I have been doing alot of research around the internet and have come across several instances on the audio forums and the polk forums where people say that the Axioms are too lightweight. Is there anything to this that Axiom perhaps is too skimpy on its materials. I'm also hearing stories of peeling vinyl. Say it ain't so. I have had my eye on the m80's for a while and really hope this is not true. Here are a few quotes from the Polk forums.
"The Polk will rule the Axiom, just by specs it looks like it will. I would take a 20 pounds speaker over an 8 pounder anyday. Just seems better quality materials and parts were used in the Polk which would mean better quality sound". (regarding the center channel)
"I always liked the fact they have a bookshelf that weighs like 19 pounds. Yet it has 2 midbasses, a tweeter and a crossover...
Most midbasses alone weigh atleast 4-5 pounds. So thats on average 9 pounds... tweeters weigh atleast a pound, so thats 10 pounds - then you have the port and crossover which together probally weigh a pound... so thats 11...
So that leaves what, 8 pounds for a cabinet? Say WHAT?"
Also whats up with this discussion on audio holics? The guy actually gets banned from the forum for slandering axiom. I have been considering the Polk Rti12's and this article really made me think twice about axiom(even though the guy obviously has issues and therefore don't know how much should be listened to). But is there anything to this?
http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30616&page=4
