I just read the entire review you stated above, and I don't see any statements regarding deficiencies in the 150?

zzyzx, have you thought about using a bookshelf speaker as a center channel? I realize this may not be plausible because of size and/or placement issues, but I'm just trying to offer a different angle.

zzyzx, when I read Tom's comments, they don't seem directed at you, they were expressing general frustration. I realize a lot of forums are filled with people who want to yell at each other, but that's not the case here. In general you'll find this is one of the friendliest forum groups around, so I'm sure we can all get along.

I for one agree with this review. I do notice that the sound when right in the sweet spot is fantastic and there is a noticeable difference when moving to the front right or left position. Now, do I think it's "bad" when off-center? No, not at all (and I don't think that's what the review indicates either). It is simply not as good as it is dead center.

I should preface my comments by saying that I do not have a professionally trained listening ear, and I didn't listen to dozens of different speakers before making my purchase. I have to imagine that off-axis sound is always worse regardless of the manufacturer, but I didn't listen to enough other speakers to tell you how much better or worse Axiom is than average.

So, in summary of a long post. The VP-150 sounds tremendous when listening in the sweet spot. It still sounds quite good when listening off-axis, though to me there is a noticeable difference. This does not affect my happiness with the speaker. I would buy it again (and may in fact do so in the future to add a second below my screen at some point in the future)

The home theater portion of my 8,000 cu ft room is about 16ft wide by 30ft deep, and I only have 1 150 that works great for all seats in The Plex.

zzyzx,

I didn't see a sub in your selections. Do you already have one or thinking about it?

John