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Hello all,

I want to buy an Axiom set for my HT ... The dimension of my HT is 9.7 x 13.8 ... That is not a big room, but it's the biggest that I can do ...

I have no budget limit, but I want to have a good optimized sound in this room ... So, I need advice for a good speaker set up of AXIOM

I will buy an new A/C reveiver later, I have many models in head for the moments ...



Thanks !

What do you plan on using it for (movies, music)? Also, what kind of music do you listen to?

I've heard and am buying the M22's for fronts since they sound excellent and come at a great price. If you listen to a lot of bassy music without a sub, the M3's go a little lower then the M2 or M22's since they have a bigger woofer. For such a small room (mine's small too) M22's are the most you'll really need for fronts. I've been told QS4's are more then enough for that room size, unless you want to future-proof yourself and get the QS8's while you're at it (that's what I'm doing). If you want to save cash, a few people around here suggest using a single bookshelf speaker for a center, otherwise a VP100 would do just fine.

I can't suggest as sub since I'm on the fence for that myself. I'm giving the EP350 a shot, but if for smoe reason if doesn't live up to my expectations, I'm going for an SVS.

Hope this helps.

You could always try using Axioms Home Theater Wizzard.

http://www.axiomaudio.com/htw/htw.html

I think if you look at the graphs, the m22's actually have better performance down to 60hz with their two woofers. If you add a sub, it would be great. I don't think you need floorstanding, but you could.

Thanks for answers ...

It's like 99.9% for cinema ...

I tried the Axiom HT Wizard and they suggested me the biggest one ! So I don't thing that I need the biggest speaker on each categories ...

Lemme guess... you put in cost as no concern?

yes ...

Yeah, that'll do it. I did my best guesses on what you put in, and I see what you mean. I think the realistic option is at the bottom of the page, although I'd go for M22s, and probably a Hsu or SVS sub.

This is what I personnaly thing about :

Fronts : 2 M22s
Center : 1 VP150
Surround : 4 QS4
Sub : 2 EPV125

I'm not sure for the sub and I realy like a floorstanding speaker than a booksheft one ... But I want to optimized the sound effect in my small room ...

With a smaller room, you may be better going with just one sub, like the 350, 2 Qs8's instead of 4 Qs4's. You could always prewire the back of the room and when your budget allows get a 6.1 or 7.1 setup. Not much comes out of the rear channels anyway for movies. There have been many people that have purchased the 125's but then later wish they would have upgraded to a bigger sub. Just because your room is smaller, doesn't mean you could not get some 50's or 60's floorstanding. However, I'm sure the 22's would be fine with a sub. My room is 30ft x 31ft and one EP500 sub is fine.

Right now, I have a PW-2200 of paradigm ... I place it between my Plasma and my left speaker. I thing that I don't like to have to effect just one side a the time ... !!!!

For the M22's, I see that the stand is about 215$ ... Hummm ...