Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater How would I build an axiom home theatre for 1kish?

No, maximum wattage is a terrible way to compare speakers. It's almost entirely arbitrary.

Wow, so for this setup how many banana plug pairs am I lookin at?

correct me if I am wrong but I will need.

1 set for center
2 for left, and right
2 for the rear surrounds and i will probably need 30 feet of cable per.
2 for the woofer?

i currently have 2 six foot cables, those will probably be used for the center satalight and or woofer.

Bananas are the way to go yes?

Ah okay Kcarlie thank you.

No need to get any banana plugs, bare wire is the easiest(sometimes) way to connect every thing, especially for flush mounting the QS series of speakers as they sit too close to the wall to get banana plugs into the terminals.

I usually run banana plugs for the wiring on the back of the receiver and at the speaker end on my mains and center as I tend to swap out my M80s/VP150 for my M22s/VP100 once in a while.

I'm with Jay there. I use Bananaplugs for the back of the reciever because its a pain to get at. I've got bare wire on all my speaker terminals.

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Just an FYI, your name is in your public profile so you may want to remove it.... snazzed

Monoprice has some really nice prices. I will learn how to install my own banana plugs, no problem. I can pay that for wire and not have to worry.

I was afraid of paying $100 for rear surround cable. whew. 100 feet of cable is probably all that I need.

I was reading in a review on these forums that qs8's destroy qs4's. Any truth to that? I mean they have twice the umph and only cost 20% more. It seems worth it.

Heh. Speaking of which I have almost talked myself back into using the outlet store even if I have to wait a month for my speakers. I am having so much fun at the convention that it is worth saving 140 dollars to wait a month all of a sudden.

Is the wait time almost always one month? Just curious.

Not enough difference between the 2 centers to say one is better suited for the M22, just that the difference in $ isn't necessary to achieve good sound. The VP150 plays a little deeper than the VP100 which makes some male voices sound better, IMO, but this was only noticeable via A/B testing and I think many would never notice any differences even with A/B testing, it was that subtle of a difference.

Ah, interesting, so the main difference is volume? I was thinking the extra tweeter would make a diff.

I am probably just attempting to spend more once again, hah. silly me, but there is something glorious about seeing 5 speakers directly under or above my tv. Of course sadly I usually wouldn't want to play them much above talking levels because I like to chat with people, not yell with people while watching shows.

so yeah, this whole rig is likely overkill, not to say it isn't a lot of fun. The idea of 7 woofers and 4 tweeters to provide sound to an area only 10-12 feet across is probably a little insane now that I consider it. Maybe m2's and v100's would be a good way to save some cash?

I really like good sounding voices though. When I listen to music I pay attention to the lyrics, how lovely they are sang and the meaning to the words. That's the kind of listener I am.

Okay, thanks again guys.

So I started thinking seriously about mounting the speakers, when I should be asleep I might add.

I was going to buy some full metal brackets, actually those might be good for angling the m22 bookshelf speakers right? for left and right channels? But then I saw the wall mounted speakers and thought those would be sturdier on wall.

So yeah, are the full metal brackets worth getting for left and right? The rear surrounds are likely fine with a t bracket because they are dispersed anyway, but focusing left and right speakers and putting them at the perfect height seems important.

I was also reading that IF I get a center channel, not telling JohnK if I will or not because he will scold me. ;P anyways I was reading that the tweeters from the left and right channels should be within 24 inches or preferably on the same line as the tweeters on the m22's.. interesting eh? Anyway with full metal brackets it would let me play with positioning more.