Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners I bought myself an early birthday present!

I live in Guilford and work in New Haven. You will be more than amazed with your M80s.

John

Onkyo 601 driving Axiom M80s

Congrats on your M80's! Like others, I wholeheartedly recommend keeping them even if it takes you awhile to save up money for an appropriate AVR/amp to drive them. I personally had a bad experience driving M80's with an Onkyo TX-SR805, to the point where I returned the 805. The long version of that story is right here.

I am currently running my M80's with a Rotel RSX-1057 and it does a great job at it. The RSX-1057 may be a bit over your current budget, though when I was having issues with my Onkyo setup, Alan recommended Sherwood Newcastle, Denon, Harman/Kardon, B&K, Rotel, NAD, and McIntosh.

Wow it's unfortunate that one of Onkyo's top end models still has trouble running the M80s. I actually ran into your thread earlier and looked into those brands that you had mentioned.

I did a little browsing around and found a few receivers within my price range: a Marantz SR4001 and an HK AVR247. Both are a little low when it comes to wattage but have pre outs so I can eventually get a power amp.

I'm not really familiar with how power amps work, but would it be possible to buy a stereo power amp to run the M80s and use the receiver to run the rest of the speakers?

For now, I intend on using the M80s in a 2.1 setup (powered sub), do you think either of these receivers will suffice? Are there any other specific models I should look into?

Sorry for the loaded questions, but I really value what the members of this forum have to say.

Wid,

Did you notice that this guy has "...9' flat ceilings with berber carpet..."?

That sounds much more acoustically friendly than the mirrors I have on my 8.5' ceilings.....

I was extremely surprised when Halo reported problems with his Onkyo particularly given the Onkyo's ratings. However, many others report problems with popping noises, etc to the point where they add cooling fans. Alan's right. Stay away.

I know there are others using an Onkyo receiver with the M80s with no problems. It wouldn't have been my first choice with the M80s but don't hesitate to at least try the 605 with them. It very well might work if you don't drive it to hard. The worst that will happen is the 605 will go into protect mode, give it a try.

Did you read the link from Audioholics where they used the 601 with the M80s?

What practical purpose do these mirrors serve?