 Something equvilent to the M60's
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Hi guys,
I' m looking into buying some Axiom speakers for my first setup. I've been looking at the M60's and maybe building from there to get a full 5.1 or 7.1. I figure I might look elsewhere for the sub as I feel I may get more for my buck but I don't know.
My real question is does anyone have an opinion of another set of mains I'd be able to hear in store to get a feel for what the M60's would be like? I've been to a few places around the city (Halifax) and we seem to have brands like Paradigm, klipsch, PSB, monitor, polk, mordaunt short and probably a few others. We also have FS and BB as well.
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Ivor
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Welcome to the forum!
Futureshop carries Energy speakers which are worth a listen along with the included list above. Try to listen to as many speakers as possible.
The great thing about auditioning Axioms is that you can do it in your own home, so you will have an exact idea on how they will sound while trying them out during the 30 day trial period.
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Welcome Ivor. The Paradigm Studio 60 has a similar sound to the M60s if you are able to hear a pair of those and I believe some have said the PSB Imagine Series (NOT Image series) has a similar sound. I can attest to the similarities between the M80s and the Pdigm Studio 100s, I own M80s and auditioned the 100s which were quite close...detailed, with power to spare and wide range.
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Murph is in your neck of the woods (PEI). If you offer up a little wine, he might just indulge you in a listen. 
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Or a Jeep differential....
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Jeep differentials are always good.
Fred
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B&W 703's and Paradigm Studio 60's should be similar. You could check the Audition thread in the "Hearing Things" section to see if there is another Axiom owner in your area.
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Yeah I'm going to have to call Axiom and get an estimate of return shipping just in case I don't like them after the audition. I'll go give the studio 60's a listen in the meantime.
So I guess I should just throw together a listening CD and go around and use it for listening to all the different brands? Do you guys think that downloaded flac audio would be high enough quality to use for a listening CD?
Last edited by ivorm; 08/24/09 01:54 PM.
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The higher the compression the better, keep in mind good speakers like Axioms will bring out the flaws in poorly done recordings...
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Er... I guess you meant: the higher the playback rate (less compression), the better...
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