Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater A question for all you audiophiles!

It comes down to a simple fact. It's the room+speaker that's boomy. Not the speakers alone.

Exactly! Whenever someone says a speaker has boomy bass I immediately think of the room and the listening position within the room.... it also makes me think of Cerwin-Vega/KLH.

so, what size of a room is too small for a M60 to shine?

Basically you want to be 10' or more away from the speakers when listening.

Craig,
I'm not sure if I should be posting you a question under this question or not...noticed your still on line.
Regarding your receiver choice...If I went to larger speakers would the receiver you recommended still be adequate. Also what size speakers would be acceptable...I can get a max of 10-11ft away in the room.
Rob

If you can sit 10-11' away, you would probably enjoy the M60's a great deal.

Generally (though not always) a larger speaker actually needs LESS power than than a small one. Check the sensitivity/efficiency ratings of the speakers. The higher the rating, the less power the speaker needs. (You'll note that Axiom's largest speaker, the M80ti is actually their most efficient!)

Well on the Epic 60 system it suggests a room size between 2000 and 6000 cubic ft. Not only do have to factor in the distance between you and the main speaker, but also the distance between the main speaker and the front wall, and the distance between the listening position and the rear wall. There are some basic guidelines to follow when trying to determine how far into the room you speakers should be like distance of the main speakers from the front wall would be Height of your room x 0.618, and distance from the side wall to the main speakers is width of room divided by 18 then multiplied by 15. Seated position from rear wall is length of room (in inches) divided by 3,5, or 7. hese are like I said "general guidelines" that we used in the past in our custom installation dept. and even though ultimately it sounds optimal when using those measurements, speakers can be moved a little farther back or a little more to the sides if need be.

Luis, the side wall distance, in particular, does not compute.

My bad John. It should be width of room divided by 18 then multiplied by 5 (not 15). Edit- all in inches of course.