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Re: VP180 First Impressions
JohnK #312537 06/29/10 02:23 AM
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HTN, the quote was from Ken, which you appeared to interpret to mean T/M had been tried.


Oh, you're right! I did misinterpret that. Hmmm...maybe a T/M is in the works...

Re: VP180 First Impressions
RickF #312616 06/29/10 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted By: RickF
I never had one Mike, if you remember JonInFl, he had a stack of Sunfire amps with a pair of M60s ... I've got the Rotel RB-1080. I'll get the VP150/180* combo together whenever I get some time this week.

*With the VP150 above the 180 unless a 'friend' wants to come over and haul the 180 to the ceiling for me. grin


Oh, my bad. That 1080 should drive the two without a whimper. No need to push it too far though. And putting the 150 above the screen would be perfect. Thank you for doing this. I owe you a beer, or two, or three.

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JohnK #312799 06/30/10 05:28 AM
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Anyone with M22's upgrade to the VP180? Inquiring minds want to know.


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Re: VP180 First Impressions
michael_d #312810 06/30/10 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted By: RickF
I never had one Mike, if you remember JonInFl, he had a stack of Sunfire amps with a pair of M60s ... I've got the Rotel RB-1080. I'll get the VP150/180* combo together whenever I get some time this week.

*With the VP150 above the 180 unless a 'friend' wants to come over and haul the 180 to the ceiling for me. grin


Oh, my bad. That 1080 should drive the two without a whimper. No need to push it too far though. And putting the 150 above the screen would be perfect. Thank you for doing this. I owe you a beer, or two, or three.


Mike because of the PIA issue with hooking up the Rotel (cabinet space) I'll probably just connect it straight to the HK, which I believe will drive 'em both fine. I was going to connect the 150 and the 180 together but whenever I first listened to the 180 alone I was so impressed with vertical dispersion that right off the bat I knew the 180 wouldn't need any additional help. Seems like JC had written something in a post somewhere stating that a single 180 sounded better than even two 180s?

I'll get the 150 connected this weekend sometime and report back!

Yes, beers would be great. grin


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Re: VP180 First Impressions
RickF #312833 06/30/10 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted By: RickF
...whenever I first listened to the 180 alone I was so impressed with vertical dispersion that right off the bat I knew the 180 wouldn't need any additional help.


+1

My VP180 is only 1ft. off the ground, and even without any tilt/incline I was very happy with the sound it projected to my elevated back row of seats. I may still play around with tilting it to see if I can improve it any.

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Brought my dad over to check out the new speaker. I played some music and the beginning of Toy Story 2. His comment was, "This is amazing, it's loud, but doesn't hurt my ears. When I go to the theater I have to take ear plugs because the sound is piercing and hurts. These don't do that at all." The more I have had a chance to play around with the new 180 the more I like what I hear. I now feel like my Left, Right, and Center channel are just one speaker that goes across the front wall. They work together that well. I used to be able to tell the left, right, and center channel apart. Now it is just smooth across the board.


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Re: VP180 First Impressions
jhunt17 #312934 07/01/10 02:59 AM
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my vp180 and pair of m80 towers shipped today so i expect to have my review with pictures up by mid Wednesday next week because of the holidays here and canada. listening to all of you is positive reinforcement that i made the correct choice going with Axiom off of blind research of both pro and consumer/owner ratings and reviews as well as research into the company themselves. my boys will be powered with my XPA-5 and i can't wait to tell you all how it works out.


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solarrdadd #312941 07/01/10 03:38 AM
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You guys really make me want a VP180!


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Re: VP180 First Impressions
jhunt17 #312997 07/01/10 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted By: jhunt17
I now feel like my Left, Right, and Center channel are just one speaker that goes across the front wall.


I guess that was the biggest change I noticed as well.

Then again the VP180 is wide enough that the left, center and right almost *are* one speaker laugh


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