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Hi Chris,

I wouldn't wait until June to go up there, it's 4 lane highway most of the way, very easy drive. No storms expected until Tuesday so you could go tomorrow . I would suggest that you call in advance and let them know what you would like to audtion. Been there 4 times and enjoyed every visit.

One more thing, I've had M60s since '04 and have no desire at all to upgrade, I smile every time I listen to them.

Yes it is a very good thing, as it proves the receiver is capable of running a 4 ohm load with a substantial power output of 162Watts.

Yes it is possible, many people here run varying impedance speakers in their systems. You will just be getting more power to the M80s or any other speaker that is less than 8 ohms. You are then required to run these lower impedance speakers at a different/lower level to equalize the output.

The upgradeitis bug is hard to get rid of, but the number of people on the forum that have upgraded, I suspect is much less than those have bought the M60s and not upgraded, remember there is a very small percentage of Axiom owners that frequent this forum.

Don't wait make the appoitment for tomorrow and get on this

BTW, thanks for all the uber-helpful advice from everyone on these forums. I feel like I'm already part of the Axiom family.

Once just isn't enough is it? I would love to head back up and give the EP800 a listen. Would love to compare it to the EP350 to see for myself what the difference is.

By the time you figure out what that really means, it will be much too late.

By the way, I visited Axiom last March, two days after the big storm we had. It was a beautiful drive. Go now, start enjoying good sound sooner.

Chris, Jason has already answered your questions well, but to add to the using speakers with different rated impedances point, the receiver doesn't know what the impedance of the connected speakers is. If it can supply the voltage and current required at any instant in time, it does so, regardless of what impedance rating is advertised for the speaker.

What great choices to be limited to!

Chris, you could also look at the M50, which is one speaker I would really like to hear, a 6.5" driver version of the M22(different XO point, so not really the M22) with a bigger box to help the low end.

Hey Jay, you're welcome to come out to Burlington to hear my set up. I debated about M60/M80 at the start and when I was at Axiom I spoke to Ian himself and he told me that I really wouldn't be losing much going with M60. At that time, may be diferent now. He stated that the 80's can take tons of power and can go a little lower/more bass.
I always preferred the look of the 60's to the 80's so when I upgraded my set up....I only upgraded the finish and kept with the 60's.


Send me a pm through Axiom if interested.

Nice! How much did the veneer and finish cost? That's like moving from the high end speaker category to a work of art. I'm really starting to lean towards the M60s. I don't want to mess around with power output for 4 ohm front speakers in an 8 ohm surround setup and whatnot. Plus with the money I save by going with M60s I'll get a centre channel that much faster.

Cheers,
Chris.