Hi everyone,

Many thanks for all your imaginative and sometimes witty contributions to naming Axiom's new mini 5.1 sat/sub system. We liked lots of the suggestions--Tykes, Nanos, Quintette and others--but ultimately we chose "Axiom Epic Accents," submitted by Dr.House on Dec.17/'08 at 2:23 pm Eastern time. The "Accent" name had special appeal because it implied a blending with home decor, something not obtrusive, with a high WAF.

Congrats go out to devotee Dr.House, who will receive a pair of Axiom M3 v2 bookshelf speakers!

Regards,
Alan

That was fixed!
Congrats to Dr. House!
Now, when are they are coming out?

Congrats Dr. House!! I was going to submit that name but I figured that all Axiom speakers are accents

Congratulations. Now when do we start naming Axiom staff's children?

Hey, congrats!

Congrats, Doc!!

Thanks all!

Hi Eric,

They're coming out fairly soon. We're building some for "beta-testing" with Axiom staffers and for photography this week. I'd say some time this quarter. . .

Regards,

Alan

Charles posted that we should be naming Axiom Children. With that in mind and not knowing what post Alan was referring to at first, I read this reply:

Congratulations Dr. House!

Congrats Dr M3 House

Congrats to Dr. House, when can we see the photos Alan?

congrats.

It is about freaking time...

May I suggest a tweak? The name needs more accents:

Axiom Epic Åççéñts

Oh, and congrats to Dr.House! Now that you've won, I can see that it really was a good suggestion.

Man, just like I said, by the time I saw the thread, there we a ton of names already, and most people had submitted quite a few... Heck, it was Dr. House's like 11th or 12th name that he threw out there that won.

I still think that there should be a limit to one name per registered user or something, and then if there are no good names by some date, open it up to round 2 for everyone.

Oh, Congrats Dr. House, by the way....

On the one hand, I agree with you. If everyone only got to enter once, they'd put a lot more thought into their one entry. On the other hand, creativity doesn't come on command. I'd hate it if I had already submitted something and then the perfect name idea came to me while I was on the toilet or in the shower the next day.

I agree Nick, I think 1-2 entries should be the limit. Next time I'll just copy/paste the entire Websters Dictionary.

I do not agree. There should be no limit. This is brainstorming to help a company we like and support. The prize is just fun, but it should not be a deterrent to provent 20 entries if the 19th is to be the one helping Axiom's marketting of a product. This is about Axiom's success, not about members' goodies.
At least, that is how I feel about it!

Eric makes a good point.

Congrats Doc. Let us know how you like the M3s.

Congrats. Dr House, enjoy the M3's.

It's a good name, I like it! Congratulations, Dr House!! You'll like those M3s.

I respectively disagree.

not you sean

I agree Eric. Plus, it wouldn't really be in Axiom's interest to say "you can only submit one entry." Given their goal of finding the best name, the more entries the better. Of course, the downside is they have to deal with all of the nonsense names suggested (though I have a hard time imagining what they could possibly do to keep nonsense off these boards!)

Congrats Dr. House. Enjoy the M3s.

Jason

Enjoy your new M3's Dr. House. Congrats.

like I said, the next contest I'll just post the entire dictionary.

And that would be constructive because they have no dictionaries in Canada?



We are men of action. Pouting does not become us.

How about this then... Instead of limiting entries, give us a day to think about it so that we can focus on putting some thought into it and then we all know when to start posting. My biggest problem was that by the time I saw the thread (about 6 hours after it was started) there were dozens of posts, many with multiple "entries" and most of them by the same small handful of people. Even Ken (who objects my objection (AKA sour grapes on my part)) made a post in response to Dr. Houses many entries.... Something like "Geez Doc" so don't let his good nature sounding post in THIS thread let you believe for one second that he too isn't disappointed that he lost because others used a huge number of words taken from their thesaurus.

DISCLAIMERS:
1) Again, the above is just me whining and crying because of "sour grapes"...
2) I don't really know what Ken thinks... Do any of us really know?
3) Congrats to Doc again.

*sigh*

Do you need any Beta Testers? I volunteer myself.

*agree*

I'll not rib you about the sour grapes given your current employment situation. I could see how that would magnify things.

Wow! Purolator just delivered the M3's. Oh my gosh that was fast! Unbelievable! Less than 24 hours :).

I have not taken them out of the boxes yet but I plan on using the M3's for a computer setup. I have no speakers for my PC and it has been soundless for a long time.

I have a spare reciever that is not getting used so I am thinking of hooking the receiver up to my computer through a 3.5mm to 2xRCA cable and setting the M3's to large, running them full range without a subwoofer :). I think that should work but I will have to look into any settings that I might have to change.

I also have the option of wall mounting the M3's with the full metal bracket and using them as surround back speakers. I am very happy with my QS4's as surrounds at the moment but if I move everything to a larger room I will probably go with this option and move to 7.1

I think this might be the record for the fastest delivery

Thank you Axiom

Personally I like the PC speaker idea, but I would also experiment with the 7.1 since you have extra speakers to play with.

BTW congratulations on the win!

Pictures are a must!

Any possibility of disclosing the top 25 contenders?

Thanks everyone for all the kind words.

Here is their arrival!

They look bigger than I expected, unless the boxes are doubled. I'm assuming the floor tiles are 12"?

They come single boxed. The foam bracing inside offers great protection and stability and the speakers are also wrapped to keep any moisture out. My boxes were in perfect condition when they arrived.

I have the M3's installed and have been listening to them for a bit. They are being used as computer speakers. I have been listening to them at low volumes in a near-field application (full range) with a slight toe-in and they sound fantastic! They really have me "engulfed" in the sound when sitting at the computer. I refer to my computer chair now as the "sweet spot" They are nicely detailed, very clear, and the bass is impressive. I do not even need a sub. I am very pleased and will probably continue to use them in this application. I can't wait to listen to them more .

Nice, where are the PICS?

Deleted, double post

Congrats......well done!

No pics, it didn't happen

So what's the new product being named again? I remember something about a mini surround system? If so, I'm thinking it might be the only HT system I ever consider buying

So, House, what amp do you have driving them?

I am using a Kenwood VR-309 to drive them.

In case you're not joking check the very first post.

Congrats on the win Mr House and enjoy your new speakers

Gratz Mr. House. Great name!

"Axiom's new mini 5.1 sat/sub system" Is that all we have on it at the moment - along with the name of course

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OK, if you guys are done having your Per**ds, maybe we can move on.



Oh God, that was SO politically incorrect....(but funny)!

mine was a minus sign, so there.

What a coincidence! I was just listening to the Crimson Tide soundtrack last night.

Not pregnant? That means you're still having your period.

This thread is STILL alive?!?!?

The thread that wouldn't die.....

Epic thread

I really think this sat/sub system is useless unless they buy it without ever coming to this forum. You guys would just talk them into M80's anyway!

Each Sat/sub system comes with glossy M80s adds, a coupon, and a number to call for a free set of knives and an pediomatastic bed with every M80s order.

"pediomatastic"?? I think I used that stuff to fix a leak in my eavestrough last year.

I think somebody on this forum has andropause.

this may have been mentioned somewhere in this post... but do we have any idea on the release date and cost for these?

the low serotonin i must die now thread, yes those were the days . . .

Please tell me that wasn't the last word, I'm not even sure what I meant!

Oh yes I see now the post I was referencing, "the thread that wouldn't die"; as Bruce Cockburn once put it, "Sometimes the road goes through dark places, sometimes the darkness is your friend . . ."

Vampire thread! Mwah ha ha ha!

Actually, I was just looking for the link to these things.