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Ow.

Hey idboy,

The new 6 series uses completely different drivers than the old one. The tweeter has been redesigned to handle more power so it won't distort at extrememly high volumes. The woofers are now a fiberglass weave as opposed to the old carbonfiber woofers and are more expensive for us to produce.

The speakers have also been revoiced for a more full and open sound, and before the final prototypes were approved we all had to agree that it was an improvement on the previous model.

Sure inflation played a role in the decision to raise our prices, since Aperion had not raised prices ever over the course of our eight year history. However, this new line is absolutely an improvement over the old speakers and we still feel that we offer a great value compared to other brands in our price bracket and even those that are still a bit more pricey.

While I haven't heard the 6 series since we voiced them a few months ago, the new 5 series speakers totally blow the old ones out of the water and when our inital shipment of 6 series product arrives I fully expect them to be a similar step up in sound quality.

Nice to see that folks are having friendly open minded discussions of Aperion product here, seems to be a very cool community.

Sounds like they might be worth a listen.

Well what a pleasant surprise! I respect a company that monitors the competition's boards and posts when they see a discrepancy. Thank you for your candid and timely response. My apologies for assuming. I had noticed the difference in description of the composition of the drivers, but had written it off, apparently mistakenly. I also respect your recognition of the issues of inflation - to which we are all susceptible.

When I get down to updating the audio side of my theater setup (first step - projector and screen), I will keep Aperion as well as Axiom in my sights.

Hey! how'd he get past the big hairy gorrillas at the door??

Who are you calling a gorilla?

My Mom used to tell me stories of how she fell in love with my Dad at the Zoo. Then she felt sorry for him being trapped there, so she helped him escape, shaved his back, and brought him home.

For all the good traits I got from my Dad, I'd trade a couple in if I could also trade in a hairy back.

What traits? Banana loving or the other "kind" of monkey traits? If it is the latter, I now understand why you have 15 minutes in between patients!

That explains a lot!

This all just makes me suspicious and uncomfortable.

If anybody is to be commended here, it's Axiom.