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has anyone here ever herd the rocket series by them or x series with the open baffles . very nice looking speakers with real wood veners at very decent prices , just wondering how they sound againt m80's ?
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I have heard the Rocket RS850s (maybe RS1000s?) and their accompanying center, etc. They are very nice speakers (indeed quite pretty), but I prefer the M80s. Also remember that AV123 (at least to my knowledge) does not have free shipping, which adds to the cost of 120-200lbs of speakers significantly.
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where are they made ,do they make everything themselves.
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does axiom make all parts in house or do they source out parts?
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The Rockets are made entirely in China (afaik). Axiom's drivers are assembled in China (designed in Canada) at an Axiom owned plant (from what I've heard), and assembled in Canada.
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I think they (AV123) moved their facility to Cali, Colombia, South America.
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Ah, I did not remember that, Rick, but that sounds familiar.
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that would explain the price increase axiom had . i was under the impression that they were entierly made in house ( canada ) which made me wonder why they went up in price so much seeing how other companys (paradigm) did not !
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Paradigm may attach their prices to the Canadian dollar; Axiom pegs theirs to the US$. I don't know if that's the case or not, but that's a possible explanation.
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The increase in price was due to the fluctuation in the Canadian dollar against the U.S. green back.
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