Hello Gentlemen,

I come to you asking for your expertise. I am looking to purchase a "real" 5.1 home theater system. I say real because I have had a Bose Lifestyle system since 2001 and I now want the real deal.

I was recently at Best Buy and purchased a Sony 60" LED TV. For a home theater system the Best Buy guys are recommending the following:

AVR: Pioneer SC25
Speaker System: Definitive Technology
Towers: BP7002
Center: CLR2300
Surrounds: BP1XBLA
Subwoofer: Super Cube III

On the other hand, I've been reading up on Axiom and would like to give them a try. If I went with Axiom I would purchase the following:

AVR: Denon 4310CI
Speaker System: Axiom Epic 80-500

I realize that what sounds good to me might not sound good to you (and vice versa) but I've never heard Axiom speakers and would appreciate your honest opinions. Maybe some of you have been able to compare both Def Tech and Axiom. So, if you could purchase either of the packages above - which would you choose and why? We will use it 70% HT and 30% music.

Muchas gracias, amigos.


Epic 100-800-180
Denon X6200W