Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Help with new speaker choice

eh, they work ok ish with only 4" of top separation.

F107,

Have a better answer to what sound I prefer.. went out and listened to B&W 604 S3, Klipsch RF5 & RF35, Paradigm Monitor11 & Monitor7. Of them all, I prefered the B&W the best because of it's clarity, smoothness and accurate reproduction of sound (used a CD of some friends of ours so we know their voices quite well). What I thought was missing was some thump to the bass. I found that with the Monitor11's and they were a close 2nd to the B&Ws... not quite as smooth and accurate of musical reproduction, but still very good. The Monitor 7s were a little thin. The RF35 was our next choice after the Mon11 but sounded a little less controlled at higher volumes and the RF5s were muddier still. So... something close to the presence, soundstage and clarity of the B&Ws with the additional bass rumble and punch of the Monitor11's would be what I'm looking for.
Thanks,
Walter

Wow!! You have been busy, haven't you

Looks like you're getting a pretty good idea of what it is you're looking for!

Speaking candidly; I have heard absolutely none of the speakers you've auditioned, nor either of the Axioms(M60) or Rockets(550)you have questions about

I have read that the M60 sounds similar to one of the B&Ws you didn't review, so that dosen't help much

There are, of course, tons of posts that talk about the sound of the M60s as "We" hear it that you can look over while we all wait for a local review of the 550s.

The M60s are the floorstanders of choice for the majority of Axiom owners who opt for an eight ohm speaker, so it's a very well reguarded device!!

Happy Hunting!!
Rich.

You'd love the M80ti's. I auditioned the same speakers as you, then ordered M60ti's. The EPIC 60 500. I think the in-home trial has every other audition beat. I exchanged the 60s for 80s because I could. I may sell or exchange my EP500 for and EP600 for the same reason.