epik legend

corrinthians
corrinthians Posts: 35
edited November 2012 in Speakers
Can I get a better deal for any sub than $399 shipped for a new Epik Legend (cyber monday week long special).
Receiver: Pioneer VSX-1121K
Front: Polk Monitor 70 II (cherry)
Center: Polk CS2 II (cherry)
Surround: Satellites from my previous HTIB
Subwoofer: Outlaw LFM-1 EX
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  • codyc1ark
    codyc1ark Posts: 2,532
    edited November 2012
    That is a heck of a deal. Jump on it.
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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited November 2012
    corrinthians wrote: »
    Can I get a better deal for any sub than $399 shipped for a new Epik Legend (cyber monday week long special).

    Short answer is no, i'd definitely pick one up.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited November 2012
    Great price there! I'd jump on that myself if I had some extra coin and could justify it to the wife?

    cnh
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited November 2012
    Jesus thats a steal. Get 2!
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • HHStuart
    HHStuart Posts: 263
    edited November 2012
    I've been thinking about it for some time and this makes it too good of a deal to pass up.
    I pulled the trigger.
    Now I have to get rid of the unopened PSW505 in the basement which I never got around to hooking up because my wife wants me to build something before I can put it in the living room. The legend is small enough I can just swap it out.

    Thanks for the heads up.
    Front - Polk LSiM 705, Center - Polk LSiM 704c, Rear - Polk LSi 7
    Subwoofer - Epik Legend
    Receiver (as Preamp) - Sony STR-DA3400 ES
    Amplifier - Outlaw 7125
    Television - 58" Samsung Plasma PN58B860
    Blu Ray - OPPO BDP 83
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited November 2012
    Dang!

    I did notice that the Legend has dual side firing drivers....any speculations how this would work in a layout where one side would be 'firing' into a cabinet or wall?

    Or does the Legend demand/require space on both sides?

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • codyc1ark
    codyc1ark Posts: 2,532
    edited November 2012
    Erik Tracy wrote: »
    Dang!

    I did notice that the Legend has dual side firing drivers....any speculations how this would work in a layout where one side would be 'firing' into a cabinet or wall?

    Or does the Legend demand/require space on both sides?

    Good question. I spoke with Chad at Epik on this very same question, because had I gone with the Legend I would have had 2 or 3 inches of clearance from a door with glass in it. He said there shouldn't be any issues at all.
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  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,473
    edited November 2012
    corrinthians wrote: »
    Can I get a better deal for any sub than $399 shipped for a new Epik Legend (cyber monday week long special).

    I got that email, heck of a deal! like enders said, get two!
    Erik Tracy wrote: »
    Dang!

    I did notice that the Legend has dual side firing drivers....any speculations how this would work in a layout where one side would be 'firing' into a cabinet or wall?

    Or does the Legend demand/require space on both sides?

    No different from a sub with a down firing driver and only being a couple of inches from the floor, let'er rip.
    Source: BRP Panasonic UB9000, CDP Emotiva ERC3 - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Pre/Pro: Marantz 8802A - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-2 x 2, XPA-6, Speakers, Mains/2ch-Focal Kanta No2's, C-LSiM706, S-702F/X, RS-RTiA9's, WS-RTiA9's, FH-RTiA3's, Subs - Epik Empire x 2

    Cables: AudioQuest McKenzie XLR's/CDP/Amp, Carbon 48/BRP, Forest 48/Display, 2 channel speaker cable: Furutech FS Alpha 36 12AWG PCOCC Single Crystal (Douglas Connection)

    EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
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  • corrinthians
    corrinthians Posts: 35
    edited November 2012
    The Legend has been on my list for a while because of it's price:performance ratio. Though this deal was really good, I decided to pull the trigger on the Outlaw Audio cyber special instead. I ordered the LFM-1 EX for $599 with free shipping. It's my first real sub (currently using a sony sa-w3000) so I'm really looking forward to hearing it.
    Receiver: Pioneer VSX-1121K
    Front: Polk Monitor 70 II (cherry)
    Center: Polk CS2 II (cherry)
    Surround: Satellites from my previous HTIB
    Subwoofer: Outlaw LFM-1 EX
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  • xftman
    xftman Posts: 153
    edited November 2012
    Do I need this with my lsi15 (schedule deliver next monday)?
    MAIN:
    Front- LsiM 707 (MIT Terminator 2 Bi-Wire),
    Center- lsiM 706,
    Surrounds- lsi F/X,
    Power sub PSW1000,
    Receiver- Harman Kardon Avr 3700,
    Amp - Emo XPR-5.

    Secondary (2.1):
    LsiM 703,
    HK Avr 3700,
    Yaqin MS-30L,
    Polk DSW-PRO 400.
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited November 2012
    Geoff4rfc wrote: »
    I got that email, heck of a deal! like enders said, get two!



    No different from a sub with a down firing driver and only being a couple of inches from the floor, let'er rip.

    Hmmm - in my layout, one side of one subwoofer would be 'firing' into the cabinet I have my TT on, then the other would be 'firing' into the side wall.

    Seems like alot of energy would be 'wasted' and cause vibrations on my TT stand.

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,473
    edited November 2012
    Valid concern. I have an Emprire, two actually. But when I had just one, I had built my own gear cabinet and made a space for my sub. When I posted a picture of it on this forum, I got a bunch of feedback stating the sub needed to breath and the vibration would not be good for the other components.

    I've sinced moved my sub out of the cabinet, but, not due to excessive vibration. I did an experiment by placing a glass of water on the shelf right above my sub. I couldn't get the water to move much less ripple until I did the following; put in the bluray Tron Legacy, cranked the sub gain to 50% and put the sub level to max in the AVR, then I got some ripple.

    Normal listening in my H.T. is gain set at 25-30% and -2 in the AVR. No detected vibration at that setting.

    As far as your Legend goes, ymmv
    Source: BRP Panasonic UB9000, CDP Emotiva ERC3 - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Pre/Pro: Marantz 8802A - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-2 x 2, XPA-6, Speakers, Mains/2ch-Focal Kanta No2's, C-LSiM706, S-702F/X, RS-RTiA9's, WS-RTiA9's, FH-RTiA3's, Subs - Epik Empire x 2

    Cables: AudioQuest McKenzie XLR's/CDP/Amp, Carbon 48/BRP, Forest 48/Display, 2 channel speaker cable: Furutech FS Alpha 36 12AWG PCOCC Single Crystal (Douglas Connection)

    EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
    When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman
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  • michael1947
    michael1947 Posts: 775
    edited November 2012
    Hey there everyone how bout some info on these subs. I'm using a Polk Micro-pro 2000 and a Micro-pro 1000 which are both 8 inch units and both with 1,200 wt amps. The earth seems to move but I'm always looking for a need for more better, you know, never quite satisfied.
    Main Family Room: Sony 46 LCD, Sony Blue Ray, Sony DVD/VCR combo,Onkyo TXNR 708, Parasound 5250,
    Polk SDS-SRS with mods, CSI 5 center + Klipsch SC2, Polk RT2000P rears, Klipsch KG 1.5's sides, Polk Micro Pro 1000, Polk Micro Pro 2000, Polk SW505, Belkin PF60, Signal Cable Classics,Monster IC's, 2 15 amp circuits & 1 20 amp circuit.

    Living Room: Belkin PF60, Parasound HCA2200, MIT ProlineEXP balanced IC's,Emotiva XDA-1 DAC/Pre,Emotiva ERC2 transport,MIT AVT2, Polk LSI 9's.
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,133
    edited November 2012
    That is a great deal!
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  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,473
    edited November 2012
    michael1947 wrote: »
    Hey there everyone how bout some info on these subs. I'm using a Polk Micro-pro 2000 and a Micro-pro 1000 which are both 8 inch units and both with 1,200 wt amps. The earth seems to move but I'm always looking for a need for more better, you know, never quite satisfied.

    What do you want to know?

    Just for fun, I turned my subs up to full gain and in my 26' deep room, I was knocking stuff off the back walls. My oldest daughter loved bringing her teenage friends over to "check" the system. I'd put in Tron Legacy and bump everything up. One of her friends said, "My voice sounds funny".

    My wife had the DVD called "The Inn", in one scene the "presence" was in the room and the movie used low frequency to let you know it was there, and my wooden slats on my window coverings were rattling like crazy, I had to pause the movie to make sure it wasn't a low flying military aircraft that usually goes by, my wife is like, what the heck is that???? Sure enough, it was the empire.

    My room is 26 x 15.5 and I only use a fraction of the power and get plenty of chest pounding bass. The Epik Empire, what else do you want to know about it?
    Source: BRP Panasonic UB9000, CDP Emotiva ERC3 - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Pre/Pro: Marantz 8802A - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-2 x 2, XPA-6, Speakers, Mains/2ch-Focal Kanta No2's, C-LSiM706, S-702F/X, RS-RTiA9's, WS-RTiA9's, FH-RTiA3's, Subs - Epik Empire x 2

    Cables: AudioQuest McKenzie XLR's/CDP/Amp, Carbon 48/BRP, Forest 48/Display, 2 channel speaker cable: Furutech FS Alpha 36 12AWG PCOCC Single Crystal (Douglas Connection)

    EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
    When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman
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