Anybody have Epik Subwoofers?

**Big Worm** · **11-06-07, 11:13 PM**

Does anybody here own any of the Epik subs? Just curious.

The Conquest looks sick!

**ssabripo** · **11-08-07, 08:55 AM**

look at the epik thread over at avs....tons of reports.

**Jawjabill** · **11-08-07, 09:13 AM**

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Big Worm wrote:

Does anybody here own any of the Epik subs? Just curious.

The Conquest looks sick!

Yes !!!

**Big Worm** · **11-08-07, 05:15 PM**

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ssabripo wrote:

look at the epik thread over at avs....tons of reports.

Seen that. Just wondering if anybody different here.

Very nice Bill!

**Sonnie** · **11-08-07, 08:31 PM**

That thing is gargantuan!

I know Ilkka hasn't done any testing on those yet... has anyone else?

**Ilkka** · **11-08-07, 08:38 PM**

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Sonnie wrote:

That thing is gargantuan!

I know Ilkka hasn't done any testing on those yet... has anyone else?

Of course not.

**Sonnie** · **11-08-07, 08:39 PM**

I knew that...

**Big Worm** · **11-08-07, 11:06 PM**

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Sonnie wrote:

That thing is gargantuan!

Yep. 36H x 22W x 30D inches

Elemental Designs (ED) is about to sell one just like it. Very nice time for subwoofers!

**warnerwh** · **11-11-07, 05:08 PM**

Now that I know about Epik I've got a better sub to recommend to the non diy friends. Thanks

How long has this company been around?

**Mike P.** · **11-11-07, 07:17 PM**

They started up this year. The company is owned and run by Chad Kuypers from Ascendant Audio.

**johnnysamoa** · **11-11-07, 07:23 PM**

This thing just keeps getting better and better! Listened to it for a week w/o any EQ and it was great. Tons of extension and phenomenal power. It was absolutely incredible for HT. See unEQd FR. (sorry jpegs don't seem to want to upload.....same prob on AVS forum....?)

Pretty good for music, too.....but some recordings didn't sound quite right.

Then I got my BFD1124 and the SQ opened up this thing to a whole different level. Had it EQd close to flat and was getting in room 105 dB down to roughly 15Hz. I was very impressed and no longer had any doubts about it's musicality. Steely Dan 2 Against Nature in DTS is sick/tight!

Two days ago I read up on house curves. I set up REW with a target FR 8dB boost from 80 down to 30 (see attached)and ever since then all i can say is WOW! Some of my concert DVDs that were good before are incredible now. Some that I thought had low/muffled bass (Dave Matthews Band - Listener Supported) now are very articulate...dude in DMB does go for a very low tune, which is hard to capture without a capable sub. This sub handles ALL forms of music (Jazz, Metal, Techno, Rock, Pop, Rap, etc) i throw at it and it captures the different needs perfectly. Some of my fav concerts with great bass that i've been watching:

Steely -2AN
Ealgles -Hell Freezes Over
UB40 - Home Grown
Sade - Lovers Live
Diana Krall - Live in Paris
JayZ vs Lincoln Park
Earth Wind and Fire Live in Japan
Dave Matthews Band - Listener Supported
Heart - The Long Road Home

Those are just some of my DVDs that have come to NEW life with the Tower. I have to admit though, the TOWER is not magic and can't correct source material. What is recorded poorly still sounds like ****. Good example of this is an old Journey concert i got from Netflix yesterday. No amount of adjustments make this DVD sound good. I can't even watch it because of the mediocre SQ. Same goes for KORN. Their live recordings stink. Too bad, because their studio recordings have some decent bass.

Re CDs - Rediscovered THE CRYSTAL METHOD!!!!!! Rippin good bass lines!

Movies....................WIZZZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!

The people complaining on the BASS DVD thread about Transformers need to buy an EPIK. I haven't even heard the HD soundtracks. Watched it in DolbyDigitalEX yesterday and thought the sound was out of this world and the bass was downright silly! Not HOT FUZZ silly, just wicked silly! The windows in my living room were flexing (seriously).

Sorry so long to respond. I've been enjoying my EPIK and haven't made the time to come up for air!

For those of you who have not tried house curves, I highly recommend you go over to Home Theater Shack and read up and try. The Tower is Great as is.........but i am in HT/Music heaven since EQing with a house curve.

Back to listening/feeling bass bliss.......

and CHAD, Thank you from the bottom of my chart!!!!!

**Owen Bartley** · **11-12-07, 10:29 AM**

Now that's a glowing review! I was reading the thread at AVS and had to stop because it was 50% bickering and insults, I forget how lucky we are over here sometimes. But Epik looks like they're making quite an impact so far, and they certainly have some impressive looking subs.

**warnerwh** · **11-12-07, 10:36 AM**

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Mike P. wrote:

They started up this year. The company is owned and run by Chad Kuypers from Ascendant Audio.

Thanks for this information. And to think I saw this Epik thread listed a few times and thought it was some newbie asking about a sub that is in the Best Buy category.

I'll have to say that my guess had been wrong and I'm glad I finally read it. I'm very impressed to say the least. My best wishes for the success of this company.

**johnnysamoa** · **11-12-07, 02:53 PM**

Here's the graphs (un-EQd and House curve EQd) I was trying to post with my review of Tower.

**Owen Bartley** · **11-12-07, 03:09 PM**

Bill, I just took another look at the Epik website, and I seem to have confused myself. It looks like the only one on their page with 2 ports is the Conquest. Is there a version of the Tower with 2 ports, or do you have the Conquest? Oh, and how does it look with the grille on?

**Big Worm** · **11-12-07, 03:12 PM**

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Owen Bartley wrote:

Bill, I just took another look at the Epik website, and I seem to have confused myself. It looks like the only one on their page with 2 ports is the Conquest. Is there a version of the Tower with 2 ports, or do you have the Conquest? Oh, and how does it look with the grille on?

Bill did say he has the Conquest. His pictures are of the Conquest. John just posted his results of the Tower.

**Owen Bartley** · **11-12-07, 05:29 PM**

Ah, my fault, I get excited around big subwoofers and I confuse myself.

Didn't even look to see if there was more than 1 poster with an Epic.

**spyboy** · **11-13-07, 09:59 AM**

Check this out:

http://epiksubwoofers.com/blog/?p=17

The Conquest seriously outperformed the $15,000 Velodyne DD-1812, and the Genelec HTS6. I wonder how the Conquest would compare to the Gotham g213?

**Ron Temple** · **11-27-07, 02:36 AM**

Scores are up on craigsub's thread for the Conquest...60HT, 50Music = 110. Excellent score...agree?, disagree?...it's worth a discussion. I haven't heard the Epik product line, but have talked to several owners of the Conquest...all are pretty much floored by the product, but then they bought it

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**spyboy** · **11-27-07, 07:34 AM**

I think that 110 points is an excellent score. For the additional $400, the Ed A7-900, (having scored 116 points), would be my preference. I understand that the Ed A7-900 is too big and too heavy for most users.

The review of the Conquest by Tom Nousaine put the Conquest pretty much at the top of the heap for subs that are manageable by most people.

The movie vs. HT score is not of much importance IMHO. I have not heard any of the Epik subs or anything by Ed.

I hope others will post their thoughts.

**Jawjabill** · **11-27-07, 08:31 AM**

My first choice was the A7-900 but it was just too big to deal with in my opinion. I settled on the Conquest because of grassroots reports of its prowess in both music and HT. The comment that really got me was that "it pressurizes the room with bass." It replaced the "original" SVS Dual CS Ultra setup that was no slouch but also no match for the Conquest.

Some have concerns about new companies with new products but that has never been a concern of mine when it comes to subs. I will not hesitate to dance with a seasoned DIYer with a business license. When I bought the Ultras, SVS was not the company you see today ... nowhere near it actually.

I am extremely happy with my purchase.

**spyboy** · **11-27-07, 08:50 AM**

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Jawjabill wrote:

My first choice was the A7-900 but it was just too big to deal with in my opinion. I settled on the Conquest because of grassroots reports of its prowess in both music and HT. The comment that really got me was that "it pressurizes the room with bass." It replaced the "original" SVS Dual CS Ultra setup that was no slouch but also no match for the Conquest.

Some have concerns about new companies with new products but that has never been a concern of mine when it comes to subs. I will not hesitate to dance with a seasoned DIYer with a business license. When I bought the Ultras, SVS was not the company you see today ... nowhere near it actually.

I am extremely happy with my purchase.

I understand that the A7-900 is too big to deal with. The review by Tom Nousaine convinced me that the Conquest is the best monster sub out there for anywhere near $1,600. I am glad you like your Conquest. I found out about new internet direct companies about 10 years ago, when I read a great review of the HSU TN 1220HO in Audio magazine. Don Keele tested the TN 1220 and he got 101db at 12.5Hz. I thought that gettting 101db at 12.5Hz with a $450 sub + power amp was very impressive.

I have had good luck with my subs from SVS and HSU. No replacement drivers or amps.

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