I found a couple less than stellar axiom speaker reviews. I wanted to throw them up on the board for people to comment on - since I think it is safe to say that most of the Axiom speaker line is top notch (easily in the top five of each price range). Maybe a few pieces don't quite measure up but a lot of them get product of the year honors from reveiw sites.

Maybe this is old news, but I found it interesting.

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First is a non-scientific but still significant comparison of the Swan Diva 2.1 bookshelf, the nOrh 4.0 and the Axiom M3ti.

http://www.cheaphometheater.com/Speaker%20Shootout.htm

Why they compared two $400 a pair speakers to the Axiom $275 pair is a question. All they had on hand? Why didn't they bring in the M22? As it is the Axiom placed third out of six in this shootout.

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Second is the CNET review of the Axiom Epic Master home theater speaker system.

http://reviews.cnet.com/Axiom_Epic_Master/4505-6467_7-9387841-2.html?tag=top

CNET doesn't seem to match most of the other reviewers that one can find by searching on sites like ecoustics.com. I think they try to review so much stuff - from computers to cameras - that they don't take their time?

I would be interested to hear responses.

donaldkelley

I used to have cheap home theater book marked but since they haven't updated their site since March 2003, I gave up on them. Many sites provide competent reviews - cheap home theater wasn't one of them. Some sites make their money from manufacturers in return for good reviews - Audio Revolution, characterizes its reviews as "advertorials" - I'm sure they're not the only ones who do. I don't know whether CHT failed to hustle Axiom and dinged them with a bad review or whether their reviewer simply suffered from a tin ear.

In any case, there are certain reviewers who do an excellent job - Soundstage, Enjoy the Music, Good Sound, Secrets of Home Theater, AVguide, The Absolute Sound, Stereophile ... CHT was never one of the good ones, and in any case, is no more.

I thought they seemed to like the M3. Not as much as the Swan whatever, but that seemed like a pretty positive review.
CNET seemed more concerned with placement issues than sound quality. And exaggerated any timbre mismatching, IMO.

I will have to read them again with your take on it in mind. Thanks