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Greetings Earthlings and others

I am down to my final 2 choices.Axiom M80's or Paradigm Studio 100's ( + all necessary accessories to complete 7.1 ). Has anyone owned or sincerly compared the two. Any info or opinions would be helpful.
MHJ
P.S. Room size 25 x 18 x 12

Hi MHJ, I'm sure others will chime in here, and there have been many posts comparing Paradigm and Axiom, you might want to try the search utility. I don't remember which Studio model I tested, but I did like my M60's over Paradigm. I also auditioned B&W, NHT, and Klipsch, but Axiom one out in the end. Hopefully some one will jump on here that has heard both, I know the 80's are fabulous. Also, depending on where you live, you might check the Axiom Audition thread in the Q&A forum to see if there is someone with 80's in your area...

hope you become an Axiomite soon

Randy

I don't own those Paradigms but my friend does.

Paradgm's high end speakers and Axiom's towers sound very similar. However, Axioms are far less expensive and have much btter customer support. I thus went with the Axioms.

Try auditioning some Axioms in your area to hear how good they are. Then you can compare them to the Paradigms whic I'm sure you can hear in a store

I have auditioned the Studio 100's. Compared them to Polk Audio RT & LS series Also compared them to Definitive Technology BP 7004 which in my opinion they won hands down (they lost against the Martin Logan's but that a completly different price range). Not as bright as the BP 7004 or the Polk RT's. I already own Klipsch which are brighter than the sun and no amount of tweaking has been able to tone them down. I do not like bright speakers as excess high frequency tends to irritate my ears.The Polk LSi25's have a natural sound but only under power. The lower the volume the duller the sound. So I guess my question is How bright are these speakers?

Ravi, have you had bad support from Paradigm?

I have a friend who had a `hard` time getting in touch with them and then had to wait about 2 weeks for a replacement driver from the store he bought it from. It`s not bad, but with Axiom, whenver I call I get someone right away, and I had a part to replace and it arrived in less than 36 hours.

2 weeks without my speakers is too long. 36 hours is superb service.

One of my best friends has Paridigm, and he swears by there service.
I'm not sure I agree with his logic though.

Kent (my friend): "I've blown my tweeters 5 times, and all I have to do is call Paridigm, then go to the local dealer and pick up a new tweeter."

I didnt say so, but I would think there is something else wrong if he has blown his tweeters 5 times.

I have, and have made mention of this several times here. I think you can do a search on my user name and see what I wrote before. I don’t post much, so you should be able to find it without too much hassle. It was about a year ago that I actually listened to them, so right now I’m just going off my failing memory. But anyway, In a nutshell, they sound very similar (to my ears anyway). The 80’s are slightly more detailed, which is either good or bad depending on your music / listening preferences. The 80’s have a tighter mid range (again to my ears). As far as deep base, I think it’s a toss up which one has more or less. I am not a budget conscience type of guy when it comes to buying what I want, so the price of the 100’s didn’t scare me. But for the difference in price, I bought a sub and the 80’s, and couldn’t be more pleased. One thing for certain though, the 80’s play louder than the 100’s did. And it wasn’t a wattage thing either. The 100’s were being driven by some very pricey McIntosh equipment, my 80’s are being driven by mid range HK equipment.

Yes...I'm looking at the New Paradigm Monitor 5 and the Axiom M50ti speakers. I've been told the M50ti is "harsh and bright" to some....and the Monitor 5 is lacking in bass...Any advice???

As an owner of M50's I do not find them harsh and brite nor have I heard that description from anyone who owns them. Like all Axiom speakers they are clear and detailed. With bad recordings the material sounds bad. With good recordings they are extremely enjoyable.