Re: EP400s : The Little Subwoofer That Could
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The room is 19'x21'x8' ft with floor to ceiling basstraps in the corners. The entire front wall is covered in Roxul R12 acoustical panels hidden behind heavy Velvet curtain. A quarter of each sidewall is also covered with Roxul 12 panels. Overall the room is well damped but not overly so. We spent the first couple of hours setting up the subs on the left side midwall 3 metres from the seats, and connecting them to a switchbox for blind testing. Each sub was equalized flat using an SMS-1 bass management equalizer for easy switching as well. The display and mapping function with this unit make for relatively fast calibration. All subs were calibrated level at 80db, 2db hot or 3db below Dolby reference and checked for phase. The idea was to test these subs using a variety of demanding music and soundtracks, and in particular to see how they behaved when pushed near their limits.
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Thanks a lot. This always help whem reading eval posts (not to confuse with evil pasts).
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After this session on Saturday, I now know how the guy in my avatar feels.
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That's a tremendous set-up , John. When I'm in the Toronto area again, I'd feel priviledged to listen to it. As you know my room is not damped at all and I need to be convinced .
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And as a bonus you would get to hear some totems!
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Actually, I'm strongly tempted to try out M3v2s or VP150s all around. A friend in Florida just set up his new HT system using 3 VP150s up front, 4 QS8s sides and rears,2 EP500s and a A1400-8 for power. He can't stop gushing about how his world will never be the same and how he now spending too much time listening to music and watching movies. I'm going to ask him for some pics. Mojo, sure send me a PM next time you are coming through Toronto.
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So, he is using VP-150 as main speakers? If that's the case, I really would like to see pictures... and hear that... In my experiements, I did try VP-150 as main briefly (only one, of course) and the result was not convincing at all (actually, it was very convincing, but the other way around!).
Let us know if you ever get to hear it yourself.
Has anyone else tried this?
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I will hear the system when I am next in Florida, possibly later this month. One VP150 as a main?? He says his front soundstage is seamless with the 3 vp150s on the same plane. In the interim I have asked him for pictures.
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Alan mentioned that he and Ian have tried VP150s as mains and liked them.
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John, Thank You Very Much for these excellent stories.
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