Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Considering used M22/VP150, mounting questions

I did verify that all the drivers were working before I picked them up and I was careful getting them home, so they should still be good, but I'll verify.

Thanks for the suggestion on Audyssey. I was pleased with the results on my old setup. In particular it seemed to help tame some low frequency peaks from my sub. I'll try it both ways.

Cool! Welcome to the family speedbump. You realize, of course, that you now have to post pictures right?

Welcome to the Axiom family Speedbump. FWIW, my 2003 M22's have the central mounting bolt on the back.

I have found my M22s and Audyssey play fairly nicely together but this is all room dependent as well as listener preference.

Thanks. They're just sitting on the floor right now, so nothing worth posting yet.

Well, my first mounting attempt failed. I was too cheap to pony up for the Axiom brackets. I got some brackets from Monoprice that were supposedly heavy duty and rated for 33 lbs each. I wanted to do it right. I carefully drilled holes in the back of the M22s, installed two 1/4" threaded inserts and bolted the bracket on. When I picket it up to test it before drilling holes in my wall, the bracket wilted under the weight. The metal was just too thin/soft.

Maybe it is for the best since they looked like crap anyway, but now I've got holes in the back of my speakers.

Sorry to hear that.

That's one thing you get with the Axiom brackets. They're so overbuilt (in a good way) that they'll likely survive a direct nuke.

Sorry to see that happen, speedbump. Before you give up, try a pair of washers on either side of the centre of the bracket to help stiffen and support that area. Still, if it looks too weak, you certainly don't want your speakers falling off the wall and getting seriously damaged.

Will this work in my shorts?

While Monoprice can offer value in certain areas, they are definitely not known for products with robust build quality. I have heard similar stories with their mounting brackets.

Well, now I understand why every product at Monoprice shows such glowing reviews. I attempted to submit an obviously less than glowing opinion and it still hasn't been published several days later.