Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Front soundstage, 3-M2's or 2-M2's & VP100, ??

That's exactly the way I feel. I try to tell anyone who is looking at speakers about this, but I've had to dial it back a notch to not sound so fanatical! I wish I had known about vertical centers when I was 1st HT shopping.

Anyway, glad you got it all sorted and are enjoying your speakers. Cheers!

your very welcome. yes, the v3's do look great without the grills. in my main HT room all 7 of them are bra-less Erin!
here is the info on the rear speaker mounts!

http://www.bracketsandstands.com/Pinpoint_AM40_Side_Clamping_speaker_wall_mount_p/am40.htm

Honestly, I'd be nervous about the speakers vibrating their way out of those mounts.

why, I had Polk TSi200's (as well as TSi100's) about the same size as M22's mounted on those brackets for almost 2 years and they never loosened up, not even a little bit. mind you they are set almost parallel to the floor and can only go to 7 degrees up or down off of level. trust me, if mounted properly and secured properly, there is nothing to worry about as long as you follow the instructions and recommendations.

with their all steel construction (no plastic parts in the superstructure) i anticipate these mounts to last me a lifetime. they clamp with a vise like compression. i could easily, deeply damage or partially crush the cabinets of these speakers with the clamping force of the brackets side holders. i also have the speakers crossed over at 100hz so there is very little "rumbling" coming from them to begin with!

OK....just didn't want to see them tumble on 'ya!

thanks for the concern, but trust me, these things are the real deal. both are mounted directly into the studs...they ain't going anywhere!

we watched Megamind last night (good movie, funny) with Dolby TrueHD 7.1 and all of the repaired M2v3 SBL speaker performed great as did all the other Axioms! I am happy with the replacement and it's performance in my main HT area.

I also have my basement secondary system setup with M2v3's as the front 3 and I will tell anyone, I never had any idea that speakers so small could sound so "big" and so good. these things are amazing! it's like seeing what appears to be a skinny, fragile woman singer for the first time. you can't believe that she could possibly belt out anything with any real depth and then you are shocked when she sings with incredible range of highs and lows! your perception and beliefs are now rocked!

I had never heard them before, only read about them and got them because nothing else would fit where i needed them to go to be a front 3. the m3's looked nice too but i decided to save a little cash and go with the m2's since it was only for my secondary small setup in the basement office. well, let me tell you that if you've got the right sub, the M2v3's will surprise the hell out of ya. I just can't believe the difference in sound.

I use to have Polk Audio TSi200's where the M2v3's are now and it's a difference, to the positive that i just can't explain. the Polks were twice the size and twice the drivers of the M2v3's yet the Axioms overpower, overshadow and simply out did the bigger Polk speakers. I want to make it clear that this is not a stab at Polk Audio. I love the polks and they are really good speakers. The simple fact is that the Axioms are in a different and apparently higher class then those speakers.

got little space but still want high quality big sound???? well, get yourself a good sub-woofer and strap on 2, 3 or 5 of the M2v3's and your troubles are over and YES, you will be both surprised and satisfied like you didn't think you could be!

I tested out my M2 centers as mains at my brother's place a year ago and was amazed by the treble and midrange, but (not surprisingly) underwhelmed by the bass. I wondered how these would sound paired with a good sub. Now I know.

I guess that another person that I had over for an audition came through and purchased something from Axiom cause I just got my second commission check! Life is good. I'm also happy that someone else after auditioning the product at my place with my system, liked the product enough to want to purchase if for themselves which in and of itself makes me happy! of course the check makes me happy too!

Those Axiom bucks do help you feel good and let's you know others think your system is good enough to buy as well :0