M80ti vs Paradigm Monitor 11s.v3 - Axiom Message Boards

I've decided to buy a new system. I have auditioned the Monitor 11s.v3 with a PS-1000 sub and was very impress with the soundstage and imaging. I really want to have a try with the Axiom M80ti's but there is no retailer where I live, so I was hoping if someone had the pleasure of comparing these two speakers. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. THX!!

Where do you live? -- there are many proud Axiom owners who will be willing to show off their speakers for you. Try this thread first.

I live in Cornwall Ontario Canada.

If nobody responds here, I would call, PM, or email Amie (amie@axiomaudio.com).

You're in the same province as Axiom HQ? It shouldn't be more than a 5 hour drive...

Moe, you may want to call or email the "Audioshop" in Ottawa (www.audioshop.on.ca; 613 233-2215). They used to be a brick and mortar retailer for Axiom, and may still have M80's in stock to audition. Good luck.

M80's will beat the Monitor's. I heard their entire Monitor line and was thinking of buying them. Then I heard Axiom - it was a subtle punch in the gut

Just out of curiosity, I tried maps.yahoo.com on Axiom's headquarter address, and it essentialy said: "there is no such a place in Canada." How come??? Could somebody give me a "valid" address for Axiom?

I tried the same thing. It can't find Dwight. I tried using another address in the Muskoka region to come up with that 5 hour drive time.

Axiom is basically in the middle of b#%$f*&$ nowhere. You need GPS to find it, not yahoo

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b#%$f*&$

beautiful?

Axiom country.....

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?addtohistory=&country=CA&address=&city=dwight&state=ON&zipcode=P0A+1H0&submit.x=51&submit.y=10

Wow...that is out there....I can zoom out four levels and still not recognize anything(not that I'm familiar with Canada...I've only been there once to see the falls)

Oh, so it's only like 100 miles north of Toronto? I may have a business trip to Univ. of Toronto any time...

Zarak, just zoom waaaay down to the third button from the bottom.

Yeah, when I zoomed to that level I started recognizing things. Niagra is still probably the closest I've ever been to there.

Here's how to get there from my house:

1: Start out going South on LAVAL ST toward VANIER AVE. 0.33 km
2: Turn LEFT onto LAVAL SQ. 0.09 km
3: Turn LEFT onto CARTIER AVE. 0.29 km
4: Turn RIGHT onto SCHOOLHOUSE ST. 0.95 km
5: Turn LEFT onto LOUGHEED HWY/ PROVINCIAL ROUTE 7. 1.46 km
6: Merge onto TRANS CANADA HWY E/ PROVINCIAL ROUTE 1 E. 10.33 km
7: Take the HWY-15/ 176 ST exit- exit number 53- toward CLOVERDALE/ U.S. BORDER. 0.24 km
8: Take the 176TH ST.SOUTH ramp toward CLOVERDALE. 0.13 km
9: Stay straight to go onto 176 ST/ PROVINCIAL ROUTE 15/ PACIFIC HWY. Continue to follow PROVINCIAL ROUTE 15 S/ PACIFIC HWY. 18.19 km
10: Turn RIGHT onto 8 AVE/ CAMPBELL RIVER RD. Continue to follow 8 AVE. 1.98 km
11: Turn LEFT to take the ramp toward SEATTLE. 0.43 km
12: Merge onto PROVINCIAL ROUTE 99 S. 1.39 km
13: PROVINCIAL ROUTE 99 S becomes I-5 S. 150.28 km
14: Merge onto I-405 S via exit number 182 toward BELLEVUE/ RENTON. 31.08 km
15: Merge onto I-90 E via exit number 11 toward SPOKANE. 1313.65 km
16: Merge onto I-94 E. 1326.37 km
17: Merge onto I-694 E via the exit- on the left. 38.38 km
18: Merge onto I-94 E via exit number 58B toward MADISON. 399.88 km
19: I-94 E becomes I-39 S (Portions toll). 108.30 km
20: I-39 S becomes I-90 E (Portions toll). 80.78 km
21: Merge onto I-290 E toward CHICAGO/ SCHAUMBURG (Portions toll). 25.32 km
22: Merge onto I-294 S via exit number 15A toward INDIANA (Portions toll). 52.48 km
23: I-294 S becomes I-94 E. 250.32 km
24: Merge onto I-69 N via exit number 108 toward LANSING. 258.55 km
25: Take the exit on the left. 1.00 km
26: Merge onto I-69 E/ I-94 E via the exit- on the left- toward CANADA (Portions toll). 6.22 km
27: I-69 E/ I-94 E becomes PROVINCIAL ROUTE 402 E. 102.60 km
28: Take the RTE-401 E/ HWY-401 E exit toward TORONTO. 1.15 km
29: Merge onto PROVINCIAL ROUTE 401 E. 159.15 km
30: Take the RTE-401 E/ HWY-401 E exit on the left. 1.36 km
31: Merge onto HIGHWAY 401 EXPRESS E. 13.15 km
32: Take the HWY-400 exit toward BARRIE. 1.05 km
33: Merge onto PROVINCIAL ROUTE 400 N. 82.97 km
34: Take PROVINCIAL ROUTE 11 N toward ORILLIA/ NORTH BAY. 119.26 km
35: Take the HWY-60 exit- exit number 223- toward OTTAWA. 0.53 km
36: Merge onto PROVINCIAL ROUTE 60. 21.23 km
Total Estimated Time: Total Distance: 4580.87 km
46 hours, 52 minutes

Okay tfh, now after we're finished with the party at Axiom we'll all take a little drive to Laval Street in Coquitlam to hear your setup.

BBQ is on. Bring vittles and your favorite local beer.

Hi sushi,

It's more like 175 miles. It takes me about 3 hours or a bit less from Toronto downtown and that's keeping to a steady 120 kilometers per hour (about 72 mph). Posted speeds are in stupid metric. (Thanks a lot, Pierre Trudeau). So is my speedometer because I bought the car in Canada, although there is a dim little hard-to-read ring in mph. Don't exceed the posted limits by more than 10 - 20 kph. Radar detectors are illegal (mine was seized years ago). Lots of Provincial Police cruisers on that route.

Regards,

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Posted speeds are in stupid metric.

Hey, Alan, did you forget that I am from Japan?

US/UK is the ONLY countries on the globe that are still sticking to their own stupid, illogical, non-physics-based, and outrageously non-decimal unit systems. HAHAHA...

Hey moejr,

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Cornwall just east of Kingston? If so then you're probably just 2-3 hours from Toronto. I had called Axiom and was pleasantly surprised that there's a local dealer that loves them so much that he carries them. I've already auditioned the M80's there once and will be going for a 2nd audition. I'll probably listen to the M50's and M60's as well. If you're interested in a drive to Toronto, just let me know and I'll pass on the name and address of the dealer to you.