwoofer separately to complete the set.

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So, I think the earlier design (where all the amplification resided in the sub) has been scrapped to provide greater flexibility in purchase/installation. I'd imagine that the MZero (or whatever) outboard amp will be designed pretty specifically for - if not internal to - that system.

But, you know, I don't work here or anything. I just watch.

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Hi Hutzal,

While the idea is at first attractive, this approach would require a lot of re-engineering, adding extra amplifiers inside the sub enclosure for the satellite speakers (the internal sub amplifier is dedicated to the subwoofer driver alone). The EP400/500/600 amplifiers are mono amps dedicated to the subs' woofers so you can't use it to also drive satellites. You have to add two more amps for the stereo sats.

This approach would then raise a controls issue--where do you put the level controls for the satellite speakers? They'd be too inconvenient on the back of the subwoofer itself. I think the market for this approach is too narrow as well.

You could certainly use the subwoofer with a pair of M2s if you wish, but only with a separate amplifier for the M2s.

Regards,

I didn't bump the thread to give Hutzal attention. Actually, it had fallen off the bottom of the What's New at Axiom area and I was looking for a picture of the T-Series speakers. I bumped it to the top again.