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In Reply to: Re: Have you tried Axioms? posted by 2x6spds on May 25, 2003 at 21:45:51:
I m running a Cary CAD 808 (Rocket 88) and a SLP 50 b pre-amp with Axiom M 80 ti. The Axiom are not a budget pair of speaker. They are exactly what you are looking for. Check www.audioshop.on.ca , they have a pair on sale now. Actually, i borrowed the Axiom from my Home Theater set-up to replace Totem Mani-2 that i didn t like for the same reason that you post in the last few days. I was running the Totem with a Musical Fidelity A300 integrated and did not like the upper midrange wich i find very harsh and fatiging. You will be able to run your low powered tube amp with the Axiom no problem. They are 96 db in 4ohms. Very efficient,superb imaging, tremendous bass and sweet midrange . The finish is remarkable for the price. They used to detail for $ 800 us 3 years ago and now the Axiom company realized the quality of that product and are marketing them for, i think, $ 1100 us. Still a bargain. You can even have a 30 days trial in home. You can go wrong. Try them and you will not called them budget speakers. Hope this will help in your quest for better sound. Best regards, Donat.
Follow Ups:
I just visited the Axiom website again. They are indeed an interesting product. After reviewing their dimensions, though, their footprint is too large for the space that I intend to use them. Thank you again for the recommendation.
"Oooh. A slob on a tangent who blindly accepts the bogus axiom of the herd. You should find your stereo at the nearest Walmart. "
"I just visited the Axiom website again. They are indeed an interesting product...Thank you again for the recommendation."
Axcuse me???
Thanks for the advice, but I have heard so much bad press about metal tweeters in addition to what I have experienced that the idea of an Axiom product really frightens me. I'm also a little shy about "too good to be true at this price" type speakers. Do you really consider these Axioms to be that fantastic? What are some other products you've compared them to?
Like to each his own ,but if I were to give credence to every review or opinion on audio I would own BOSE!NEAR had alot of bad press also,but after listening I was convinced they hasd something.Mine are not stock and I would not trade them for anything I have heard under $3K. There are speakers I like more ,but for my ears and pocket I made the right choice.
Axioms can be improved by changing out the XO components. I guess Paradigm and others who use metal should try to go to China and leave the Euro\American and Canadian markets alone!Bastards!
If you have not noticed there is alot of metal floating around the audioworld like Metal in Ribbons and Metal in Planers.VMPS had great ratings at the Audio shows I have read about.
I do not know who you have been reading ,but I would go listen before scorning Metal Driver technology. It has come a long way!
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