Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater EP175 or Velodyne DEQ10-R?

I can tell you from experience, I listened to a lot of subs in the box stores in my quest for my HT package and in my price range of under $750 the only one i was truly impressed with was a supercube III. I was not impressed with the sound relative to the price but merely relative to the size, it is an impressive little guy but after hearing so much about HSU and SVS (and axiom) on forums i figured i try flying blind as i didn't feel that it would be any worse than a cheap valodyne or equivalent.

Bottom line is i was blown away by how deep the PB-12NSD goes for under 700 dollars shipped to my door. The only downside is its a beast size wise and has a very low WAF. I have it in a fairly decent size room open to the kitchen and have never had it past 35-40% on the gain and if i want to rock to a movie keep the DB at 0 on the Denon. I will say when i first hooked it up and listened to music i wasn't overly impressed as it sounded like i thought it would and no more. However after putting in a dvd (U-571) the permagrin began. I cant speak for HSU as i have never heard them but have heard as many good things as SVS on forums and such. Another factor was SVS's customer service was as good as Axioms IMO from day one. I give two thumbs up to SVS and look forward to fitting one of their pricier models in the budget.

The question is, if you had three arms would you give it three thumbs up? Or would it still only get two?

What is your obsession with arms these days?

Hello, my name is Micah and I.... am an arm-a-holic.

I wish I was your arms dealer.

Sounds like there would be no "arm" in trying out the SVS then. If we don't like it, we can send it back. No arm no foul. And it doesn't cost an arm and a leg...which would otherwise mean one arm and one thumb up.

Sounds like the PB10-NSR will fit the bill given our room isn't huge and we don't need to rumble the neighborhood (we'll leave that to mother nature in southern California!).

We need to sign an armistice to help bring an end to the arm puns.

I'm told there is no substitute for the real thing.

That's what she said

SNM you can always get the PB12 and just turn the volume down :-)

For me it was an easy decision for the price difference between the two i didn't want to doubt my decision should i move or develop a bigger HT room than my current setup. And after all when the wifes gone sometimes I just enjoy watching the walls breathe in and out. Go big or go home as they say.


Thats what she said, too bad she went home