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Excellent so far! Go luck with the installation!

Hi rp54,

That's odd--the 4-ohm sticker and all. The T60s (8 ohms) are not as tall as the T80s, and have four drivers on the front baffle--two woofers, one 5-1/4-inch midrange, and one tweeter. The T80s have six drivers--two woofers, two midranges and two tweeters.

I wonder if you've been sent the T80s by mistake? How many drivers are on the front baffle? If there are six, then you have the T80s.

Alan

The PDF Brent sent me listed the cabinets as being the same size. I have the T60's, 4 drivers. I'll see if I can email you the PDF.

Pics of the T60's. I put my VP150 on end for a sense of scale.

And they come with free stands!

I stand corrected. Those are definitely the T60s, and according to the specs on the In-cabinet page, the T60s and T80s both use the same size enclosure, which is 39 inches tall.

How was I to know? The listening tests are double-blind! All I see is a black curtain. . .and an A/B/C switcher in my lap.

Regards,
Alan

Nice touch...

I want one, Axiom should really be looking into selling these......I guess I could stop being so lazy and try making one....

I am interested to know how they sound compaired to the M60's.

I like the idea of a front port. This allows for more flex. on placement. My question is; if the T60 and the M60 sound the same, why doesn't Axiom start offerig the M60 with the port on the front. I also noticed the cabinet on the T60 isn't tapered like all of the Axiom free-standing speakers. What effect does this on colouration?

paul

Hi Worfzara,

In the listening tests, which go on for several days and involve not just me but other Axiom staffers, when the numerical ratings of the speakers under test reach the level of little or no significant difference, then the phrase "similarly good" applies. That means that while two speakers may not sound absolutely identical, any differences that emerge tend to depend on the type of music being played.

When you place a speaker into a wall, the one consistency that emerges is a slight loss of bass. That's true of the boookshelf T models, and to a lesser degree, of the hybrid in-wall/on wall models. In the tweaking of the spectral balance, Ian has compensated in the design for any coloration that may occur. I've rejected various models based on coloration, and Ian goes back into the anechoic chamber and adjusts the frequency response, crossover, etc. until in the listening tests the speaker meets the "similarly good" criterion.

Regards,
Alan