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It's all good, whatever speakers you choose to go with M22s, 60s or 80s. ( ) {secret code to M80 owners for meeting about possible M60 uprising} Now, THAT'S Funny!
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Yeah, Peter; it's surprising how many failed to grasp the clear hint Ian and Amie gave when they chose to appear with the award-winning true Axiom flagships for their only known public photo in Vegas .
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Cactrot, I'd say go ahead and order the speakers you listed in the post that started this thread:
"I'll likely be ordering the M22's, VP100, and QS8's for a 1400 cu ft room. I'll be running an svs pb10 sub and denon 989 receiver."
I'm running the M22's, VP100, and QS8's in a much larger room with an SVS PCI 25-31 sub and Pioneer VSX-45 receiver. I've never heard the M22's sound distorted, but I have heard my wife yell to turn it down!
I really like the M22's and the QS8's, but I'm not sold on the VP150. I'd prefer an M22 center but no way to position it. If you have room below the screen I suggest using an M22 center.
Bill
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I think you would see more people reccomending them, Its just that alot of us just dont see the need to be known as the forum axiom fanboy. Ive stopped saying "check out axiom so and so" on forums for quite a while now because i get tired of reading other people doing the same thing for everything else under the sun just because they own it. There are certainly better speakers out there, and most definetly worse ones. From what I have seen what gets constantly reccomended on forums is sort of a flavor of the month and also varies from forum to forum.
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When I was shopping, I was looking for bookshelves and listened to everything I could find. The pair the stood out over all the others were the Paradigm studio 20s. Based on all my research I rolled the dice and ordered the m22s. If money were no object, I probably would have returned them and bought the studio 20s, but to me, the m22s sounded very similar and for less than have the price the value couldn't be beat.
I'm not the only one that has compared the Axioms to the Studio series.
I didn't audition any of the floor standers, but my suspicion is that the Studio 100s would be comparable to the m80s.
M22, QS8, EP350
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Say what you will about the others but avsforum is awesome.
I know that I wasn't quoted in this response, but as one of the original members on AVS (back before the whole site loss and re-sign up for everyone) it was one of my favorite places. I just stay away from the areas where the nitwits post (just a few bad apples in some of the forum areas really spoils it). If you are still able to wade through the little bit of crap and find the good stuff over there, it IS a good resource. I just have better things to do with my life, so I just steer clear of those areas that like to bash products without any knowledge of them just because they aren't what is the current "flavor of the month" or what a particular member thinks is the best. I think that is the general feeling of a lot of people, even people from the other forums you mention seem to share this feeling about AVS. It was bound to happen since they are the biggest A/V forum out there, and while it wasn't always that way, it has grown big enough that the "riff-raff" was bound to get in. I can see what you're saying but I still think it's an immensely valuable resource simply because it is so popular. You get a wide variety of opinions from all across the spectrum as well as a vast amount of technical knowledge.
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Cactrot, I'd say go ahead and order the speakers you listed in the post that started this thread:
"I'll likely be ordering the M22's, VP100, and QS8's for a 1400 cu ft room. I'll be running an svs pb10 sub and denon 989 receiver."
I'm running the M22's, VP100, and QS8's in a much larger room with an SVS PCI 25-31 sub and Pioneer VSX-45 receiver. I've never heard the M22's sound distorted, but I have heard my wife yell to turn it down!
I really like the M22's and the QS8's, but I'm not sold on the VP150. I'd prefer an M22 center but no way to position it. If you have room below the screen I suggest using an M22 center.
Bill
That's really good to know. And I trust your opinion considering you only have fourteen posts in more than four years registered here  So you've turned them up fairly loud and never heard any sign of sibilance or distortion from the tweeter? I do think the m22s and qs8s will work well in my room. I won't be able to use an m22 for a center, unfortunately. And I plan on adding a second pb10 down the road.
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I think you would see more people reccomending them, Its just that alot of us just dont see the need to be known as the forum axiom fanboy. Ive stopped saying "check out axiom so and so" on forums for quite a while now because i get tired of reading other people doing the same thing for everything else under the sun just because they own it. There are certainly better speakers out there, and most definetly worse ones. From what I have seen what gets constantly reccomended on forums is sort of a flavor of the month and also varies from forum to forum. Very good point, well taken.
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Cactrot If you're worried about distortion from the M22's, don't worry. Mine have been cranked  up on occasion with no distortion whatsoever. Now seeing as though you will have a VP100 and some QS8's I might need to hear them sometime if possible, they are on my upgraditis list. Beer,in Merritt? We make and drink clear beer! And to you who didn't like my socks in the pics. They are grey socks. You easterners probably all wear white socks. 
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Yeah, Peter; it's surprising how many failed to grasp the clear hint Ian and Amie gave when they chose to appear with the award-winning true Axiom flagships for their only known public photo in Vegas . That was only because of the airline's 50 lb weight limitation for luggage.
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