My LPA-1 is as quiet and buzz-free as it should be. So your top-o-the-line MPS ought to also be hiss & buzz free too.
As others have said, the problem is in the amp, not the speakers. Emotiva should help you out with this. Have you been talking to Lonnie? I'm sure he'll be thrilled to talk to another Axiom owner.
Curiously though, one of the key reasons I returned the Emotiva LMC-1 (their inexpensive prepro) was that it *did* have a pretty high noise floor. Even at moderate volumes, from about a foot away from the speaker I could hear hiss and background noise. At high volumes, it was loud enough to hear from my seating position. Enough to be annoying, anyway. And no question it was being produced by the LMC, as my Pioneer Elite AVR on its own or paired with the LPA-1 is quiet (with the same M80's, obviously).
But do keep in mind that a 3808 will set the 'quality bar' pretty darn high.
Sheesh! What's up with all the Emotiva-love around here lately?
