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There's a very nice review of the M60, M22 and QS8 at Secrets Of Home Theater And Hi-Fi

hmm, no center channel added to the mix?

yeah i thought it was "so so" its kinda another one of those reviews that too vague to draw any real strong points out of. Since he had the M60 and 6t i would have liked to hear more about that then, the bass was better on the 6t's.

I dont like reviews that go on and on about microdynamics or decay or something, but i dont like ones that dont really say much of anything. heck he had 5 m60. he should have hooked em all up and just played some music as loud as possible and then see how many miles away he has to be to not hear it! lol. im guessing axiom paid to ship them to and back from the guy. *gulp*

I thought the review was pretty good, but I'm still jonesing for reviews of M3s, M40s, and M50s. Either that or a smaller tower with the M2/M22/M60/M80 sound.

This was a very helpful review on the quadpole vs. direct radiating issue. That's a hard one to test out, making it all the more appreciated. It's true he didn't rave on about the five-identical-mains setup, but he outright says his personal preference was for the quadpole rear configuration for movies AND music, so you have to suspect that's why he didn't give the five-main set up the fullest workout, at least in prose.

Meanwhile, the review has inspired me to figure out how I can set up a lone M60 as my center to match my M60 mains.

Birdman

Relative to the reviewer's comments, I was wondering about the M60 as a front myself birdman. The only way I could conceive to do it was t lay rhe M60 on it's side a la the suggestions we see once in a while about the m2. Based on it's shape, it would angle up or down depending on floor or shelf placement. The question is - why would you want to?

I would imagine that a sideways M60 would suffer quite a bit in terms of imaging. A while back, some poor guy posted about using horizontal M80s. I don't think he's been back after what we did to that idea...

(pictures some crazed connoisseur of experimentation balancing a M60 on top of his TV - crash!) hehe

ROFLOL!

Better than an M80, I suppose...

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Since he had the M60 and 6t i would have liked to hear more about that then, the bass was better on the 6t's.

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I saw a Saturn commercial on TV a few weeks ago where they showed all of the Saturn owners driving to a big party type thing at the Saturn plant. Hundreds of Saturns driving down some back country road in Kentucky.

It made me wonder if there was ever such an event for a speaker company. I can just see it now. thousands of pairs of Axioms set up outdoors, all playing the same source.

Hmmmm.. What's the world record for highest outdoor SPL measured at 1/2 mile?

Now that was a really poorly written review! I've really liked the reviews I've read on Secrets of Home Theater, but Kris Dearing came across as something of a novice. The review was shallow and narrow. All in all I guess he said he likes the Axioms but not as much as his PSBs. He also kept repeating himself. Love his choice of music he used to evaluate the Axioms - 9 inch Nails?

Well, some of us do listen to NIN.... And if speakers don't sound good with what you listen to, what good are they? Besides, generally, NIN is pretty well mastered.

I agree Kcarlile, just commenting that the reviewer's choice of music to test his great Axiom setup was a bit narrow. If I were going to put my name on a review of speakers I would have used a range of music - jazz, female vocal, male vocal, classical and rock.

I also think it's almost useless to publish a review without disclosing what components were used to drive the speakers.

I love NIN, and I have listened to Trent on my axioms. He sounds good, but I think he doesn't really bring out their qualities like a lot of other things could. I have to say I've been rather impressed with Radiohead and Depeche Mode the last few days when they made it into my rotation. I'm working my way back through a pretty large body of music and learning for the first time what sounds good at extreme volumes and what sounds like death...

Yeah, I wish there was more of a comparison between the Axiom's and the PSB's. But maybe he realized he spent way too much on the PSB's and the Axioms sounded the same or better and he was pissed.

He aslo mentioned Staind. I have the DVD-Audio of their newest album 14 shades of grey, it does not sound very good, ok, but not great.

I would never put it in to show off my Axioms, although I still enjoy listening to the disc on occasion.

Kris Deering is a frequent poster on the Spot (Our favorite), but I do not know if he frequents here.

He also is on the AVS Forum frequently, but I've never seen him here.