Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Clarification on CLR - Center Left Right

So I know my name at Axiom forums is “Axiom M60 owner”. However I still haven’t bought them. I made up my mind to do so, and still doing some last minute research. The only thing that I am missing research is a center channel. Maybe someone can help me with this. Now I wanted to buy the Axiom VP150 V2. However, it is a bit big to fit in my media center cabinet. So second was to obviously go to the VP100 V2. However, it still will not fit as it is too high. Width and dept is fine. So my third option was to go to another manufacture. I found a paradigm that would fit, and went to a local Paradigm dealer. When I was there, the audio specialist was informing me that the CLR (Center, Left, Right) should really all be from the same manufacture as they would have the same tweeter, woofer, etc… So finally my questions.

1) How truthful is this guy?

2) If he is speaking the truth, how bad is to go a different company for the center?

3) Maybe I can stick with Axiom if anyone has found a way to mount a center speaker above the Plasma? I have a Samsung 5084 by the way.

Any help is much appreciated!!!

The Audio guy was speaking the truth, Imo it is one of the most important rules for good surround sound, the CLR should all be timbre matched. It not as important for the surrounds but Imo critical for the fronts.
For a time I was using the Aperion 533vac as my center channel and to me it sounded real good, I didn't realize how much I had been missing until I replaced it with the VP150, everything panned and blended much better, it was really a whole different experience.

1) Yes it is the truth.
2) Many people have different brands, but it is best if they are timber/voice matched.
3) I know other have mounted their speakers to a wall, or some type of shelf bracket above/below a plasma tv, I'm sure it can be done.

I hope you never get upgradeitis to m80's like most of us, your name won't make sense then.

Paradigms do sound extremely similar to Axioms, I am willing to bet that the difference would be negligible.

Possible the Studio series, maybe. To me the monitors were to laid back and hollow sounding.

M60 Owner, is there any way you could mount a center with a ceiling or wall bracket from inside the media center? Maybe a picture of your situation would help us come up with some ideas.

can you post a picture of your tv/media rack?

Isn't that what I just said?

Sometimes it takes the right person asking the question.