I am not under the impression lower failure rates would lead them to drop prices on their subwoofers. I am under the impression that prices are much higher for their subwoofers due to the fact they are a Canadian company (value of currency is less than US thus does not go as far), the drivers, assembly of componenets are done in house (EP series) rather than in overseas manufacturing like their speaker line (which many competitors use to keep costs down). Maybe Axiom feels the need for skilled North American labour/QA/QC in this area which also keep costs up. Another reason for the inflated MSRP is that shipping is included. You also have to realize that we do pay for customer service in all the products including speakers. These are all factors that determine MSRP and which probably influnce why prices on their subwoofers are higher than the competition.

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