Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater which new "little" Axioms & some pics.

>>I would like at this time, to nominate...the venerable..the much loved and respected..The M3!!!

I would have to second that. I just picked up a pair of M3s for the bedroom and they really do sound fine on their own. M2s are definitely too light in the bass for some music to sound right without a sub.

M22s are the big unknown... according to the frequency response charts in Soundstage they actually have just as good or even slightly better bass than the M3s, but they don't have that bass peak around 100 Hz. I don't like the bass peak myself (it seems to make for a slight variation in volume as bass lines jump around) but I don't know how much it contributes to the sensation of "sufficient bass".

If you feel brave you could try M22s... otherwise M3s are the safe answer. M40s would probably be even better if budget permits; they seem to have almost everything good about M3s plus smooth, deep bass response.