After being completely impressed with my m60 purchase, I decided to upgrade my center channel as well. I have to say that the difference between the axiom center and my old cerwin vega center is not near as impressive as the difference between my m60's and my old cerwin vega main speakers. The m60's are sooo much clearer and have a lot more detail than my old speakers and that's not even the most impressive thing about them. To me, their huge soundstage and (to me) precise imaging have far exceeded my expectations.
Of course the axiom center isn't going to have the same kind of soundstage as the mains because it's only one speaker, but I was hoping/expecting for the same kind of clarity. I will say that it does sound better than my old center, but it's not as clear and crisp sounding as my mains. At times, it almost sounds a tad muffled (maybe this is what the term "laid back" refers to?) I know axiom is not supposed to be a laid back speaker, so I am a little confused.
I tried to use my center channel eq last night (I have a Yamaha rxv 3000 receiver) using Avia. I even set the center right next to my left main speaker and calibrated the spl's the same. The pitch (to my ears) on the m60 sounded higher to me and no matter what I did to the center eq the center pink noise sounded lower. I'm not sure if lower and higher are the correct way to describe what I was hearing, but that's the only way I can think to describe it.
What do you guys think?
thanks
