Athena Subwoofers any good?

[bullion]

For those of you who own an Athena subwoofer....what do you like about it the most? Also, can the P300 handle big bass applications like explosions in movies or music in general that has a lot of bass?

[uncooked]

i think it could becuase like i said i have the p.5, which is the sub under the p300 and it ALMOST can handle it all but not quite, so i would think becuase the p300 is the next sub up it would be able to handle it better.

the p.5 and p300 are almost the same, the p300 is front firing and the p.5 is downfiring, the p300 is just better quality and a tighter woofer that snaps back quicker, mine goes all boomy and out of control. same amplifier though 100 rms and 300 peak.

[bullion]

Well, I got the sub. I just need to pick out a cable for it now. I was looking at a few different cables (new) from ebay. As of right now it looks like the best cable for the money would be an Acoustic Research (professional cable...not there regular stuff) for around $20 or so. Or I could also get the entry level Monster cable for around the same price. Which do you think would be better?

[markw]

AR is fine. Ain't nuttin special about a subwoofer cable. It's simply another coaxial cable with RCA plugs on the end. Some may write "subwoofer cable " on ithe package and charge more, but that's about the only diffference. In fact, if you can find a single interconnect in the length you need for a lesser price, I 'd say go for it.

Understand this though. Good, solid construction is the main criteria here. Too cheap a cable may be a bit on the flimsy side but even then, if you're not gonna be pluging and unpluging it repeatedly this may not even be an issue. Some exteremely low end RatShack cables come to mind here.

On the whole, AR is a pretty solid unit for a fair price.

[stuartlittle]

Don't go crazy on the cable...at most spring for gold ends and moderate shielding.

[bullion]

These are the cables I am considering (as of right now):

Acoustic Research:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=32809

Monster Cable:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=33205

Which would you go with (I am pretty sure the Acoustic Research Cable could be had for less money and may even be better than the Monster cable since the Monster cable I listed is one of their introductory cables whereas the AR is their high end cable)

[bikehikefish]

You will not notice an audible difference with either cable, just as you would not notice the difference if you had a Rat Shack cable.