Umm the review focused on similar sized subs so who cares how big the woofer is. His focus seemed to be on smallish subs. He still praised the Axiom despite it was at a significant output disadvantage to the Emo sub that sells for 1/3 the price. To me, he was almost too kind to Axiom in that light.

I still want to see how the SVS SB-12NSD compares to the Emo. My guess is the SVS will have more output below 30Hz than the Emo based on the spec comparison and SVS's reputation for giving the most extension per dollar.