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Re: Maybe I should start a v4.0 build thread somewhere
nickbuol #408500 12/02/14 05:39 PM
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In the early 90s when I purchased my AX2s from a store in Victoria, BC, I wasn't fond of the cosmetics of the new logo that Axiom tried at that time.

I sent a letter (remember those?) & they promptly sent me a pair of complementary logos that adorned the previous model - great service even way back then.

I'm sure that they would do that again...

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Re: Maybe I should start a v4.0 build thread somewhere
nickbuol #408501 12/02/14 05:51 PM
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These logos look like they are glued to the grill material. I am guessing that they actually melt them on to the grill fabric, and the logo was offset just a little bit in the machine and it melted the face of it.

I am not overly concerned about it since they won't really be noticed by anyone but me, and I got a great price on 4 speakers. It was just odd is all that they were significantly older, had different packaging, the boxes were previously opened and resealed, and the logos were boogered up, but showed no signs of ever being shipped before. Oh well.


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Re: Maybe I should start a v4.0 build thread somewhere
nickbuol #408503 12/02/14 06:07 PM
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I remember gluing on my new logos with some silicone sealer directly onto the front baffle of the cabinet & they are still grimly hanging on after all these years; however, I didn't have to pry off the old ones from the fabric grill.

I suggest that you call Brent see what he thinks...

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nickbuol #408507 12/02/14 06:56 PM
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Speaking of logos, and this probably deserves a dedicated thread, but what is up with the "A" in Axiom? I've had Axiom's since 2003, and I swear to god there's not one person that has walked in my house that could figure out what the logo said. I've ordered a few speakers lately, all shipped to my office so the boxes are sitting next to my desk so I gladly show them off (of course) and I have had a chuckle or two with people trying to figure out how to say Axiom or even read the logo. I personally have never had an issue with the logo but its opened my eyes to how others view it - Odd.

I've heard everything from AX-EYE-UM. NEX-EEE-UM, AX-ZEE-UM, AXE-EYE-OM....lol


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nickbuol #408508 12/02/14 07:00 PM
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Just looks like a giant stylized lower case a, to me.


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nickbuol #408511 12/02/14 07:15 PM
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I've never had an issue with it, but I wonder if that is because I saw the name 'Axiom' before ever seeing the logo when I was researching speaker companies.

I see what you are saying. It is almost like a dot and a boomerang, even though I see it as a fat (bold) lowercase 'a'


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Re: Maybe I should start a v4.0 build thread somewhere
nickbuol #408523 12/03/14 01:47 AM
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Did ou run audyssey yet? Curious if your system will be liked instantly or need adjusting to now you have direct radiators.

Re: Maybe I should start a v4.0 build thread somewhere
nickbuol #408526 12/03/14 02:18 AM
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Ran Audessey and I made similar changes that I made before. I increased the center channel a few db, and that was about it. So far, I really like it so far. Watching How to Train Your Dragon 2. I actually feel like I am getting better imaging of surround sound now. Before the surround effects were just a bit too muddled for my liking. Ever since going 7.1 I have been a tad bit curious about changing the rear surrounds for direct radiating speakers. Now that all four surrounds are direct, I like it a lot more. I will give it a few weeks to see if I continue to agree or not.


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Re: Maybe I should start a v4.0 build thread somewhere
nickbuol #408530 12/03/14 04:01 AM
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I have direct radiating cheapo Fisher's for surrounds in my bedroom along with axiom VP 100 and M2's and a pair of 8 inch Yamaha subs and I have to say I prefer the effect of the direct radiating speakers over the QS4's I have in my living room. I also just added M2's for rear surrounds for 7.1 and they are very impressive using PLiiX and I am now rethinking my QS4's and changing to some onwall speakers.


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Re: Maybe I should start a v4.0 build thread somewhere
nickbuol #408531 12/03/14 04:31 AM
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Yeah, I do want to say to anyone following this thread, I am by no means saying that the QS8s that I have had for over 10 years are bad speakers. They are truly quite amazing. We just finished How to Train Your Dragon 2, I I liked the speaker changes enough to mess around with a few scenes from some other movies... Need For Speed, Gravity, Oblivion, and Star Trek: Into Darkness to name a few. Everything sounds really good.

Tomorrow I will start watching some scenes from some demo discs that focus on surround sound and try sitting in different seats. My fear is that if I sit in one of the seats closer to the speakers themselves that I will not like the volume of the speakers with their proximity, but I don't know yet.

I need to also see what happens if I hook up a pair of the QS8s as front wides with my Onkyo TX-NR709 and see if it will drive them with my current setup. I have read mixed things about if it is possible or not. The receiver has front height and front wide connections on the back, but I don't think that you can connect more than 7 speakers to it as the amp only handles 7. Maybe I will have to temporarily disconnect the rear surrounds and try the QS8s as front wides in a different type of 7.2 setup. Then I will experience what the wides will sound like. If I like the sound, then I will be keeping a pair of QS8s for down the road to fill that spot, if not I will sell the QS8s and my VP150 and get more M3s for Atmos down the road.

One thing that I really like about the M3s is that they can really handle a lot of frequency range (full range speakers are nice). The QS8s do a great job too, but I am glad that I went with M3s instead of M2s just for that slightly extra capability. It still seems a bit crazy though that I am using "front main" speakers for surround sound.

Great job Axiom with your products.


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