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All my info is second hand. I don't know much about the problem. When I find out I'll let you know.

Yes, packing up an EP800 sucks big time. I just packed mine and it goes back tomorrow after only two weeks. It worked fine for a few days but then if you turned up the base near the half-way point it sounded like there was a squirrel in the speaker trying to get out. Just a very weird and loud slapping sound. And yes, the box it came in was totally destroyed. It comes packed in two boxes - the outside box being the one that was destroyed. Those delivery guys sure do a number on these speakers.

Anyhow, I'll just keep my EP-500 and avoid future hassles. I'm fed up with FedEx.

Rick, I've never seen you promoting Rotel.....why?

NAD rates their amps very conservatively, they always have. This is probably why it didn’t catch on fire, just kidding (I think). I suspect if you had a Yamaha or Sony receiver we would be having a different conversation right now.

Like others here have said, I would at least get a 3 channel 4 ohm stable power amp for the front rating minimum 200 wps into 4 ohms. That should give you lots of head room for those times you really want to make those Axioms sing and not have to worry about speaker damage. I would recommend an amp that has a toroidal power supply for added stability.

To keep the price down you might want to look at some professional amps. I use an AudioTrak 6 channel 4 ohm stable pro amp rated at 300 plus wps. In my 4000 cubic foot room, my hearing will go before I damage any speakers. I don’t get any amp clipping even at 105 db at my seating position. (BTW, 105 db is damn loud!)

http://www.audiotrak.com/pdfs/AT-6100-Amp.pdf


Wonderful room buy the way!!!!!

Autoboy, that is now my favorite all-time home theater room.
It is just so full of detail, so incredibly perfectly and tastefully put together.

What has happened to Axiom quality control? Doesn't it seem that the flagship Axiom subwoofers are having more than their share of problems?

I have an SVS sub and have no problem recommending them. However, if I were starting over, I'd pick up a pair of the Epik Legend subwoofers for substantially less than one of the big EPs.

I think the Onkyo 807 would have been a good choice. I like to go with a stack of used 2 channel amps for my main HT system. I recommend the Yamaha M80/M85 Monster amps, pure Class A for the first 30 watts, AB after that. These are stable down to 2 ohm loads and rated at 330 Watts Continuous Power per channel 20Hz-20kHz, 0.02% THD at 4ohms, Dynamic Power, 1kHz at 2 ohms - 850 watts per channel, 640 watts per channel at 4 ohms. These are sweet sounding gentle monsters which are as at home at low volumes as lethal volumes.

I would love to see a stack of 4 of these in an HT system:

Get those meters bouncing!

That is a beautiful amp, love it.

Ain't it something?

a saaaaaaaaaaaaaaweeeeeeeeeeet amp.

do you have the speakers set to small autoboy?