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I watched hulk the other day on the ep500. The driver was moving so fast and so far ... in an almost violent manner. Perhaps I could use that somehow to power the sub. But really I could see the driver moving even with the black material cover on(meaning it was hitting the cover). Is that normal?
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It is when "Hulk Smash!!!"
Seriously though, I don't think that I've ever seen mine hit the cover but I wonder, was it really hitting the cover or was there enough air being displaced to make the cover move? I suspect that if it did touch the cover, you would have a nasty flapping, vibrational sound that would let you know for sure. It does move violently though when it's being heavily utilized. That's how it does it's job.
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was there enough air being displaced to make the cover move? You may very well be right.
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But really I could see the driver moving even with the black material cover on(meaning it was hitting the cover). Is that normal? I don't have the 500, but I can't imagine Axiom put the cover closer to the driver than the accepted travel length of the motor assembly (I think that is the right part of the voice coil?). You sure it was hitting the cover, or was it just that you could see the drive through the cover? It is normal to see the driver move rather violently.
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The ep500 is a violent sub. Cool.
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But really I could see the driver moving even with the black material cover on(meaning it was hitting the cover). Is that normal? I don't have the 500, but I can't imagine Axiom put the cover closer to the driver than the accepted travel length of the motor assembly (I think that is the right part?). You sure it was hitting the cover, or was it just that you could see the drive through the cover? It is normal to see the driver move rather violently.
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They do travel very VERY far! I don't know if they come out far enough to touch the cover either, but I've taken my cover off plenty of times and watched them move (the dual speakers are really fun to watch because they oppose eachother... while one is traveling out, the other is traveling in... it's really neat), I get a kick out of that! 
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That doesn't sound right. I didn't think you could do a push/pull in one direction. Maybe that's why it's so quiet. (could be totally wrong, completely wrong, and/or utterly wrong).
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I agree with Ken. Is one wired out-of-phase? Having one cone push while the other pulls means they'll cancel each other out...
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Well if they ain't supposed to do that then something is DEFINATELY wrong! LOL
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