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Looks great. A Kill Bill poster would fit right in.

I inherited those posters from a friend of mine. I own both Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction and prefer the latter. I liked both Kill Bill movies as well. A kill Bill poster of Uma wouldn't be a bad thing to own. I have a poster of the rules of "Fight Club" that I need to get dry mounted. Oops, I guess I shouldn't be talking about it.

All good movies.

Looks great!! Ahh, the 5th Element - what a great movie for system demos. Great sound, great picture - one of my favorite movies.

I have the 43TX, which is (to my understanding) the same receiver as the 45TX but without the auto MCACC stuff. Your 84 (lovely choice, BTW) is quite a bit newer, and I'm sure the amplification stage is newer/better. I'm quite happy with my receiver. Neither the 43 nor the 45 are rated to drive 4 ohm speakers. Can't say for sure about the 84. I emailed both Pioneer and Axiom about this, and both concurred that running 4ohm speakers is not a good idea.

So I decided to play it safe and order a dedicated amp when I ordered the M80's, and they both arrived on the same day (see other threads, yadda yadda yadda).

I can tell you that I do not like the way my M80's sound when powered by the receiver alone. I've tried it, and was dissapointed. Send-them-back dissapointed. Powered by the Pioneer, the highs seemed too bright, and the bass was ok, but not great. Their "room presence" was lacking and the soundstage was diminished; far less real and enveloping. Of more serious note, at loud (near-reference) volume levels there was some weird stuff going on with high vocals sounding like they were breaking up. One of my favorite test tracks, Norah Jones' "Come Away With Me", sounded just plain bad when she hit the high notes. I've never had someone show me what clipping sounds like, but that would be how I would describe what was happening.

All of those problems immediately dissapeared when powered by LPA-1. There's way more depth to recordings. The M80's dissapear into the room and create a wonderful soundstage. Bass, mids, and highs are all balanced and create a rich, full, and wonderful experience. I can play the M80's at dangerous-to-your-hearing levels and they sound absolutely astounding and the amp doesnt' seem to care.

I bought the LPA-1 from Emotiva for my system because it was reasonably inexpensive, reviewed well, and is rated to drive 4 ohm loads. I thought I would be able to get away with running the M80's from the Pioneer, but there's no way I'd do that now that I've heard what M80's are capable of even with my meager LPA-1. The M80's are wonderful, and I love my SVS sub, but that amp might be the best $500 I've ever spent in my home theater.

damn you guys and your amp talk, I am considering the LPA-1 for my M22s... & Centre channel

Look what just showed up!!! It's the first time I have ever had a courier ask me for help to carry packages though!!! At least I know that he didn't drop them off the back of the truck.

I wonder what a new pristine axiom box looks like? These look like they've been re-used.

Let the fun begin

No more Double boxes, but improved packing materials!!!






Manual and neat accessories box wit da feet. I went with the rubber feet, spikes to hard to move on thick carpet.



A little spot on the top front edge where the vinyl doesn't extend, I guess that's why it's B stock.
The other speaker had a few small nicks but nothing major. One of the grills had the mounting peg broken off, I'm not sure if they're supposed to come like that as B stock or not. Should I e-mail them and ask???



Now that's surround sound! Which club am in now and what do I do with the spares?



In place and singing away. I have to say these sound pretty good with my elite. It's supposed to be 140 wpc but we all know about these kind of ratings. We'll have to see how things work out. I've been browsing audiogon and e-bay for a cheap 2 channel like acurus or ati but no luck yet.

M60's and M80's side-by-side. Axiom porn at it's finest!

Congrats on the purchase, those look really nice. FYI, one of my m80's also had a broken clip on the speaker grill, and Axiom is sending me a new grill. Mine were regular stock, not outlet - so YMMV.

I'm happy to hear that your Pioneer can power them effectively. They make great receivers, and I'm glad to hear they continue to improve them!

I thought my M80 had a broken clip on the grill, but as I remember, it popped back into place. Could be wrong.