Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Kudos to Alan, another floorstanding comparison !

Hmm.. seeing the Paradigm Studio 100 again makes me think: I'm expecting the Paradigms to have more quantity and extension in the bass - considering quantity of woofers, size of woofers, and the 2x price increase. If those 3 7" bass drivers are not able to beat up on the Axiom's 2 6.5" drivers, I'll be pretty surprised. and disappointed in paradigm.

You shouldn't be disappointed. Keep in mind that this is all about SUBJECTIVE opinion. The panel will be rating the speakers in various categories, like soundstage, imaging, bass, midrange, and treble response, etc., and expressing their PREFERENCES in each category. The panel will not necessarily be EXPERTS (I certainly won't be). Some will be Paradigm owners, some Axiom and Rocket owners, and Craig's trying to get some who own none of the speakers being rated. So, there won't be a "winner" and "losers."

Let's say the majority prefer the Veritas 2.4s. All that means is that these people, in this room, liked that speaker better than the others. That, in no way means, that, had you been there, you would have felt the same, and in no way can be construed to mean it is the "BEST" speaker. Frankly, with different people, with different tastes, and different levels of experience, I'll be surprised if there is a clear cut consensus of preference. But I could be wrong.

Since the test will be blind, I'm very curious to see which speaker I prefer, and I don't give a rat's patootie which one it is. I hope I have an obvious preference. If I prefer one speaker's soundstage, and another's imaging, and a third's bass response (not that I have any ability to upgrade), I'll go bonkers trying to find a speaker that does it all.

That is why I avoid direct comparisons with what I have......if I like the other stuff better, and I cannot afford to upgrade(usually the case), then I will be unhappy with my stuff and unable to rectify the situation. I'd rather be blissfully ignorant!

is this comparison still on?

It's scheduled for November 19th. I'm sure Craig will be posting results when they are available.

November????

Well crap! I was thinking October. I'm waiting for this to be done, before I buy my new system........

Craig made the mistake of allowing his wife to do some "redecorating." Last I knew, "redecorating" had become "remodeling," and was taking a little longer than expected.

Of course, if I had a wife like the lovely Mrs. Chase, she could tear the whole damned place down and start from scratch, if she so desired.

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before I buy my new system........

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'New system'?? OK big guy, care to share with me what's on the horizon?

Yes Mike, really? What do you have in mind?

Well guys…….nothing really new planned, just the gear for my HT that I’m still screwing around with in the basement. The construction season is slowing down up here, so I’ve now got more time to actually take weekends off (well maybe next weekend). I haven’t done anything since April…..first the broke ankle and screwed up back, then my projects hit full swing. But now I’m back jogging and lifting weights again, my projects are rapping up, and I’m ready to finish the theater room.

So I’m weighing the decisions with the HT system. I know it’ll be Axiom, with the EP 600, but I’m deliberating over getting a set of RS 850’s for the stereo system and moving my M80’s to the HT room. Or, I’ll just keep the M80’s where they are and get some M60’s for the HT. I also want to go with same center speaker as the fronts, so I really need to figure out which ones I’m going with. I’m also getting four QS8’s for the surrounds. I’ve still got the HK 7200 to run the HT for the time being. I’ll go separates later. I’ve still got to buy a new DVD player, projector and build the screen, so the 7200 will have to do for now.

And now it’s my understanding the Axiom might be coming out with a new mac-daddy floor standing speaker. If that’s true, I want a set. But as closed lipped as Axiom is about their R&D and new products, I doubt I’ll ever know until the day they start selling it, which will probably be too late.

Oh, then there’s the color…….I like that glossy black and cherry.....but my M80's are Boston Cherry.....dammit!! All these choices!! UG!