My M-60's in Cherry/Chestnut/Semi-Gloss arrived today, not 5 weeks after I ordered them. They are beautiful and sound awesome!


Look at the cool boxes that the accessories came in! Very cool. Rufus and I were both very impressed:


Instruction Manual in fake, but nice looking, leather:










Now for the frustrating parts:

I opened the first box and was greeted by a very noticeable chip in the wood! This on the bottom, but still very dissapointing to say the least..

The first time I pulled the grill off, this happened (yes, more frustration! No big deal, but c'mon this thing is cheap). Why does Axiom use such low quality grills?!?!? Look a couple pics above at my left speaker (the side view), and you can see the grill "bowing" outward- it doesn't even sit flush. Flimsy and weak.. I have many Axiom speakers and I know how flimsy these are and am careful, yet this still happened:

What is now my right speaker also has a little chip on top, and I can not only see it, but feel it. It's hard to see in this picture, but look in the middle on top- slightly toward the front. It's a little chip nicked out of the wood. Very small- but FRUSTRATING!



My M-22s sound quite close to the M-60s at low volumes. The M-60s sound "bigger", and of course their size becomes more noticeable the louder it gets, but the M-22s sounded just a step below them when integrated with a nice subwoofer.

Here's my "old" setup (I'll use the M-22s as rear speakers in a 7.1 setup, but for now they will perform bedroom duty until I move):

Wow, the finish on those speakers are awesome, and they go great with your setup, good choice.

Nice speaks! Got any pics of the nameplate on the back?

About the grilles, I noticed that while the newer design is nicer, the way it attaches to the speaker. The tab thing on the grill would be easy to break off, and yes it looked like they were just hot glued in. No complaints as I am very carefull with my audio stuff so it should never break. They will probbly send you a new grill. Too bad about the chips in the finish.

Good Gawd, those are gorgeous!!! Congrats man! I know what I'll be upgrading to soon.

Very nice looking speakers and I'm sure they sound great. In regards to the grills, most of us have not had your experience. In the 2 years I've had my 7.1 Axiom setup I've never had a single problem and have removed my grills often. For the few people that have had issues with their grills, normally Axiom has no problems making it right.

I'm not familiar if custom finishes are available in the Factory Outlet or not, so I'm not sure how yours were ordered.

It is rare that people find any cosmetic problems, even via the factory outlet, which is possible, but again, not the norm.

I would recommend calling Axiom versus placing pictures. I'm sure they will work with you. I would hate to see newbies starting rumors over on AVS based on these few pics. Again, the norm is that most of the speakers have no flaws.

Good luck

I had no idea what a cherry/chestnut speaker was until looking at the Custom Wood Studio page. It is Cherry wood with a Chestnut stain, finished in semi gloss. A nice looking combination for sure.

If these are brand new, A-stock speakers, I would give Axiom a call in the morning and explain the situation. They look awesome, but no way that I could get over a couple of blemishes like that. I'm sure they'll take care of you with their great customer service.

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Nice speaks! Got any pics of the nameplate on the back?

About the grilles, I noticed that while the newer design is nicer, the way it attaches to the speaker. The tab thing on the grill would be easy to break off, and yes it looked like they were just hot glued in. No complaints as I am very carefull with my audio stuff so it should never break. They will probbly send you a new grill. Too bad about the chips in the finish.

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Yeah, I've had Axiom's for a few years now and own M3s, M2s, M22s, QS8s, and now of course M-60s. I've never had any problems with the grills- I figured maybe some people had problems because they were too ham-fisted or something.

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I'm not familiar if custom finishes are available in the Factory Outlet or not, so I'm not sure how yours were ordered.

It is rare that people find any cosmetic problems, even via the factory outlet, which is possible, but again, not the norm.

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I ordered them brand-new and paid full price. After reading about other people's experiences with B-stock items, I thought that these qualified for that designation, because most people report very small nicks or scratches that I assume are like mine.

I'm not usually the complaining type. I don't want to make a big stink about a couple nicks, but I DID pay some good money for these and I didn't expect any nicks at all. The boxes arrived in great shape and were undamaged, so it happened before they were shipped.

I'll get over it though.. I'm just nit-picking, really. I love these and am enjoying them immensely. They will be the bookends of my HT for many years to come.