Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Technical Questions Talk me out of it….Pulling the trigger…

I think I’m going to grab the M3v4 Boston cherry on refurb. Talk me out of it…. It’s for my master bedroom system. Will have a record player and a one box integrated to power it all. I think mojo already has me convinced but I’m keen to hear others thoughts. I’d like to not have subs in my bedroom so the m3 seems like a good fit. M5 I think is to big and would over power my bedroom. Had the m60ti in there for a bit and it was way overkill.

Stoked to finally try some v4 unless y’all talk me out of it.

Do it. They are great.

You will enjoy them. And finally you will be able to compare between two Axioms!

BTW, you've been working hard and you deserve a nice set of speakers. If I was your missus, I'd buy you the M3 and M2.

Trigger pulled. Boston Cherry M3 V4 refurbs. Now the waiting game. Should be easy to wait, I’m not there anyway to receive them!! Ha!

Now I gotta buy an amplifier and turn table …….darn. These are good problems to have.

I’m stoked gentlemen.

I've learned that unless you have active LFRs, you need room correction. You may be able to get away with just bass management but that means you may need a sub. I say "may" because cutting the bass may be enough. Perhaps you can temporarily set up your M60 receiver in the bedroom and see what you think.

I will very likely use my old yammie receiver for a bit. I’m curious to hear the difference in the m3 with all other things being equal.

I am now shopping for a one box solution integrated amplifier. There’s a lot of options out there. I’d like something that can stream / has built in DAC , room correction would be good too, I’ve never played with that before. I’d probably buy an external phono pre if it didn’t have well regarded one.

On the other hand…..an older vintage or purely analog unit is also of interest. ( Like a Yamaha AS-1200 or 2200).

Is the room correction really that good? It probably is….? I’d like to avoid subs if possible , avoid the footprint and the cost. I’d like to put that $$$ towards the eventual great room system, and keep the bedroom setup simple.

Excellent idea to start with your old Yammie.

Yes, room correction sure saved me and all others I know. I know my M2OW in the living room can sound a lot better if I had room correction in there.

I'm not sure if there's a 2.1 receiver out there that does bass management AND room correction. Onkyo and Outlaw do bass management only and out of those two, only Onkyo has built-in Chromecast, etc. The built-in Chromecast is awesome because you can stream YouTube music with it.

Once you compare the M3 with the M60, you'll get an immediate and unforgettable understanding of what a mid-woofer that is dedicated to (mostly) mids can do. Then again, the non-linearity of the M3 mids can be as pleasant as the technically deleterious yet emotionally pleasing effects of vinyl or tubes.

I’m a believer in synergy of matching components and class types, based on nothing more than anecdotal evidence and the fact that I want it to be true. ( that’s a loaded statement, go easy on me…)

But if the m3 has a more laid back and “ non linear mid “ would a more analytical class d amp jive well with the m3?

Like an NAD C388 fits the bill. Well spec’ed good power and can stream easily. Has sub woofer out , not sure if it has a low / high pass filter or not or bass management.

There’s also the other route of a fully analogue setup, like the Cambridge Audio Azur 851a.

Both are available right now ( the Cambridge and the NAD) as open box purchase for 1400 or so versus the reg 2250 approx.

But I’m not sure what route to go… but I do t want to stall out here.

No rush I guess, see how it sounds with the yammie first. But part of me is like f it and just buy something.

I’m not one to make quick decisions as you all know.