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I'm sitting around waiting impatiently on the purolater guys! Something tells me it will be Tuesday when they get here with my speakers. The waiting is terrible! Everything else is here and set up. I got an email Wednesday saying that they had shipped and looking at the tracking this morning showed that they had "left PDX" yesterday which is really fast! I just wonder where they went after leaving "PDX"! Are they sitting in some delivery van for the whole long weekend? Does anyone know if purolater delivers on the weekends?
Anyway.... once they arrive, my system will be: Sony KDS-R50XBR1, Denon 4806ci, M60 mains, VP150 center, QS8's for surround sides and rears, SVS PB12-Plus/2. It's probably a good thing I don't have any neighbors close by!
Can't wait to hear what I've been missing!

Ron

Well alrighty...congrats on the system and most definitely congrats on your first post Ron! Good luck with the delivery and congrats on the new system I hope you'll be happy with it.

Haven't you ever heard of people in vans selling speakers. I'm sure they are just trying them out and breaking them in for you.

Anyway, good to have another newbie around these parts. I'm sure you will love your Axioms.

Randy

Ron, Welcome and congrats on your purchase, my guess is you will get the speakers Tue. also. Let us know what you think once you have it all set up. Have fun with your new toys

Welcome, and you are right, the waiting is the hardest part. You'll be glad that you chose Axiom once you get them set up and your system feeding them some power!

Welcome Ron! That's a very fine system which should provide a lot of entertainment pleasure. We do like pics, by the way.

Thanks for the welcome everyone! If I survive the waiting, I'll be sure and post some images of the finished system. Figures I'd have my delivery on the long weekend. One extra day of waiting. I can't complain too much I guess since they made it to Portland in two days! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Ron

Just a couple of hints :

1. If you hang around the front of the house waiting for the truck your family will find things for you to do. Be subtle.

2. Many people inexplicably become sick on the day their speakers are scheduled to arrive and are not able to go into work. Don't let this happen to you.

3. Figure out the first few things you are going to play BEFORE all the boxes arrive.

4. Remember you can't buy cables and wire at 2 AM; even if YOU are excited about hearing your new speakers. Double check now

EDIT -- and, of course, congrats on the new system. You're going to enjoy it. How big is your room, btw ?

Thanks for all the tips bridgman! I did my best to look busy yesterday hoping for a Saturday delivery.... I have come to accept the fact that Tuesday is the soonest they will arrive. I'll just drink a lot until then.
Since I'm self employed (and my boss doesn't allow "sick days") I have no choice but to work on Tuesday. Fortunately, I can get done early!
I think that I will start somewhere in the 70's with music I haven't listened to in a long time to test out the new system. I even have a few good concerts on DVD waiting.
I have cables ready AND a 300' roll of 12 gauge wire here just in case!
My room is not the greatest but it will have to do! It's about 20' x 20' with vaulted ceilings and the rear wall is open in the middle (about 14') into another area of the house that is about 10' deep. The wall on the left side of the area is open at the ceiling, about 2' down and has arched doorways at each end. It's a very large space which is why I went with the plus2 sub. The good news is that there is at least 5 acres of land between me and the closest neighbor. I wonder how long it will be before they call me to ask what's going on over here!
Guess I better get some stuff done around here so I have Tuesday afternoon open.

Ron

You sound pretty well prepared

Your room is going to give you response peaks around 28, 56, and 84hz because of the square dimensions. You might want to think about putting the sub at or near the middle of a wall rather than in a corner to help smoothen the LF response.

Starting with 70s music is a great idea IMO. I still think those albums were some of the best and most careful recordings you can find. Enjoy !!

I located the sub along the left wall out of necessity, about 2/3 down the length of it. Only place I could put it due to it's size and keeping my wife happy.
I have an spl meter and the calibration discs ready to go! I am planning on spending however much time it takes when no one is here to get this set up correctly. The sub has an equalizer built in and good directions for tuning it to the room.
I will start with my favorite band of all time. Three guys from Ontario that really know what to do with their instruments.

Ron

Ooh... I know what I'm going to listen to today! Good choice!

Man, the waiting sucks. All I'm waiting for is new cables (stupid USPS and missending), but geez... I hate waiting. Good luck to you!

Ron, Welcome. You're going to love your new system.

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I'll just drink a lot until then

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You're going to fit in just fine around here, even if we really don't need YET ANOTHER photographer j/k. Your images are breathtaking!

Good to have another Evergreen Stater around.

Regards,

Tom

Nice pictures! This one stood out as a particular favorite though. LOL

Thanks for looking around my site. Glad you liked the images. Who else is a photographer on here? I'd love to take a look at their work!
Just got back from picking up enough wine to get me through until they arrive. Well.... at least I hope it's enough.

LOL! A bleak situation probably faced, at one time or another, by us all.

We have some excellent pro and amateur photographers on the forum, including, but not limited to, Mark S. Johnson (please note the passwords necessary to access the photos), Bray (couldn't find a link to any of his photos), and AdamP88.

Also oz350z.

Thanks John. I'm embarrassed to have overlooked Oz.

Welcome!

Enjoy your big day! I am looking forward to your pictures!

Bray is another, btw where the heck has he been ?

Yes indeed welcome Ron.

Thanks for the links to the other photographers. Really nice stuff on Mark and Adam's sites. Couldn't find links for the other two.
Finished working for the day and am now going to run my surround wires while I drink IPA and keep waiting..... One more day!

I didn't forget Bray. I mentioned him. I just couldn't find any links to his photos.

Sure enough, I must be getting old

Just got home from work and there are 8 boxes sitting in my living room! Now the fun begins! Off to start mounting speakers!

All the speakers are up and working! Tomorrow I will start in on the calibration. I do have to say that although I ordered "B stock" I can't find anything that looks less than perfect. Axioms QC guys must be really tough! These thing are gorgeous! Even my wife commented on how nice they look!

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, you think that's going to work out okay for you, then?

Yep, all mine were Factory Outlet, and can't find a problem with them, as most will agree.

I calibrated the speakers and sub then played a cd last night. Sitting in my "main listening position" it felt like I was completely surrounded by the musicians. It's like they are there in the room with me. I can hear (and feel) every detail. Subtle things that I never noticed before are suddenly there!
Time to break out all of my old cd's and rediscover them!