would like to have a 3 way option, with the tweeter, mid and sub in the same cabinet.. they do not offer a 3 way speaker cabinet, however they do have the speakers, they just need to build a cabinet for them... I have M60's right now, and would be more than willing to upgrade to a 3 way design......

OK, so, we have speaker A with a ruler flat frequency response, but speaker A only reproduces frequencies between 5000Hz and 10000Hz; we have speaker B with a ruler flat frequency response, but speaker B reproduces frequencies between 20Hz and 20000Hz. The FR curve is indistinguishable. Do they sound the same?

Of course not.

The point is that the objective measurements we rely on to compare speaker performance measure only a limited set of variables.

Something about a microphone and a brain don't make 2 ears.

I think you mean a power tower, right? Your M60s are 3 way already--tweeter, mid, dual woofers. Power towers can be problematic, not just because of the limited volume of a tower cabinet as opposed to a dedicated subwoofer, but also because of placement issues. I wouldn't expect to see anything quite like this out of Axiom.

But they aren't indistinguishable. The portion between 5-10KHz may be, but that doesn't make the entire curve indistinguishable. That's like having one curve appear smoother than another...but only because the "smoother" curve uses significantly larger dB increments in the Y axis.

Right you are, HTnut, so ... between 20Hz and 10,000Hz and between 10,000 Hz and 20,000Hz, Speaker A generates a pure tone (B flat) with a perfectly flat frequency response.

The two graphs are identical - ruler flat in the words of Kcarlie.

Thanks HT pointing that out.

For those who have not seen a truly flat speaker measurement, check out some of the B&W 800/801/802 series speakers. I remember one that was +- .5db from 20Hz to 20KHz. You are, of course, in a slightly different price range.

I was hoping that Soundstage had one of these measured do I could grab it quick, but they don't.

the m60's are not a true 3 way, the heve a tweeter and mid's. there is no sub, so they do not cover the full sound spectrum..


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or the B&W 800's

Splitting hairs a bit. Just because the 6.5" drivers aren't big doesn't mean they're covering the same frequencies as the 5.25" drivers. It's a 3 way design.

He should have listed the prices too

Wouldn't they be four way if a sub is incorporated into the cabinet? Subs are for non-directional LFE, not 'regular' base - as I understand it anyway.