Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler Show Off??

Sorry, but I don't know anything about that track specifically. I don't actually own that album, just one of the other Chesky albums that has a few simple stereo tests. Nothing like the full-on show-off demonstrations of the album you bought.

But to narrow down the problem, I'd suggest listening to the first track with headphones to see if it makes the same noises.

It could actually be clipping. Are your M80's being run full range? Does your amp/receiver fully support 4-ohm speakers? I know that these sorts of demo albums can often really push a system with high power demands. It's possible that it is trying to produce super-low frequencies and pulling so much power that you are clipping. Or if you are running your M80's full range, it could be that it's sending extremely low frequency sound to the M80's and you're exceeding their design capacity. They're great speakers, but they can't produce extremely high levels of subwoofer-grade bass.