Hi guys-right you are, I deserved those responces.
A history of Axiom, compressed and maybe a bit one sided:
In the beginning, of the new Millenium, the M3 was king,
cost was important to what seemed the majority of forum
members. The logical step-up was to the M40-which was well
respected, and of course the M50. The M22 came out and had
a couple of warts; a long break-in was noted on one review
when Ian said that a few hours was sufficient.(this cast
doubt of ear break-in instead) another review listed
sibilence as a problem; Warmer electronics was suggested.
Nobody, in any of the reviews had anything but positive
things to say about the M3, and there were a dozen reviews
throughout numerous on-line publications. They were even
used as a reference monitor for comparing other speakers
and electronics.-it was cool.
Anyway, up until reciently the M50 was the obvious update
to the M3, the M40 was still ok in many eyes, but the M50
was a bit better-Alan even posted that the "M50 has quite
a bit more clarity and detail than the M40, but not quite
as much as the M60". That's good. Now to the present:
Look at the Axiom web site and see how the M40 and M50 are
presented. A new viewer of the site would in no way even
consider a purchase of either! Alan also stated, or perhaps
suggested, that the M40 may be eliminated(with just a little
reading between the lines) in a post questioning the missing
Epic 40 package. Enter the M60:
The M60, im my eyes had a rocky road to travel, many folks
had the complaints I'd voiced comments about, maybe they
were one in a hundred, but they were there and they cast
doubts, at least in me. Then Ian gave us the plots in
December showing the M60 in a much better light. Was the
M60 updated reciently to bring it to a flatter less
foreward state? It dosen't have the classic low bass/high
treble plot of a foreward speaker. Does the plot look any
different than a year ago? Don't know, never saw one. If it
always looked like that then I owe the M60 a great appology
as it's a really nifty "looking" plot!
Then Alan made his "Missing First Reflections" post...and
the M50 suddenly looks less like it belongs in my system,
right when I'm defending the beseiged M50 the most!!
Now dosen't That make a person feel silly??
Bottom line-to me anyway-the M50 looses some, the M60 gains
some and I'm in the middle. Rats, what's next?
Sittin on the fence
Rich
