Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Stereo Help! what compact stereo for a college dorm

M22s as back surrounds?! If only I had that kind of money...

Spiff...MOST things that were in a dorm room end up in the trash 4 yrs from now.

Spending $500 on a 2 channel setup as opposed to $150 for a denon shelf system for a dorm room...easy choice to me. In my dorm room, space was at a premium, I thought about going the nice 2 channel route, but whats the point when they are 4 ft away from you cause they are so cramped?

I was happy to throw away all my dorm room "stuff" when I left college. I had a job, and didnt not need the beer/slime/whatever else covered stuff from the dorm days.

And maybe step off the audiophile pedastel if you call a Denon/Mission combo "crap"

I don't think I'm up on much of a pedestal calling a $150 all-in-one stereo system crap. I've owned things like that, and they're crap. They're designed to be crap. That is their purpose. They're like disposable razors.

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Not trying to bum out all the axiom supporters here

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DAMN IT twopecker!!!!!!! you brought down my Kirin Ichiban high by mentioning Denon/Mission and I'm all bumed out now.

P.S.: Don't worry, I'm not driving

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If you start with a small system with quality speakers, those speakers can always be integrated into a better system after graduation. M22ti mains now will make excellent rear channels down the road for a 7.1 system, or would be perfect for the "bedroom" system later on, when you go all out for the kick-ass HT system later. If you buy some crap shelf system now, it'll end up in the trash 4 years from now.

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Damn Craig, that is some of the best advice I've ever seen on this board........sincerely!

Thanks.

as i am in a dorm room right now i would say that the m3ti would not be to big. and i have a ton of crap in my room right now.

if its university dorm, where the rooms are smaller, and neighbors can here everything you do, i would go with m3ti's, not m22tis(also its more expensive)

but-think down the road. Next year i am moving into my frat, and ill have more space and ability to play loud music. if your son will also be moving out of the dorms, he will be able to support larger speakers better. I recomend speaker brakcts(the m22tis can be wall mounted)-which basically takes up a minimal amount of space when on the wall

Let me ask you guys the same question in a slightly different way:

You want to have a very compact but decent quality CD/FM stereo set for your office or dorm room, in order to play background music at relatively soft volumes. As for the speakers, you already decided to go with, say, the Axiom M2s. What are available on the market for a compact, all-in-one CD player/receiver that readily fits on your bookshelf?

I have found the sony MHC systems, 50+1 or 60+1 disc players with upgraded speakers not bad. This way the disc storage and handling is solved and there are a variety of continuous play options. On the other hand, taking up a little more space and improving sound quality, I upgraded the bedroom system to an onkyo stereo receiver and pioneer elite 101 disc cd player, both from ebay for just over $200 total. The advantages of the Sony MHC are: size, tape playback & copying which are occasionally useful and full integration. Integration means music radio, sleep timer, musical alarm clock and other features with one remote. The key being what axiom speakers did to the sound. The Sony does a good job in the office where I never have to do anything but touch a button. What we sometimes miss in the bedroom is the musical alarm clock.

another option, if you have a computer in your office, is to run your music off your computer. I have had the klipcsh 4.1 speakers for 3 years and they are the best. It beats everyone elses (on my dorm floor) system, boombox, stereo, or computer speakers by a lot

cost 300 dollars, probably less by now. You can probably get them on ebay too. Excellent for classical-good highs.
comes with sub and 4 speakers. There is also the 5.1 system, which comes with a center, but i believe that is unnecesary. Its extremely easy to set up, plugs straight into computer's sound card and you are good to go. Speakers are about 5 inches wide and 9 inches tall and can produce a lot of sound.

Also, you can put them in the 4 corners of your office and it will look nice(they supply you with long wires-just put them under the carpet,or near the ground