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I just received the EP0 and after hooking up am hearing what I would describe as the amp "clipping" at higher volumes. Has anyone else experienced this? I have tried with the gain flat as well as full boost. Any ideas?

Contact Axiom. I had tried it a few times at max. I just re-tried it for 2 minutes with something I know hits the roof, especially with the EP0 and there is no clipping or any other distortion of any kind. Does it do it with all material?

Interested in this thread as the Axiom Q of the day the other day got me to thinking of ditching the AVR and going solo with the other SB3 and Audiobytes on the patio

If you raise volume to the max it will distort somewhat like all speakers. I can't say I hear clipping like distortion though. Keep in mind that the EP0 is not going to sound like an EP500 at high volume. Overall it sounds very good for such a small sub. A squeezebox with this ensemble would be a great application.

I wuold only look to push say 90db at most on the patio

Ok. As good example. One of my employee just came in. With his laptop, when the volume is at 98% there is some clippping because rhe PC is under powered. So, this is all due to thelapop being electivallym infficiant.

Axiom-wise- There is nothing to re-imbures. The alleged problem isentirely medntal.

In a quick test it seems to do it with music that possesses more low end pop and starts in the 70% volume range. I was using my old Cambridge Soundworks sub to accompany the Audiobytes in the absence of the EP0 and it provided far more "umph" than the EP0 but I should have more time tomorrow to tinker with sub placement, etc. Also, until I added the EP0 I hadn't experienced any issue with the sound cutting out or "clipping" under any circumstances. The Audiobytes are amazing but so far the accompanying sub is a little underwhelming. Hope I get it figured out.

Jason

Are you checking also with a SPL meter?

I have two other devices that I will try this weekend. It is possible that the output from your source is very strong and causes the amp to attempt to generate signals well beyond its 60W capabilities.

I would think if this was the case it would have done the same thing before I connected the sub. Do you agree?

Hi,

No, the EPZero is a passive subwoofer driven by the Audiobyte amplifier. Deep bass requires large amounts of amplifier power compared to the frequency range of the Audiobytes, so it's possible that you may have been exceeding the output limits of the Audiobyte amplifier.

How large a room are you using them in and how far back are you sitting? The system was designed for desktop use and smallish office, bedroom and den-sized spaces.

The EPZero subwoofer is very linear. It doesn't add a lot of artificial subwoofer "thump" or "boom" as many small powered subwoofers typically do to substitute for smooth linear bass.

Regards,