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My friend Bert and I did a road trip to Dwight, Ontario on Saturday February 16 to pick up My Epic 60/500 in black (many, many thanks to Debbie Swinton for being there for us when the site is normally closed). We had a beautiful sunny day for our 5 hour (round trip) winter drive.

My first thrill happened when we unpacked them. They are beautiful! My friend couldn’t believe they weren’t real wood. These were a factory outlet purchase so we went looking for defects and couldn’t find any! We set them in place and began listening. We jumped from genre to genre, classical , jazz rock and I experienced goose bumps the entire time. First up was Joe Cocker’s Unchain My Heart in stereo, then O’ Brother Where Art Thou (the baptism scene) in 5.1, then John Klemmer’s Touch off vinyl, Wyclef Jean’s version of Wish You Were Here (we jumped out of our seats from the bass punch!) and we went on from there. So,so good!

This is the best value for dollar that I have ever experienced. I am now convinced that to buy an Axiom system is the most inexpensive way to get a reference quality system. The sound field is absolutely tangible. Whatever reality is in a recording is revealed with purity, clarity and brilliance and I haven’t finished dialing in the sub yet!

I am totally flabbergasted at how good my system is and I am a very happy guy.

Rick

After all these years, I still love reading posts like this. Happiness is infectious.

Good to hear that you enjoy them, don't forget to post some pics of your speakers.

The best journeys are shared journeys.

I am going to try and put something together.

Excellent! Excellent!
Welcome aboard! You are no through enjoying this system!

And how are we supposed to fully appreciate the thrill of the new purchase without pictures, hmmm?

Glad you are enjoying your new purchase.

Listen first Pics later

Just so long as we get them.

Eloquent synopsis, Rick. I felt the same way, but I don't think I said it nearly so well.

Thank you.

What are you powering them with?

I'm getting jumpy now too, I'm out of town this week, but they'll be here early next week. Can't wait! (well, I guess I can)

[/quote=StuntGibbon]What are you powering them with?

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I am using an old Yamaha AV receiver 100W per. I have mentally misplaced the model number. I don't worry about electronics that much. My advice is to invest your worry into transduction i.e. conversion of electrical energy into acoustic pressure waves and the M60's are some of the sweetest transducers I have ever heard!

Great to hear about your new gear Rick, enjoy!

Whatever happened to the new Axiom 'smell' folks used to mention whenever the new digs showed up ... did Axiom rid themselves of the oh-so-good aroma that came with all new Axioms products?

Not as far as I can tell from my EP0.

You have to ask for the unscented versions now.

Very good, Rick; enjoy(but of course you already are).

Congrats!!! Over 1 year later and I am still consistently exited by my speakers now and then when I hear a song I haven't heard in years sound so much better than I remembered.

Enjoy!