This can be a very confusing specification to transform into what actually happens in the real world. Frankly I can see where we need to get a much better explanation of this transformed into our specifications for each product and I thank you for bringing this to my attention. Lets see if I can explain how this works in the real world. A speaker can maintain a flat response down to a specific frequency; below this the energy starts to drop off. For the purpose of a specification some point on this drop off must be chosen as the low-end frequency response (usually 3 db down, but this can vary). Depending on how steep the drop off is below this specified point will determine the actual bass performance you will hear. In the case of the EP350 the drop off below the specified lowest frequency is very slight giving you appreciable bass down to 20 Hz. The drop off on the M80s is quite steep below its specified lowest frequency so there is not appreciable bass below this point. To truly get a comparable picture from the specifications of the real world bass response you would need to have specifications of the low frequency at a few points i.e. 3 db down, 6 db down, 9 db down and so on. Further to this what you will actually hear is the addition of both the bass from the M80s and the bass from the EP350 making the system low frequency response lower than the individual components. All the above being said the end result in your room from this system will be great bass that goes low. I think we will put an article on the site about this whole question sometime in the near future.

Ian Colquhoun
President & Chief Engineer

Ian Colquhoun
President & Chief Engineer