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I think I would go for the extra low end the 800 offers and then add the 500 to smooth things out through out the room. Just run the 800 with your present subs until you can come up with the rest of the money to get the 500 later on.

You already answered your question. Go for the two 500s as your room noticeably benefits from two subs.

I engineered a takover of my finance department, but for some reason there isn't enough in the vault for 2 800s.

Boy I am still conflicted. I was leaning away from the 800 due to its large upright size, but then discovered it can be ordered to be horizontal. I like the fact that the 800 can really pound out lower frequency. My room is not ideal, and may change in the next few years, so 2 500 would be better in that situation (I try to buy what would also work well fo me in the future). I guess one thing I have going for me is the lack of a financing department to have to contend with ...

Cheers, Brendan

I agree with the suggestion to use one EP800 and one or more of your current subs if the EP800 does not fulfill your bass needs by itself.

For what its worth, the 800 has a visual "wow" factor or "cool" factor that you will never achieve with an ep500... I think it is the gigantic enclosure and dual woofers that make it so freaking cool looking.

Get an ep800. You can always add a second sub of your choice down the line if budget permits in the years to come.

Thanks for all of your feed back. After taking into account all of your opinions, I think I have decided on the 800. I won't be purchasing it for about 3 months, so I still have time to ponder over it. Now one question I did have was in regards to ordering. In the past, Axiom offered a slight discount on the product if you were willing to wait until their next production run of whatever it was that you ordered (usually 4-6 weeks). I cannot find this option anywhere. Does anyone knoe if this offer is still available? If it is, a link would be much appreciated.

Cheers, Brendan

That was when you were buying from the factory outlet and the option is now gone. It has been replaced by the auction site but I haven't seen any EP800 there yet (and I don't think we'll ever see one).

Oh, I wouldn't be too surprised to see one. Those cabinets have to have defects, just like the other cabinets. And it would be more expensive to toss one of those than to toss an M2.

I suspect due to the cost thus less made of the 800 it will just take longer to have B stock available,

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