Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Stereo Are Axiom not good rock speakers???

Michael: I did a little bit of a retraction a few posts up. I have pretty much come to the conclusion that it is just badly mastered metal CDs. I filled up the changer with Floyd last weekend and sat back and relaxed. Put in some Zeppelin, Skynyrd, and The Doors and they all sounded sweet. Even playing a few of the music channels on DirecTv sound pretty good as well. Like I said in the previous post I'll just save the heavy stuff for the car.

i havent followed this post, and its too late to read everything but i just gotta say...

I bought AC DC back in black today, whoa that cd ROCKS on my system. I had it turned up to, just past loud., which is best for this kind of music. oh man it was awesome. Hells bells and back in black. the electric guitar is the best!

If there was ever a speaker that could rock, its the M80's lol! i never was really into that "hard rock" before but after listening to this cd i really like it! very good sonics too for this kind of music, i must admit!

Funny you mentioned that CD. Just picked up Back in Black a few weeks ago. I played it at 98+db on my M60s the other day. I still had more receiver power, and the speakers showed no signs of fatigue. I swear they just keep getting cleaner and louder as you feed them power. You can hear them screaming "more power!" Where's Scotty when I need him? Warp 10...

Anyone else try Supertramp's Breakfast in America? Now that is one album that can really show off those clean mid / upper highs. Incredible.

I have that one on the shelf...haven't listened to it in years. I'll have to get it out and blow the dust off it.

Mark

Can you recommend a Porcupine Tree CD to start out with?

With Porcupine Tree you have some great options for where to start. It really depends on what type of rock you prefer. Here's how their albums break down.

The Sky Moves Sideways - "Floyd-ish", psychedelic
Signify - Psychedelic, trance, ambient
Stupid Dream - song writer, pop like, British rock
Lightbulb Sun - British rock, ambient, a tad epic
In Absentia - some hard rock, "Floyd-ish", dark, layered

Personally, there's not a bad cd they've put out, but most fans start with In Absentia and work their way back. They're working on a new cd this year and so far Steven Wilson has used words such as dark, heavy, and long epics to describe the new songs. I can't wait to hear them. Hope you enjoy their music.

Jason

ha! what a coincidence. i tried the st. anger album on my axioms today and i thought, "blah, this sounds awful."
i'll have to pickup that re-release of master of puppets. the cunning stunts dvd sounds awesome.

alice in chains unplugged - killer.

another album that was poorly recorded IMHO is chilli peppers californication. some of the songs sound terrible. there's a lot of sibilance on several tracks.

dave matthews sounds really good on the m60s. clapton unplugged rocks.

kenny wayne shepherd sounds great. the black sabbath reunion album sounds good.

i've definitely noticed, as many have mentioned, that the axioms will let you know when you're listening to a poor recording.

I'll point out, as someone did quite some time ago, that the DVD that comes with St. Anger is significantly better mastered. It's worth a watch/listen. If you can get over James being flat on 3 or 4 of the songs...

Have any of you folks seen the Napster Bad Metallica series from Camp Chaos? Hliarious if you think Metallica is a bit over-the-top in its "rebel against authority" + "music downloaders are lowlife thieves" rhetoric.

Maybe not hilarious if you don't think that.

hilarious if you jumped on the bandwagon.

what's wrong with standing up for something you've created? if i was a professional musician, i wouldn't want people downloading my songs for free w/o my permission.