Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners More power to M100,s or EP800?

Pretty sure if you had 600w you would notice the additional clarity during loud scenes and with heavy/low bass in music.
During gun fire, explosions, crisp clear snaps, ratta tat tat, caboooom, even stripper clips springing out....more is better.
When your mind believes it, nothing else matters.
I want an ADA 1500.
I want an EP800.
I like the v4 tweeter too.
I wonder what would happen if you used one v3 tweeter and one v4 tweeter in each tower?

It's going to be used for transimpeding.

I picked up on of the 1250s back in the fall sale. The clarity is quite noticeable especially with a lower setting through my M80s and VP160. A lower setting 60 or 40Hz has the power to go. My VP160 seems much fuller in the lower notes, as to what I was experiencing with it trough my A.V.R.

Though as to whether or not the amount of power is overkill, is so subjective {Party day, showing off to friends, reference movies etc.} Mainly get the most power you can is a great rule.

I think the 1500 has to be a totally awesome unit from my experience with the ADA1250.

GO for it!!!

Tom, it appears that you have an excellent setup, so the first question might be would the $4,000 that you "have to spend" be better spent on something more beneficial to your present or future well-being than more audio equipment.

Your M100s are of average sensitivity and are quite easy to drive with quality amplification such as your 3808 provides. It's ironic that the one area of audio which is governed by legal regulations(the amplifier power regulations of the FTC)often is a subject of suspicion. As the linked lab tests show, the 3808 is rated slightly conservatively. At a typical comfortably loud average listening level your M100s use about 1 watt. Brief peaks require much more of course, but the 3808 provides over 20dB of headroom above the average level.

If you listen to pipe organ music requiring more bass than the already excellent M100s provide, or watch movies having extensive very low frequency effects, then a sub such as the EP800 would be of significant benefit to your listening experience.

Oh nuts, that's two threads talking about transimpeding now. One more and I'm going to have to go learn something about it.

As far as this thread goes I guess we're going to need to see if Tom_in_Kerwood already has a hefty sub.

If you're an amp but desparately want to be a volt, transimpedance can help you!

I hear there's a new therapy for that!

I don't see why an amp would want to become a volt. The volts just sit there while the amps get all the action.