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Well...my original post (above pmbuko's post) included only the following text:

"I feel a storm brewing..."

It said nothing else. I had quite a long message posted but later pruned and edited it appropriately hoping that a storm wouldn't brew. But alas, I'll say it again.


I feel a storm brewing...



It just confuses me how 2x6spds puts M3's (and his tube amp) on a pedestal, whacks away at all other Axiom products, then urges them to create a better M3. Why not just buy another speaker? And...why say the same thing over...and over...and over......

I feel like this thread has been repeated one too many times in the past.

That being said, I hope everyone can move on and ignore appropriate posts and continue on with the topic matter at hand.

Well pmbuko, sorry if you think talking about M3s or a $20 amplifier is bragging.

I'm a music lover, and do not engage in the sort of self gratification you seem to have a special interest in.

I don't think you can find an insult of any Axiom product in anything I say, unless you consider my preference for the M3s over other Axiom products an insult to those products. But, that wouldn't really be rational, would it?

I don't speak for Axiom's philosophy except to suggest that Axiom makes superb speakers at excellent and modest price points. I wasn't suggesting that Axiom make "cheap knock offs" of my favorite speakers, although I suppose someone with a bargain basement mentality might see it that way. What I was suggesting is that there are wonderful sounding speakers which are even better than the Axioms we know and love ... and that I believe Axiom could build book shelf speakers which can match the smoothness, the timbre, and those distinctively beautiful audio qualities which elevate some Harbeths, some Spendors, the Reference 3a de capo to best-on-the-planet status.

So, pmbuko, I know what your problem is and why you sort of stalk my posts ever since your anti-Israeli and pro suicide bomber screeds you engaged in years past. Why don't you just give it a rest and move along.

Laughter really is the best medicine. Thanks, 2x6.

You know, I just watched The Caine Mutiny the other night. Good movie. Excellent acting by Humphrey Bogart.

Thanks Hutzal. I know I came to the conversation late and for some reason thought folks were talking about a 2 channel amp for $3500. 8 channels are certainly a lot of channels and $437.00 per channel is steep but not outrageous.

There are some excellent multichannel amps out there which have been very well received by reviewers such as the Anthem PVA 5 or 7 which MSRPs for about $200 per channel. (105 wpc)

I don't want to provoke Pmbuko by letting on that I can speak from personal experience as to the Anthem PVA 5, and can report that it is a wonderful amp, can be found for less than $200/channel and that I am very pleased with its sound quality, ability to handle difficult material and runs cool.

If the new Axiom amp can top the far more expensive Anthem Statement in price, output, sound and build quality, then the new Axiom would be a bargain.

Anyone know whether Axiom is thinking of building these amps on their own or having them built for them in China?

I am not sure of the production location. But this Axiom amp is fully digital and has the ability to dump the whole load into one channel if needed.

It is truly the future of amps and will probably be the benchmark to be beaten. I suggest reading the audioholics article on it to get a better idea of what it is offering.

-Hutz