Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners PSB or not to PSB?

John,

I have heard the previous edition of the PSBs, since my boy has the 5ts, the 8c and now the s50s. I have listened to the 4ts before I went with the Axioms. I wasn't really impressed with them at the time. The sounded compressed and boxy to me. They didn't have image quality their name implies The t45s and t55s sound a lot better to me in comparison to the old 4t/5t line. The soundstage sounds wider open to me. If I had heard these first, I would probably be listening to them now instead of the Axioms. This is no way is meant to be a negative judgment on my Axiom setup. I think they are fine speakers and I am glad to have them. But...I'm itching to buy something right now. Maybe I've read too many of NeverHappy's posts.

Sounds like the new PSBs might be pretty good. I have not heard the new line but it sounds like we had similar impressions of the older Image models.

I guess the bigger question is "should you be replacing your mains, or is there some better way to spend the money when upgrading ?".

Do you have a good sub, for example ?

I have a JBL PB12 for a sub. I've been waiting for it to expire before I upgrade that part. I know it's not the ultimate, but it seems to work well in my environment. What I really want is a new TV. But, the Mrs. isn't going to go for that as long as the old Magnavox still turns on. Maybe I'll have to sabotage it in some way.

The usual trick is to gradually turn the brightess down and at the same time shift the tint to something nausea-inducing. Do it over a period of a few months.

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I'm itching to buy something right now. Maybe I've read too many of NeverHappy's posts.

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BUY BUY BUY BUY BUY

I'm starting to get serious about this. My son, whose opinion I trust came on over to listen to a SACD disc on my system. He told me that he likes my VP100 and QS8s, but he believes that the M22s are the weak link. He's told me this before and his insistence is starting to take it's toll.

You could try the 50s or 60s...

Oh yeah,

They are about the same price, aren't they. The reason I am tempted by the the T45s is that they are front ported, and I started to think that I could put them closer to the back wall, since I am limited for space.

I completely forgot you tried the 50s already. Do the 60s. Or the 80s. With Halos. Oooooh yeah.