Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Stereo Subs:Klipsch RW10 or Paradigm PDR12 or Axiom EP175

Many thanks for your replies ! This is a very nice board indeed - and in good measure the reason why I decided to go with Axiom in the first place. All my contacts with the people at Axiom (Brent, in particular) have also been helpful and enlightening. The conclusion is that a sub will be added to the system at one moment or other: probably a HSU or an SVS maybe an Axiom. One last question: does any of you have some experience with the M22's used as surrounds ? I know that this is a somewhat heretical thought but I am still curious to know opinions about this....

I sense that someone has made up their mind to get some M60s and is trying to squeeze into that any way he can, even if that means moving some other speakers around.

I got to this board while chasing my speaker selection and it is a pretty homey place. The input is insightful and of excellent quality. While my enthusiasm still outruns my technical expertise, I read ALOT of information here before everyone convinced me to part with my money. One of the consistent things I saw was a common thread suggesting that the M22s aren't the best choice for surrounds. The body of knowledge here points to the QS8s; a recommendation I support completely now that I have them.

Also, the suggestion about the RAVA is a pretty nice alternative to the HSU and SVS if they are problematic to acquire.

QS8's are much better surrounds for watching movies. M22ti's would make better surrounds for multi-channel audio (SACD/DVD-A). As the vast majority of HT owners are primarily concerned with movies over SACD or DVD-A, the QS8 is the surround of choice. However, if you are one of the rare individuals who's focus is on multi-channel audio, you would most likely be better served using the M22ti's as your surrounds.

I believe Chess did an extensive review of this very subject quite a long time ago. Chess?

You can read through this post on my thoughts about QSx vs M22s as surrounds, but the short version is as follows:
QSx great for movies (obviously) and nice for subtle echoes for music, pulls instruments to left and right of front stage very effectively.
M22s ok for movies and CAN be great for music (placement is a huge issue but are obviously more immersive for something like surround sound music)

Very useful post Chess ! Indeed Ray, your guess was right on the mark. Still, after more pondering I have finally decided to go with the QS8's which are on their way (incidentally, the interaction between my credit card and the Axiom web page was less than perfect with the unintended consequence that I almost bought 6 pairs of QS8's.. everything got cleared up by the folks at Axiom without trouble - customer service is indeed excellent).
Next... the sub.