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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 ?

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.

where are they made ,do they make everything themselves.

does axiom make all parts in house or do they source out parts?

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.

I think they (AV123) moved their facility to Cali, Colombia, South America.

Ah, I did not remember that, Rick, but that sounds familiar.

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 !

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.

The increase in price was due to the fluctuation in the Canadian dollar against the U.S. green back.