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A few other suggestions Crydevil that I recommend is to talk this over with one of the Axiom specialists by email or through their toll free number and hear what they have to say as well.

Other things to consider is that when you order more than 5 items you receive 5% off your order and if you order from the factory outlet(b-stock) you receive an additional 10% off. Shipping from the factory outlet usually takes 2-4 weeks though. A-stock items ship immediately.

Cheers!

M50 x2
VP100
QS4 x2
EP350

from the Factory Outlet would be €1,417.40 EUR.

Hey, thank you for the reply :).

Thanks for the advice, I've just sent their experts some questions, and now all I have to do is wait for an answer ^^.
Those percentages off may come in handy indeed ^^, but doesn't B-Stock include damaged goods? (I always thought it did ^^)

Thanks a million !

Greets !
Steven

Hey, thanks for the reply :).

By my calculations, that should be about 200 € off. Nice

Thank you !

Greets !
Steven

I have never ordered from the factory outlet but from my understanding from people that have is that the factory outlet goods are top notch. There might be minor cosmetic blemishes, in some cases they have yet to notice anything.

I am sure you will get a more detailed response from someone who has. There are many regulars here that have ordered from the factory outlet, and there are a few that are awaiting their systems from the factory outlet as we speak.

Welcome Crydevil. I ordered a 7.1 system from the FO a few months ago. I had slight blemishes that I could find on 3 of the speakers, but they were all situated in areas that are not easily seen (wall facing edge of speaker). Additionally they were very minor. The other speakers I cannot find a blemish on. Unless you require an absolutely perfect finish you are safe to order from the FO IMHO.

And Belgian beer is great.

Cheers!

I ordered some W3 speakers two years ago from the factory outlet and could not find a blemish on them. They are great.

Sometimes I wonder if the shipping window starts to close (for example, you are quoted 2-4 weeks, and it will be 4 weeks tomorrow), and if your desired speakers are not in factory outlet stock, if the Axiom staff send out A-grade speakers just to clear the order.

All 8 of my speakers are FO (ordered at various times) and I am hard pressed to find a blemish. At any rate, B stock to Axiom is a minor blemish invisible from a meter away, so not "damaged".

Steven, yet another welcome to Axiom. Since you took the trouble to measure those room dimensions, I did the exhaustive calculations(i.e., multiplying the 344 sq. ft x the 5 ' median height)to get the 1720 cubic foot volume of the room. That's slightly smaller in volume than a typical North American listening room and neither that nor the shape of the space should be particularly "difficult" from an audio standpoint.

Your 706 is an excellent receiver and would be fine to power any of the Axiom speakers. And yes, you should certainly listen to 2-channel source material in surround sound(I always do)using processing such as the DPLII in your 706 to extract the natural surround ambience which(in varying amounts)was mixed into the front channels(there was no place else to put it)and send it to the surround speakers where it belongs, making the listening experience a bit more realistic.

As to ordering your Axioms I'd strongly suggest that you order from the Factory Outlet to take advantage of the 10% saving. Most of us who've done this have had difficulty even finding the cosmetic blemish. These are brand new speakers otherwise.

My suggestion would be to consider moving up to the M60s rather than the M50s(slightly in from the sidewalls there would be enough vertical space). These list at 738EUR. The QS4s are at 319EUR and the EP350 at 565EUR. Since I gather that you'll likely be listening midway between the front speakers, you might consider not getting a center speaker and instead using the main speakers to form a "phantom" center. The VP100, if wanted, would list at 190EUR.

The M60s plus QS4s plus EP350 would total about 1460EUR with the 10% Outlet discount and 1387EUR with the additional 5% discount for 5 items ordered. The VP100 would add about 162EUR.

I like John's idea, the 60's rock.