You can't compare the watts equitably, because a sealed design will require much more power (even with the passive radiators) than a ported design for the same SPL. Likewise, it is very difficult to design a sealed design that will go as low as a similarly-good ported design. Finally, the Axiom amp has extensive DSP capabilities. You owe it to yourself to listen to an EP500.

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