Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Rate Thread
Page 3 of 26 1 2 3 4 5 25 26
Re: Sound & Vision mag reviews M60's
donlboy #335366 01/22/11 11:45 PM
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 77
G
GTZ Offline OP
old hand
OP Offline
old hand
G
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 77
Dr. House,
I was uncomfortable, for copywrite reasons, to include the whole article in my OP.

Don,
The review is in the Feb/March 2011 issue, page 64. I can't do a URL on a current issue.

2X6,
"puckered gorilla rectum porting" - now that's funny


M80's, VP150, QS8's (all V3) Epic Sentinel Sub
Powered by Pioneer Elite
Re: Sound & Vision mag reviews M60's
jakewash #335370 01/23/11 02:44 AM
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 845
aficionado
Offline
aficionado
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 845
Quote:
I think Axiom's aged box design is the cause of many poor comments, might be time for a new outer shell.


If I'm not mistaken, I believe this is the main reason for the current design of the cabinets: "Anti-Standing-Wave cabinets that suppress internal resonances which color sound". It may not be so easy to reconfigure.


LIFE: "Choices, balance, and timing"

(Larryism)
Re: Sound & Vision mag reviews M60's
LT61 #335371 01/23/11 02:50 AM
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 13,840
Likes: 13
shareholder in the making
Offline
shareholder in the making
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 13,840
Likes: 13
Right you are Larry, that is the point of the design. Now I suppose they could keep the interior the same, but change the exterior a bit, maybe round it off a bit to make it more sexier.


M80s VP180 4xM22ow 4xM3ic EP600 2xEP350
AnthemAVM60 Outlaw7700 EmoA500 Epson5040UB FluanceRT85


Re: Sound & Vision mag reviews M60's
SirQuack #335373 01/23/11 03:27 AM
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 10,420
J
shareholder in the making
Offline
shareholder in the making
J
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 10,420
My thnking exactly Randy, keep the interior design but have the exterior a little smoother.

I know the costs to manufacture such a cabinet would be more and would we, the consumer, be willing to pay a little more for a 'sexier' cabinet.


Jason
M80 v2
VP160 v3
QS8 v2
PB13 Ultra
Denon 3808
Samsung 85" Q70
Re: Sound & Vision mag reviews M60's
jakewash #335375 01/23/11 03:40 AM
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 10,654
shareholder in the making
Offline
shareholder in the making
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 10,654
Yes, and also keep in mind that in addition to the effect on internal standing waves, a perhaps even more significant benefit of non-parallel enclosure walls is to reduce the external diffraction which occurs at square corners and parallel sides. Yes, a more rounded "teardrop" form which some manufacturers have adopted would furnish similar benefits, but presumably at a higher manufacturing cost.


-----------------------------------

Enjoy the music, not the equipment.


Re: Sound & Vision mag reviews M60's
JohnK #335381 01/23/11 05:46 AM
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 6,379
Likes: 7
axiomite
Offline
axiomite
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 6,379
Likes: 7
Bondo to the rescue ?


M60ti, VP180, QS8, M2ti, EP500, PC-Plus 20-39
M5HP, M40ti, Sierra-1
LFR1100 active, ADA1500-4 and -8
Re: Sound & Vision mag reviews M60's
donlboy #335397 01/23/11 03:26 PM
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 4,877
connoisseur
Offline
connoisseur
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 4,877
I think axioms approach is to make a speaker that sounds great, looks good, and sell it at a low cost... and I think they do that very well. I don't think an exotically shaped cabinet fits into this business model very well. I'd much rather them devote their resources to continuing and make sound improvements to existing speakers, develop new products, etc. than to try and figure out how to make their speakers look like some other brand. For those that want to pay more money they offer some very nice finish options.

JohnK, good point about the Teardrop shape. I imagine that 99% of customers would not notice any audible difference though. I'm sure they would all notice the price increase on the other hand.


-David
Re: Sound & Vision mag reviews M60's
terzaghi #335402 01/23/11 04:18 PM
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 6,928
axiomite
Offline
axiomite
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 6,928
There's no question any sort of curved/elliptic shape would completely change the manufacturing process which is fairly straight forward and relatively inexpensive with a couple of angles on the sides, but make it elliptical you either layer it with many thin sheets of mdf or layer it the other way using several thick layers cut from solid mdf. Only other method I can think of is if they can form the mdf into a mold and compress it in it's "mushy" state....all of these options increase the cost of manufacture considerably. It probably would have little or no effect on sound, only on appearance. I do, for the record, like curved cabinets though.


Half of communication is listening. You can't listen with your mouth.
Re: Sound & Vision mag reviews M60's
Adrian #335410 01/23/11 05:12 PM
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 4,357
connoisseur
Offline
connoisseur
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 4,357
I like curves too, buddy smile .


The only reasonable argument for owning a gun is to protect yourself from the police.
Re: Sound & Vision mag reviews M60's
Ya_basta #335414 01/23/11 05:38 PM
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 6
regular
Offline
regular
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 6
Being totally oblivious to the fact that they have curves, I did not see it coming until the boxes were opened. Having had traditional Polk's fro 13 years, it is great to have something a little different. I keep them slightly inward for additional emphasis.


Bill
_____________
M60's | VP150 | QS4's
Page 3 of 26 1 2 3 4 5 25 26

Moderated by  alan, Amie, Andrew, axiomadmin, Brent, Debbie, Ian, Jc 

Link Copied to Clipboard

Need Help Graphic

Forum Statistics
Forums16
Topics24,939
Posts442,452
Members15,615
Most Online2,082
Jan 22nd, 2020
Top Posters
Ken.C 18,044
pmbuko 16,441
SirQuack 13,840
CV 12,077
MarkSJohnson 11,458
Who's Online Now
0 members (), 221 guests, and 0 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Newsletter Signup
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.4