Sorry for the slow response. I am relocating and have been out of town. No ISP in my new place yet. Matthew, you and Tombstone have me leaning back toward an Axiom solution. There is no denying the bang for the buck benefit of their speakers and cost has to be a major consideration. Besides, $1500-$2500 is no small speaker investment, just not as much as it could be. I'm betting that they would be the best speakers I have ever owned in any case and I can return them if I just hate them. If I can still get your attention, Matthew, would you consider an SVS sub a good upgrade or just plain overkill with either the 80s or 22s? Basically, is it a good investment or am I wasting my money when the Axiom sub does the job. Tombstone, thanks for the link to the review. It was a good read. Now to get my move complete and start shopping for a house. Gotta wind one that will allow for the new system. Thanks to all.

I'm afraid I really don't know that; I've never heard an SVS sub in person. In my room the EP-350 kicks out enough bass to balance everything but is definitely not in the realm of overkill. I think that if you want to knock dishess off the walls and break windows, you'll need an SVS, otherwise just stick with the package (you'll get big discounts if you buy your whole line from Axiom). You may want to try to find someone who's heard both an SVS and an EP-350, though.

Another possibility is to go with two EP-175's. Some people prefer to have multiple smaller subs than one big one.

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Matthew J. Hill
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Thanks for the input. By big discounts, do you mean better than the package price listed on the Axiom website? Or discounts off the retail price if you were to buy the pieces one at a time.

I mean that the package prices are significantly lower than the sum of the individual prices. It was several hundered dollars' difference for me.

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Matthew J. Hill
matt@idsi.net