Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater QS4 vs. W2 vs. T2 for surrounds

As already mentioned by a couple of people, I would personally stick with the Qs but really it's up to you(and wifey), as it's your $.

Thanks Dean for the sanity check. I just wanted to make sure it would work to have forward firing "side" surrounds. I've already used traditional bookshelf speakers in the recommended side surround locations, pointing toward the listener but a couple feet up, and I felt that the sound was too directional.

Obviously a QS series speaker would help that problem, but within my constraints I suspect that forward-firing will work the best. I could buy M2s on the rear wall and point them toward each other, but I'm afraid it would hit the listeners too directly, plus the extra back wall reflections.

-Cooper

No problem Cooper. In the end for me it’s mostly about cost vs returns. I really wanted some Focal or B&W speakers but after hearing the Axioms I bought I didn’t think the small incremental improvement (IMO) of the other 2 brands justified the cost for me at the time. I’m presently wrestling with the same issue in trying to decide on buying an amp.

One thing you might want to try if it’s aesthetically acceptable is to get the M2s and rather than directly wall mounting them make a couple small shelves to sit them on. That would give you a little flexibility in angling them for the best performance. Since you already experimented with another set of speakers I wasn’t sure if you tried this as an option. It gives you the added advantage of having a regular set of speakers to use in another role should you ever rearrange your system and find you want to try the QS(x) speakers.

Cheers,
Dean

Yeah I just realized that before I order new speakers and tear a hole in the wall, I may as well try mounting an existing inexpensive pair of Polk speakers in the same spot to see how they sound. Shelves might be an option...

-Cooper

are you planning on ordering from the outlet and get 10% off, that may help sway your decision. Get the Q's for music AND movies.