Hi everyone! I will soon move into my new condo and I want to replace my 10-year old Panasonic 5-disc stereo system I bought when I was in college with a true home theater speaker system (my first). A 5.1 setup is what I’m looking at to rock the house (hello neighbors). I’ve auditioned Paradigm Monitor, PSB Image and Focal JM Lab Chorus 80x Series and now I’m looking seriously at Axiom’s offering. I live in Canada so I really like Axiom’s pricing, duty-free shipping and GST only. Speakers, subwoofer and AV receiver are the only parts left, I already bought the display (40” Samsung LCD) and a PS3 for CD/DVD/BluRay duties.
I ask for your help because I’m not sure which Axiom configuration would fit the bill. I don’t want to spend too much money, I want something good enough for my room, good for music, movies and gaming (PS3 and 360).
My den is only 20’ x 9’-10” but total room size is approximately 20’ x 20’ with 9’ ceiling. The den is open on the dining room and the kitchen and we have multiple windows on one side. The room’s big but we’ll be seating close to the TV (about 5”-6”).
My question is, would bookshelves systems (Epic Master or Grand Master) be good enough considering my needs and room dimension or am I better considering the M60 floorstanding speakers? I’m already fixed on the subwoofer and surrounds, I’ll go with the EP500 and the QS8s.
See the attached image for room configuration. I’ve already put speaker wires in the walls and ceiling for the QS8 surrounds in the back. So, will M3s or M22s be good enough for my room, will I miss the M60s? Remember that it's a condo and that I upgrade from an old Panasonic stereo!
Thanks, looking forward to seeing your input!
