Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Stereo Merak MT66 speakers

Someone has an ad in a local paper selling a pair of Merak MT66's (by Axiom). Does anyone have any idea what these speakers look like? Dimensions? Other specs? The ad states that they have 2 - 6" mids and 1 - 1" tweeter.

PM Amie or Ian.

Quick!!Buy now.....ask questions later!!!!

I believe that it's 2x6 who has some, but he hasent't been heard from since he started working on his New "Frankenstein" Speakers over the weekend. Gee, I hope he's ok and the the townspeople,armed with torches and pitchforks, haven't tossed him into the sea. Maybe someone should run out there and check on him in his new castle.

But yeah; from all I've heard, these things are a real find!
They're historically significant to the Axiom Faithfull, and I understand they even sound good!

You could try a Forum Search and see what you uncover!!!

If I was the one who found them, I would put in current Axiom mids and tweet, and call them my new center, or new full-range surrounds, to go with my M50s!!!
Rich.

Yeah, I've searched the forum, and pretty much everything points to 2x6 and his "Frankenstein" center channel.

Hi fellas
I picked up a pair of MT66s a few years ago, gave them away long ago. They are pretty unremarkable speakers. The 6 or 6.5" drivers are not aluminum the tweeter is the 3/4" titanium which is very nice. The cabinets are on the flimsy side and don't have the anti standing wave shape. The MT66s are not an audiophile grade effort. I'd pass.

I've seen some pictures of some other Merak towers which use horn tweeers. They look interesting. Haven't heard them.

The Merak center channels are pretty good, but can be made into something special. They used to be widely available but not any more.

Ok, I remember now, the first thing you lose when you get older is....Uh...I don't remember, but I think it's important!

Oops!....uh...don't buy them, Alou....maybe it was the Michaura(sp)Axiom-made speakers that I may have been thinking of.

Geez, I always heard that memory was the *2nd* thing to go!


Rich

Umm.....Maybe it's a "Dead Heat"

(Now there's a term that you know what it means when you first hear it, but it loses sense when you think about it for a moment!)

Rich.

Yes, F107+5, I think the Michauras are great speakers!!

There ya go Alou, now you've gotten the right info, thanks to 2x6 for settin' us(I mean "Me")straight!

Thank you, 2x6spds, for that clarification!
Rich.

Thanks guys.

I also spoke with Axiom Joe. He said for the right price, that they could still be an OK speaker. Joe said the tweeter is absolutely bulletproof, and the woofer cones are paper, so kinda mixed bag. And apparently, he still has some replacement drivers.

But I think I'm going to go check them out this weekend, just for curiousity sake. By no means am I expecting audiophile quality. Just looking for a good deal...

Well,....They could be a fun piece of Axiom trivia if they're purchased with a realistic attitude!(and for a good price!) Not only that, they Are a form of forum "Bragging Rights"! Of sorts.

And if replacement parts Are available, then Hey! They could really be a "Fun" project at that!

Now lets see, what was the deal here?

My less than adequate memory is questionable, but one of the speakers: The Meraks or Michauras was sold thru canadian Radio Shack, and the other was made for some private guys who had a sales idea, or something, that was ill timed and failed.

I'll have to find out for sure which was which, and what's the deal about them, since I last read about them some four or five years ago. I'd like to know again myself; just for fun!

The Merak's were sold thru Canadian Radio Shacks (I think they stopped about 2 years ago). I found some info on the web that they were being sold new for $130CDN at that time. This guy is asking $120obo...he's gonna have to come WAYYYY down if he wants to make a sale.

At worst, they'll become "garage" speakers or maybe computer speakers. Or I can start my own "Axiom Museum". I already have a pair of M40's!!!

Oooo.....Great idea here!

I could buy a pair of Meraks for the kitchen system; a pair of Michauras for the dining room system; and keep the M50s and M3s in the main system, and when the M50s and M3s are dicontinued, I'd have a ready made Axiom Museum myself!!

That is, if these old dudes can be found for a reasonable price! But hey! They're Museum pieces!!

Hi alou,

Yes, Merak was a low-priced line that Axiom built for Radio Shack Canada, and while the M66s are not in the same league with Axiom's premium line, contrary to 2x6spd's comments, the M66s were surprisingly good performers for a very modest price. Certainly more neutral than anything Radio Shack Canada had sold before or since.

Regards,

Thanks Alan,

After speaking with Joe, I decided I definitely have to look at them.