Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Difficult situation...

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.

Hi Steven,

Nice to see you here. I believe I posted in your thread at Home Theater Forum. You were thinking about B&W speakers. I find that the M60's sound very similar to the 703's.

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.

HI Crydevil. You have received lots of good advice so far. I would agree with these two things:

1. Move up to the M60 as it will give you ALL the detail that Axiom has built its reputation on.

2. Listen to the B&W 703 first to get an idea of what the M60 will sound like.

I've heard in the past that has happened....

Crydevil, go for the M60 from the outlet. From memory, FO will have a minor visble flaw from closer than 5' I think. From those I believe they're usually not on a main focal point.