Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Question about HT set up

Jbl here for 221.00 and free shipping.
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Heath, you can do a little better than that on the E250. It's available from reputable outfits for about $220 with free shipping. It should be adequate for your use and I wouldn't suggest getting lesser speakers in order to spend more on the sub. Several excellent subs at higher cost were mentioned already, so I'll throw out one at just slightly higher cost which Dr. Hsu assisted in designing and which has gotten some very good reports.

Thanks for the link.

I am not sure about the JBL myself.

CNET gave it a pretty good review and a friend of mine has the e150p in a smaller room and likes it. Saw a few others post about it as well. Best Buy had it but didn't have it hooked up so I couldn't listen to it.

I have read good things about the SVS and HSU subs as well, just the price might be a little high for me (need to put money into the house as well...can't all be toys. ).

interesting...I will definitely check out that sub.

haven't heard of it.

Heath, if budget is a factor, here is another sub you might consider. It is very new, so there isn't much feedback on it yet, but av123 makes good products, and the customer service is on a par with Axiom's. Both are excellent. It's only an 8" sub so it won't reach quite as deep as the the JBL, and BIC, but it comes close.

X-sub from av123



It's available in white shadow maple as well as in black.

If budget is in your mind...those subs might fit the bill for the time being, but dollar for dollar, the HSU STF-2 and the SVS PB10 are the absolute best for the money. They can be had for a little over $400. The sub is an integral part of a home theater setup. I'm pretty confident if you were to listen to any movie at decent levels, those subs you were considering would start pooping out and getting overdriven.

Actually, I'd highly recommend the system I have. The whole thing, speakers, sub, receiver, and cables came to around $1900. It is truly amazing. It's in my signature below. The receiver was a Yamaha RX-V557. The Yamaha's are a bit more respected than the Pioneers in the audio world. I first thought a pioneer would be the best choice, but for the price, and after looking at many reviews, the Yamaha RX-V557 is an excellent budget choice.

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I'm pretty confident if you were to listen to any movie at decent levels, those subs you were considering would start pooping out and getting overdriven.

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Dan, have you heard "those subs"? I didn't think so. Then how can you say what you are saying? I would not be so quick to dismiss a product with which you have no experience.

No, I've not heard them either, but then I didn't make a definitive statement about them as you did. However, I have owned a HSU STF-2 and I've owned a Rocket UFW-10. I know you like your HSU, and it is a fine sub and a good value. But it ain't the only fine sub and good value. And, at twice the cost, I'm not sure it will deliver twice the value of the x-sub.

If that sub comes with a light that slowly pulses deep inside the port, I'll take one.

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If that sub comes with a light that slowly pulses deep inside the port, I'll take one.

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I want so bad to include the sound effect with that!

Yours is pretty close to what I was looking at. The M22ti's, QS4's and VP100. The receiver looks to be about the same price as the Pioneer so only the sub is more expensive. By my calculation, your setup would run me about 2,300, a little more than I thought. How big is your room that you are using this in, by the way? If I do spend at least 2k, it better sound good in the end. I am always disappointed after spending a lot of money. Picky, I guess.