Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Need real advice based on 1200 budget. Axiom/Polk

Darth,

If you can find somewhere here in Austin to audition the Polk's, you are more than welcome to set up a time to come hear my M60's. Maybe you can work it where you listen to one set and then very soon afterwards, hear the other set. Remember, our auditory memory is very short...

Shoot me a PM if you are interested and we can see what we can set up.

Live from Austin, Texas.

WhatFurrer

FWIW, the Polks I remember hearing were some LSi floorstanders ~$2K. They were plenty good. The Rti9s are the slick looking towers at Circuit City with 4 or 5 drivers, right? They're not quite as good.

BigWill, there are no RTi9s. There 8s, 10s, 12s. I have seen the 8s and 10s at Circuit City. I have RTi8s, CSi5 center, and FXi3 surrounds. I also own some Axiom M22s. Darth, you can't go wrong with either manufacturer. Both companies were founded and are run by people that really care about sound and the quality of products they produce. My M22s are very good $400 bookshelf speakers. My RTi8s are very good $800 floor speakers. I think the CSi5 is the best speaker I own. So, I would not advise you to replace it. If you are going to replace any part of your current system, replace your sub. I was unimpressed with Polk subs - even the 404 - so I got a Velodyne that does a great job. Most here would argue that SVS and Hsu are both better than Velodyne - so they likely are. If I were you, I would try to listen to some Axioms - and get some if you love them - or just order some to try them out. But I would also argue out of the other side of my mouth that the safe answer is to stick with the Polks to match your current speakers - you will definitely not be disappointed. I was recently at my boss's house and heard his Outlaw/Hale/MK system - and went straight home from there to listen to my system and tried to develop a case of upgradeitis because I liked his toys - but I couldn't say that I found my system deficient in any way - recognizing that his system is more appropriate for his larger room, but I didn't think that I could put his stuff into my room and get an improvement. But that's just me and my ear may be as sophisticated as many others here...