First, I want to say I am very impressed with Axiom's products and great customer service. Noreen has been very good to work with. Thanks to Joe for answering some of my questions already.

My dilemma is this; I bought the M22s, VP100, QS4s and pr of FMBs earlier this month, no sub yet. I've already returned the M22s b/c they were too tall for my wife!!! She didn't care they were AWESOME sounding speakers!! She cares only for aesthetics!!! Can you believe this?

So, I've had to start my decision making process all over again. Our living room is 12' x 19' and preference will be 50/50, music and movies. The speakers will have to be wall mounted in the corners of the 19' wall, TV in the middle. Receiver is Onkyo 601.

I currently have the following for in-house demo; M2s, M3s, and Rocket ELT-LRS. Each sounds great doing different things. Obviously, the M3s sound great w/out a sub. Great as stand alone speakers for music, lack some detail for movies, comparitively speaking. They have a full sound that is very nice.

The M2s are more clear in the highs, although not as good as M22s, and lack in the bottom end. They sound good for music and movies. With a sub I'm sure they will sound better. If I had to decide between M3 or M2, I'd choose the M2s. (If same tweeter, why does M2 sound more clear?)

The ELTs add a different dimension. I think they are more bright, with added clarity, than the M2s. However, they lack bass even more than the M2s; still no sub. (With sub will it matter?) I watched Seabiscuit with each pair along with the VP100. (Which is a very good center.) I noticed details with the ELTs that I missed with the others. For music, they do a decent job, with the bass turned up. Also, they have nice cherry stained birch wood veneers. They look really great.

When I received my M2s, the finish was not as good as the M22s, i.e. small place where vinyl is loose on corner. I called Axiom and talked to Joe and said they'd be willing to replace them. I wanted to wait to make sure I will keep them. This incident led me to thinking about what happens if the vinyl veneer gets damaged, how is it fixed? How durable is the finish? Will it withstand years, 10-15, of service? When I mount the speakers with FMBs, with the finished rub off at all?

I am stuck at a crossroad between the M2 and ELT. The M2 is the best compromise, I think. The ELT's finish is better, along with being a bit brighter and clearer. Will I get tired to listening to music through the ELTs? (I realize this is Axiom's message board, thanks for letting me post.)

BTW, if I stick with the M2s, I will upgrade to QS8s and probably VP150. If I go with ELT, will get whole package minus sub.

I am still deciding on the sub. More than likely will be HSU. Not sure between STF-2 or VTF-2 MKI/MKII. I don't want to have to go through the growing pains of a first production run. Plus, I missed the 10% off coupon at CompUSA. VTF-2 is probably the way to go, tried and true. Will this be the last USA made box sub HSU offers? Heard VTF-2 MKII will be made in China like the STFs. No big deal except when production issues emerge. ELTs are PRC made too.

Thanks for reading this post, look forward to comments.