Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater My take on the VP160...

It's certainly true that the center channel is the single most important speaker in any home theater, and with the advent of lossless audio it makes more sense these days that all your speakers are equal. I would, however, love and fear the day that I could get M60-type surrounds. How the heck would I hang 3 of those suckers from a wall and 1 from the ceiling?

Nick, I think what summed it up for me was your statement that I didn't know what I was missing. Coming from a VP100, I'm even more impressed with the full and seamless front sound stage.

Well done Axiom...well done indeed!

Well said, I totally agree. The vp160 is definately an improvement over the150 and really came to life after some tweaking. It even sounds good with my M80's. Dialogue is more localized and I noticed the footsteps too! Nice review!

Thanks for this review, very thoughtful.

But it makes things even more difficult for me... if I get a pair of M80's do I keep my VP150 (prolly not), get a VP160 or a VP180!?

What is the bass like out of the 160 ? If you have Tron could you do a test for me. The scene where theyre about to start the light cycle race and Qs side kick is about to give his speech. The fireworks are going off everywhere. How clear are the 'snaps' and 'pops' as they explode. My brothers Klipsch make them nice and clear. With the M60s and 150, they sound more subdued.

I know the scene. With the EP500 turned off the explosions are decent and not what I'd call, subdued. There's a far amount of kick to the low end with each burst. But, of course with the EP500 engaged, the scene is a monster of pops and rumbles. You should also compare the first scene in Star Wars Episode III. The rumble of the Star Destroyer has a lot of power to it.

Just this weekend I watched Master & Commander and season two of Sherlock. Both were amazing audio experiences. In something like Sherlock which is primarily dialog driven, the VP160 really fills out the image well. From the faintest sound of John Watson's neck twisting in his sweater's collar to fingers tracing lines on paper, I am able to hear the smallest details. I really like this new speaker.

Hi Bayne


Thanks for all the great feed back on your new purchase. Now the time I've spent reading through these various forums, I've come to an understanding, that the VP-150/160/180 can be summed up as follows, the Chevy,the Buick' and the Cadillac of the audio world.
With that said, all I can say is boy, I CANNOT WAIT TO START DRIVING MY NEW CTS latter this year.

I watched Tron again today with some friends. When the fireworks played I listened for my impression. My EP350 was on, and there was some low bass notes playing which drowned out most of any popping noises the fireworks were making.

Thanks Bayne and Cat.