M80 "v.3???"
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Any rumors regarding M80 "v.3?"
What would be a possible area of opportunity where the next version might attempt to "up the ante?"
Based on historical trends, when might one predict the next version would appear?
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In about 8 years or so... and probably just an accumulation of crossover tweaks and the like. I wouldn't expect any major changes.
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I think that the changes between the versions of a single speaker model are usually slight. (with the exception of the recent ep350 subwoofer). I believe that the next product to "up the ante" from the m80 would have to be an entirely new speaker all together and not just a new version. I have heard no rumors about such a plan...
If you are thinking of purchasing the m80's and are worried about something "better" coming out I would say don't sweat it. The M80's are truly amazing speakers.
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I went to the Axiom plant last fall and was sworn to secrecy about some of the "projects" that I saw. Re a V3 of the M80s, I can only give you a hint of the future....think, coffee cup holders(side mount of course)
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I do consider myself a future member of the "M80 Posse" but I need to do significant remodeling before I have a room ready for a floor stander of that caliber.
I currently have M22 fronts and Algo rears as part of a 5.1 set up (in a smaller room) and couldn't be happier with the perfectly accurate and crisp reproduction they provide.
However, I'm hoping to be on a more aggressive schedule than 8yrs so I doubt any "waiting game" is in the cards for me.
I'm probably 8mos to a year out for equipping the big room- but I have been trying to keep up with whats evolving from my favorite speaker companies.
DefTech just launched a new Mythos speaker and SVS was hinting at new "M series" (pre-recession) so it got me thinking.
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Axiom Audio, like many other sucessfull ID brands such as Ascend and SVS for example do not make a large number of products but the products they make are done very well. It is a wise business model. Even if a Axiom M80 v3 would be announced in the future I doubt the signature sound of the M80 would be changed (even at all). There were slight changes in the crossover from what I have heard from the switch to v1 to v2 which effect the sound of only a small number of instruments (IIRC). When you have a stellar product to begin with it is that much harder to upgrade.
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m80 v3 sounds nice ,but id rather see a m100 whos with me ?
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It really should be M120 to allow M60 owners to feel cleanly half what they could be.
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m100 sounds pretty catchy
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One thing that has made Axiom appealing to me over the years is what "Dr. House" mentioned in that, unlike most other speaker companies that will make a number of speaker lines in different categories usually based on driver differences and cabinetry AND of course, price, Axiom has stuck with a linear line of speakers, just in different sizes and an unprecedented choice of finishes, if you want them.
I have always felt in looking at so-called high-end "high priced" speaker lines in retailers, in my mind, much of what you are paying for, other than the mark-ups, is the fancy cabinetry. I always wondered what an "audiophile" would say if that individual came in to my house to listen to my M80's decked out in a high gloss rosewood or piano gloss finish? It would be interesting.
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