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Re: Axiom Center Speaker with 6.5 woofer??
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I placed one of my Algonquin horizontally on top of my TV in the same location my VP150 would be. The Algonquin sounded very nice compared to a sometimes boxy sound of my VP150. The Algonquin sounded very clean. I'm wondering if it was because of the rear port the Algonquin has Thanks for all of the replies. jj
Onkyo TX-SR805 M60T EP500 VP150 QS4 Outdoor Algonquins
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Re: Axiom Center Speaker with 6.5 woofer??
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shareholder in the making
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Why don't you drill a 3" diameter hole in your VP150 and shove a PVC pipe in there to find out? It's real easy to do. Let us know how it sounds as we may want to do it too.
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Re: Axiom Center Speaker with 6.5 woofer??
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How does it sound vertically?
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Re: Axiom Center Speaker with 6.5 woofer??
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Yeah right!! Don't want to void any warranty on my VP150 if I hack it. Wonder if the VP150 was tested with a port or not by Axiom. Maybe someone from Axiom can comment on this. jj
Onkyo TX-SR805 M60T EP500 VP150 QS4 Outdoor Algonquins
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Re: Axiom Center Speaker with 6.5 woofer??
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I *think* this subject came up a year or two ago and someone from Axiom responded. The gist of it was that a ported speaker could play lower but a sealed speaker could handle higher power and higher audio output in the freq ranges which did matter for a center channel. Again, this is only vague recollection so it's possible the post did not come from someone at Axiom.
Also, it just occurred to me that the reason Axiom may not be using 6.5" woofs in the center channels is that the larger cone makes for poorer off-axis response. According to Alan (again, IIRC, YMMV etc.) the poorer HF off axis response of the 6.5" woof is why the M3/M40/M50 have a slightly more laid-back sound than the M2/M22/M60/M80.
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