Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Choosing speakers Paradigm or Harmon Kardon

I am on a budget and I am trying to get some speakers for a receiver(Yamaha vrx 450) I think .I bought the paradigms cinema 70 Ct.v3s and the Harmon kardon hyks-7s but I don't know which to keep and I cannot set them up right now to listen does anyone have an opinion. The paradigms were 529.99 Canadian and the Harmons were 399.99 Canandian .Also does anyone think the Pioneer VSX-D914K WOULD BE A BETTER CHOICE OVER THE YAMAHA AMP?

I'm confused. Are you not even remotely interested in exploring the possibility of purchasing a pair of Axioms, particularly since you're posting this question on their site?

I think the question is "so what do I get if I'm looking for something less expensive than even the smallest Axiom system ?". I'm going through the same quest -- trying to find a not-too-awful system for my brother-in-law with a budget of "up to a couple of hundred dollars as long as that buys something really good". The other criteria is that they must be silver

The least expensive Axiom system from their store is 5 x M2s plus a cheap non-Axiom sub, which would run ~900 CDN. That would definitely run rings around either of the systems the poster mentioned but would also cost as much as the two of them combined.

A more comparable option to the systems the poster mentioned would be ordering 2 pairs of M0 plus a VP0 from www.canadianhifi.com and combining with a non-Axiom sub -- you could do that for <600 CDN. That would be a pretty nice combo, probably better than either the HK or Paradigm systems.

Between the two systems mentioned (Paradigm and HK) my guess is that it's going to depend on your room size a bit. The Paradigm probably has slightly better satellite speakers but the HK has a bigger sub that will probably do better in a large room. There aren't a lot of reviews on the HK but there are a fair number on the Paradigm system.

Good luck with your choice. I was looking at both of those systems plus assembling an M0/VP0 system from Canadian Hi Fi, will probably go with the Axioms myself of course

Fair enough. If you'll notice, I posted that at 3:25am. Not too tough to get confused at that hour, you know? No harm intended.

I didn't look up the actual models he mentioned - I guess I just thought he was looking for a pair of speakers and that budget would certainly accommodate a pair of Axioms.

I was confused by what he is asking and it is 11:25 am, but I'm still sleepy.

The only reason I knew was because I'm in the middle of looking at the same products. Came down to almost the same short list -- HK, Paradigm, Onkyo HT-5xx and the discontinued Axioms.

The HK is attractive if only because it comes with what seems to be a decent sub for a very low price. I was playing around last night with cheap towers I already own (my current surrounds) and no sub but IMO you just lose too much of the movie impact without the sub.

I did find that adding a good center (VP100 or inverted M2) to the cheap towers made a huge improvement in sound, particularly vocals. Sort of a sows ear with a thin silk veneer

Thanks guys sorry for the confusion I would indeed love to buy some axioms if I coud afford them.And I was under the impression I could ask any question,I did not mean to be rude or offensive to any of the Axiom staff anf if anyone knows of where I could get an Axiom 5.1 system for around $550.00 Canadian please let me know. Thanks.

Thank You very Much, I appreciate your taking the time to help me.

You can ask anything here...it's just rare that someone asks about other speakers without Axiom being in the list at all. No worries.

I suggest you take a look at the Hsu Ventriloquist system and the Hus STF 1 sub its $498.00 USD.