Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater EP400s : The Little Subwoofer That Could

Well the 600 does sound good with music, its just that the 400 sounds better IMO. Jason's plan is a good one. Position a 400 between your speakers and listen to it with music. For HT power up the big guy and the sony. Its going to take time to optimize those three subs but with patience it should do wonders for your LF room acoustics. I like to use 3 different model subs in my larger HT and they work very well once you find the right placement and get them level matched and working in phase.

I've got a 4,000 cubic foot room. I don't think a puny 400 will cut it even for just music, will it?

Mark, the more powerful sub will give better performance with respect to frequency extension and dynamic capability, but it won't help the problem of rooms that suck. Use of two subs located at opposite midpoints of the side walls or the front and back wall(as shown in the Harmon paper)can help with room modes and would generally be a better bet for a given amount of money.

I guess it depends how loud you play music. In any event don't forget that the 400 belts out nearly the same SPLs as the 350v3 which is 2.4 x as large amd the size of a 500. For music it should work, though I'm a fan of the 400 pair as stereo subs if you want the best musical presentation.

If budget is less of a constraint I would get the pair and with the 600 you are well on the way to conquering your room. Otherwise adding the 400 for music and powering the 600 and sony for HT looks like a good plan with proper placement.

Maybe I can gift my wife dual 400s for our 14 year wedding anniversary on November 5th. What do you guys think?

Even with your wife's love of music, I think you will need to borrow my couch for a few days.

Only if they come with a doghouse.

Your doghouse has couches too?

what better place for a dog to sleep?

Well, you can get her dual EP400s and an A1400-8, then tell her she can decide which one is the gag gift.