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I finally ended up getting the eD A5-350 after waiting for around 50 days. I was real close to canceling the order a few times but the wife was like, be patient, so I continued to wait. Now that I have it in the system I'm glad I did. No review will be forth coming but if you read what I wrote about the A3-300 it will give you an idea of what this sub is like, just a whole lot more.   
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That's a nice looking sub, Rick. Enjoy!
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Nice sub! Have you ever considered the A7S-450 as well? If yes, I was just wondering what made you pick this one?
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That... thing in the lower right corner certainly stands still.
Lookin' good, Rick. Enjoy!
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Nice sub! Have you ever considered the A7S-450 as well? If yes, I was just wondering what made you pick this one? No, I hadn't considered that particular model. The A5-350 was at a great price point and seemed to have done well in the reviews I had read. Plus talking to the fellas over at eD they informed me the 350 had about as much output as 2 300s. The A3-300 did well in my room so I figured I couldn't go wrong with this model.
Rick
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The reason I was asking is because I am looking into these 2 models from ED as well as the Epik Empire. The A5-350 and A7s-450 are around the same price except that the A7s has an 18" driver, a 1300W PS and is sealed (vs 15", 500W and ported) and I wasn't able to find a direct comparison yet. However, it seems that the A7S needs to be EQed in order to get below 22Hz.
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Look like Axiom sub aren't that popular...
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Looks great Bud, looks it could be a real treat during movie time!
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Very nice Rick. That is a big son of a gun. Glad it was worth the wait. Enjoy! 
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Rick
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Look like Axiom sub aren't that popular... Philippe, Axiom makes very good subs, it's just that there are a lot of other good choices available as well, esp in the US.
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I agree, and also a free access to audiogon 
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Watching "9" right now and oh boy this thing has a lot of output. The A3-300 did a fine job with this movie but the A5-350 is in another league.
Rick
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Dat 1 big a$$ sub, thump thump thump
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Congrats Rick. There really is no substitute for a good sub to enhance the HT experience.
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There's always a better sub.
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There's always a better sub. Well, now there's a thought I'm glad you pointed that out to me Fred.
Rick
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That A7-900 looks kinda nice. 
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Nice looking sub..congraz
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I had my sub choice narrowed down to those two also, the A7s-450 and the Empire. I decided to go with Empire and I couldn't be happier. I'm sure the ED would have been a good choice also, but with all of the hype and positive feedback on AVS recently about the Empire I decided to go with Epik. The fact that it has two 15" drivers compared to one 18" also seemed to be a plus. Granted I have nothing to compare it to really as it's my first sub, but after I set it up correctly it just sounds amazing for both music and movies.
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That looks like a great sub. Congratulations.
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