Re: System is shipped as we speak (so to speak)
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You know Pat, the guy on the thread that holds all my opinions that I think don't need to be put in a forum about speakers.
Panny 3000 PJ, 118" Carada, Denon 3300, PS3, Axiom QS8, PSB 5T, B&W sub, levitating speaker wire
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Re: System is shipped as we speak (so to speak)
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Just wanted to get that post in a quote just in case you realized what a @#$%^&* you are and want to delete it Someone buy that squirrel a beer for his quick reply finger. I love irony! And Bob, well...take care Bob.
Panny 3000 PJ, 118" Carada, Denon 3300, PS3, Axiom QS8, PSB 5T, B&W sub, levitating speaker wire
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Re: System is shipped as we speak (so to speak)
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"Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it" - -- Charles swindoll
Looks like a lot of bad reactions all around (including me).
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Re: System is shipped as we speak (so to speak)
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Er....
So mdrew, you say that Absinthe really kicked your ass eh?
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M80's QS8's VP150 EP800 Denon 4802 Emotiva XPA-3 Samsung BD-P3600 Sharp 65 Inch Aquos LCD
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Re: System is shipped as we speak (so to speak)
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I may have got bent over a few posts but I DID recover and more than once. Problem was that everytime I came back someone here didn't let go and continued badgering.
Why must you engage those who “badger” you. It’s an internet forum, just ignore them/us. I’ve noticed that you seem to get “bent” in every forum I’ve seen you post in so either every place has people who badger you or maybe it‘s your snarky attitude…the gentleman doth protest too much, methinks. And Bob, for the record it wasn’t just people in other forums who told you to listen to speakers before buying, some people here did. http://www.axiomaudio.com/boards/ubbthre...true#Post238167 I thought the idea of a forum like this is that everyone who has been there and done that are wanting (and maybe dieing) to share their experiences with others so that someone like me can learn from those experiences and keep from making some terrible mistakes.
Those of us who have been asking that you go out and listen to speakers and report what you liked and didn’t like are not getting on your case but are trying to share our experiences with you. However, we can’t share our experience with how speakers sounded to us without a common reference. If you reported back that certain Focal or Paradigm speakers were to bright for you then I would steer you clear of certain Axiom models.The most important experience I can share with you is not to make the mistake I almost did and buy the first good speakers you listen to or the ID brand that happens to be the flavor of the month in the forums. Like Fred I came across Audioholics and learned about Axiom and the importance of demoing speakers. I’m sure I would have gotten speakers I’d have liked but now I have speakers I love. Bad luck on your local dealers. I hate shopping on a good day and it sounds like you had a pretty bad one. If you can’t hear anything similar to Axioms locally rather than order a full setup you might consider ordering a couple M22s. They sound very similar to the M80s and won’t cost much to ship back if you find them to bright. If you like them you can always take advantage of Axioms upgrade program and move up to towers if you don’t think bookshelves and a sub will be enough. Cheers, Dean Who else saw this this train wreck coming a mile away?
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hardcore beverages...
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I’d pour a shot for the more “daring” individuals at my parties. Whatever the heck is in it is for real. I’ve never had anything that would mess me up like it, but maybe some Uzzo I had in Turkey about twenty years ago.... Everyone else who tried it said the same thing the next time I’d see them.
I probably still have that bottle of Everclear that in younger days I would offer the tough guy's to check out. One party, my room mates and I set a table near the front door where I sat with the er, beverage. I told most everyone who came thru the front door that they needed to take one shot as everyone else had (total BS ;o). Most called us on the BS. We really had fun when maybe the only one to take up the challenge was a friend we all knew who's ego held himself as being tough and could handle anything. He slammed down the shot of Everclear. We watched with bated breath as his face tightened, his eyes started to water and his face turn red. He'd be damned if he was going to show weekness! LOL We all knew, hell was being paid down his throat etc. Ah, fond memories of my younger life!
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Re: hardcore beverages...
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Wow, surprise Everclear! With friends like that... I was told Grappa was really smooth. That was not the case.
Panny 3000 PJ, 118" Carada, Denon 3300, PS3, Axiom QS8, PSB 5T, B&W sub, levitating speaker wire
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Yes. Welcome back. So no matter how you slice it the ST's were not as bright and yet more revealing and detailed. No, Bob. That's how YOU slice it. Which is fine, but it would be more accurate and far more congenial to say "I preferred the Song Towers". My interaction at another forum is none of your business You can do whatever you want (it's a free country) but you are accountable for your public actions. I may have got bent over a few posts but I DID recover and more than once. I'm calling bullsh!t, Bob. If you were "over" anything, you wouldn't have come back with guns blazing again. I placed the question wxactly where I wanted it and took exception to that poster. wxactly. Confrontations are always somebody else's fault. You are excellent at "taking exception". without the PM's that transpired Do you even know what PM stands for? I think you come across a bit.... well you fill in the blank. Not sure who this is directed to, but since English uses "you" as both singular and plural, I'll just go ahead and say I have already filled in the blank. Just wanted to get that post in a quote just in case you realized what a @#$%^&* you are and want to delete it Ditto. Gee and I here I thought beer lovers believed in redemption, no such luck, eh! God might love you but later on you're on your own. Just kidding Tom, couldn't resist pointing out the incongruity, I suppose that's tough love, no?
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Wow. Surprised you're back. Your experience here at the Axiom forum has to do with YOU, not the people here. Here's exactly why you don't like it here, Bob: A long time forum member FINALLY pointed out to you in a light-hearted way that ya just might stressing out a little too much about your purchase. It was obvious to me and other regular visitors here. Your response: Oh, I had a bad day yesterday. Much more relaxed now. I was just generating a discussion that I'm guessing you have nothing to add to. Thanks for stopping by! ...and it was off to the races ever since. You wouldn't admit it at first (although you did later on another forum), and you didn't like being called out on it. That's all. That's it. You've had an indignant approach here ever since. You say you've had 'recoveries'. Hmm.. here's the first thing you posted after you received your speakers: Hey Adrian, Been away since Friday afternoon on a teenage boy's retreat weekend. Hopefully that experience will help me to better handle the attitudes of some of the posters here. Some recovery. We're supposed to accept you with open arms at this point?? Lots more examples of this sort of back off/shoot barbs thing you've done here. I'm sure you're a good guy, but you have issues with social networking on the net. There's STILL an outpouring of helpful posts to you despite your 'interesting' presence here. That's why this is a great place. I'll likely be visiting here daily long after you've moved on. I am glad though that you did go through with trying the Axioms, although I believe your opinion of them was affected by your perception of this forum. I do hope you find speakers that you'll be happy with.
Epic 80 / SVS PB13 Ultra Denon 3805 / M2200 Outlaw Monos / Sammy 55" LED
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This thread has come to an ignominious end. Its time to let it die. Maybe we can start a new thread on the merrits of Grappa vs Everclear in the Watercooler?
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------- Blujays1: Spending Fred's money one bottle at a time, no two... Oh crap!
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