Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Technical Questions M80v3 + DSP vs M80v4

Sounds like a design liked by GoldenEar. The triton towers are as you mentioned. Kinda neat but I never liked their plastic looks.

Ok the M100 are 47.5x9.25x17
the M80's are 39.5 x 9.25 x 17.
the EP400 13.5 x 10.5 x 16.8

I say here's a project for Andrew.
Take a M100 cabinet increase the size by wider. delete the bottom woofer.
throw in a 8" EP400 driver, decrease the watts to say 250w. the cabinet box would be practically the same size as the area of the EP400. It also, doesn't need to drop to 18hz something in the area of 27hz and at 85db then it can drop off.
It would be a hybrid system, run in full range, not LFE.
it would have the internal three way cross over except a filter to allow the 6.5" to smooth out, the filter would pick up around the 80 hz area and go to the internal sub amp

Strictly for music these would be.

Troy:

I mused about that type of a speaker some time ago. When I visited the factory a couple of years ago I spied an 'experimental' speaker - 3-way I think - that had the EP400 8" driver. I don't know if it was powered or not.

Powered tower designs don't seem to be too popular for some reason; however I would love to have an M2 + powered EP400 in the same tower in HG Rosewood, ha!!...

TAM

hmmm sounds like the Bryston project ........

Perhaps...

TAM

Power towers pretty much always force a compromise on subwoofer placement (and usually on interior volume for the sub).

Should add currently am running a HK AVR340

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I say here's a project for Andrew.
Take a M100 cabinet increase the size to the width of the EP400 box.
throw in a 8" EP400 driver, decrease the watts to say 250w. The cabinet box would be practically the same size as the area of the EP400. It also, doesn't need to drop to 18hz, something in the area of 27hz and at a level of 85db then it can drop off.
It would be a hybrid system, run in full range, no LFE.
it would have the internal three way cross over, except filtered to allow the 6.5" to smooth out the frequency , the subfilter would pick up around the 80 hz area and go to the internal sub amp.
Put a fancy typeset and call these Axiom Triton

While the difference between the M80 and M80HP is subtle it's the subtlty that you're missing/craving/wanted all along.
If you're looking for thundering bass get a sub. If you want M80 performance with a bit more reality, try the HP's.

edit: I asked Ian the same question (DSP or upgrade) and he confirmed the newer speaker will perform better/would be the better choice. Glad I listened....no pun intended but I am very happy with mine.

FWIW, Sometimes it's just a matter of trying a new positions with the current speakers...

Older Axiom designs - like the AX3 I traded in during the last anniversary meeting many of us attended in 2011 - had large woofers in the cabinets. Unpowered, but they had them within internally separate enclosures.

I can tell you my M80's are much better. The design you propose sounds like many on the market, including the Reference 3a Suprema, which was very expensive and probably the best loudspeaker at any price that I have heard.