Re: M60 vs M80
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Tater, maybe you've misunderstood the Dynamic EQ feature as compared to the Dynamic Volume, which is a type of volume compression and doesn't have to be used for most source material. The Dynamic EQ adjusts frequency response to compensate for our ears lower sensitivity to bass and treble at low volume levels and also increases the relative level of the surrounds in quieter passages. The general response to it has been highly favorable. You're right, I didn't quite understand it by your definition... Sounds very interesting though. It sounds like it helps at lower volumes the most, which really won't help me a whole lot but perhaps it can't hurt to try it out. Does it react according to the volume the receiver is at, or according to the volume being output from a source (say a quiet scene in a movie)? If the latter, it sounds like a cool deal.
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Re: M60 vs M80
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Re: M60 vs M80
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After reading the reviews on the EP350, EP400 and EP500, it looks like the EP500 is the better contender for quality sound. Reviews said that the EP350 exhibited booming and port noise. That the EP400 was overpriced. That the EP500 didn't have booming and port noise.
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I suspect the EP350 reviews depend very much on which version they reviewed. The v3 is head and shoulders above the v2, which was head and shoulders above the original.
I don't think I've ever heard boominess or port noise from my v3.
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Ah. I didn't consider that. The reviews were older and the EP350 was 200 watts and $620 instead of 300 watts and $758. Don't know what version it is though.
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Yeah, that's at most a v2. If the review has pictures, you can tell for sure. The v1 has a black dustcap and 2 vortex ports on the front. The v2 has no dustcap, but 2 vortex ports on the front. Both of these are also as deep as they are wide.
The v3 has no dustcap, has a slot port, and is as deep as it is tall.
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Nice description, Ken. I barely even had a twinge of "show me a picture".
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I was just reading an older thread here titled "QS4 vs QS8 ...." back in 2007. It was good and enlightening. It's the one where the surrounds were placed on soup cans. From reading this, I have decided to stay with the QS8, but to downgrade the center to the VP100, because it had more clarity for smaller rooms. The VP150 required more volume for the same sound.
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I am pretty sure there is more than one "soup can stand" thread I have the VP100 in a very large room and think it is wonderful.
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An EP500 in your room size is serious overkill, which isn't bad, just excessive, which can be fun :D.
I have an SVS sub that powerwise is close to the EP500 in my room (again, about 1750 ft^3) and it's riciculous... WAY louder than you would ever actually ever want it to be.
The 500 would reach a few db's lower though for movies obviously. I wouldn't consider the 400 for you, I am pretty certain it is much more of a musical sub.
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