Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Stereo Axiom m80ti vs Energy Connoisseur C-7

As my defense to what BigWill has posted, I am COMPLETELY unbiased. I am merely someone looking to install an audio system in my home. Before I started this endeavor I never heard of any company outside of what you would see in BB and CC (klipsch, Sony, yammys, etc). As for the salesman switching the wires, well, I hooked up one of the speakers personally and they did not sound mismatched as if one was an Energy and one was Axiom. Also, in the second audition I did at the store, after I decided which ones I liked better, I physically walked up to the speakers and placed my hands on both to verify which speaker was playing. (and to my ears the Energys were easy to pick out time and time again - also in the store the Axioms were about 1 foot away from the wall). The overall sentiment I left in my last post was that the Axioms actually did quite well once I pulled them off my wall by about 4 feet, but for my room that is simply not an acceptable setup. My only lingering complaint is that I felt the voices were still slightly "closed" (as if the singer had his hands cupped around the mic and his mouth), and not as forward as I like in the soundstage. As a side note, you have m60s, I have already been informed that there is a great difference in sound between the two with the m60s also being easier to place closer to walls. The ONLY reason I am not auditioning those is because I was not thrilled with the voices and I really don't want to audition them and pay for shipping back on those as well. Now if Axiom was willing to replace the m80s with m60s free of charge (ie pay for my return shipping on the m80s), I would do it. If I was so biased I would not have lugged these puppies to the store twice, and posted on here as to what others thought could be the problem so that I could try and take corrective steps and give the Axioms a true shot. Once again, I thank everyone for your help and I am sure that those who decide to go with Axioms will truly be pleased, these are great speakers when placed correctly, but that is something I simply can't do.