Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater New Poll: What Receiver Do You Use?

Considering my bad experience with Denon DVD players I'd say you keyed a perfect latin word for the product.

BTW - Maybe the poll should have a place for those who need to input which seperate amp/rec. they do have - just a suggestion.

I use an aging Marantz SR5200 which still serves me quite well.

System 1

Sony TA-E9000ES Processor 5.1
Anthem PVA-5 5 channel amplifier

Comments: Fantastic combination, superb for movies and for music. ***** (5 out of 5*)

System 2

Integra DTC 9.4 Processor 7.1
(3) Yamaha M80 2 channel amps
(1) Onkyo Integra M504 2 channel amp.

Comments:

Excellent, more features than TA E9000ES, THX ultra2, 7.1 instead of 5.1, great sound for music and movies. Of course, the Thiel CS 3.6 fronts help show this sytem off to the max.


*****

Sherbourn 7 Channel 2100A Amp w/ 7010A Processor

I have the Boston AVR7120,best piece of audio equipment I ever had. Past items include,Denon,HK,Sony,Marantz,Sansui,Kenwood,Yamaha,Pioneer.Damn,I'm showing my age.

Very interesting. According to the poll Denon is the most used receiver. Is it price or are they really that good?

Through the years I had 2 Denons and at the time liked them very much. However when on my 2nd I began to get frustrated with the lack of control over the restricted control in controling the low end cut off filter with the various channels. My friend has a Yamaha and he has much in that realm. However, what I really started to find annoying was what seems to be a lack of higher frequencies in the signal. It was almost like there was a high cut filter (like applied to THX processors). That when I started to looking to other amp/rec'ers. I was pushed furter away from the product when I encountered poor customer care over repeated and multi-problems with their DVD players. When I blundered into a SONY player that had better quality than my 2910 Denon, with better compatibility with various discs ( I go through a lot of DVDs since I review them) - I was forced to re-think the view I held of a product and company I thought I admired. After auditing the Sherborn I was sold. The difference was really apples and oranges - a completly different animal.

ratpack said "I think that the people on this board tend to value HT equipment that is "cost effective." Otherwise, they probably would NOT have purchased Axiom."

Are you saying that Axioms are cheap? Or are you saying that if we could afford $30000 speakers we would buy those instead just because we can? All the reviews I have read, and all the people I have talked to, say many good things about axiom speakers.

I think we all tend to look for the best bang for the buck, remember the more you spend doesn't mean the more you get in audio. Imho opinion Axioms are great speakers at a great price, so why spend twice as much.

I guess the more you make, the more you spend on everything you do. But you are still 10% in dept like everyone else.

The Axiom 80 500s (7.1 setup) are not much more than my current Klipsch (7.1 setup) system. They must be comparable in performance. I just want something else to compare to. I do not know anyone else that has a HT setup close to mine, so it is up to me to provide the second set of speakers.

I wonder what kind of speakers I could have purchased if I spend $10k on one set instead of 2??????