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Can't wait for it to come out, looks great.

We are finally ready to do the pre-launch of AxiomAir. We thought since it is such an exciting new category of product for us that it not only deserved a new logo but also an exciting new approach to the launch itself. Today AxiomAir goes live on Kickstarter at AxiomAir

Ian and Andrew, there really is no way I cannot back this project. I know both of you have dedicated your lives to audio. I really do hope one day the industry recognizes all the risks you've taken, the innovations you've spawned and your tireless efforts to offer high end audio to the masses. The videos really did bring tears to my eyes. Here...have all my money...LOL!

OK, I'm embarrassed to admit this, but I will in the thought that there might be other potential customers that are in the same place on the learning curve.

I have all my music ripped to 320kbps MP3s, and they reside on a separate internal drive on my main business computer. I sometimes play those tracks through another computer that's hardwired onto that network, because this second computer ties into my mixing console and Mackie monitors. BUT..... I have some network issues here that haven't allowed every other device to "see" those audio files on the main computer.

So, I buy the new AxiomAir. I sit it in my office and I assume it will play those tracks by retrieving them via wireless. I can also plug in a USB memory stick with tracks, it seems. (Is there a set of RCA line-level inputs to make use of the amp/speaker system from, say, a TV's "audio out"?)

OK, now I move the AxiomAir to my back porch. Let's assume that the WiFi signal strength is still OK for it to retrieve those files from my office PC. I can control these tracks via my Smartphone or a Android Tablet?

But what is the AxiomAir's WiFi hot spot generator doing for me? Aren't I on my
home" WiFi network?

Sorry for the "newbie" questions. I REALLY liked the videos on the Kickstarter page. I want to sign on. But as a neophyte in music streaming, I have to wrap my head around exactly what it will do for me.

BTW, good to see you MoJo!

Oooops- I might have locked on to understanding the WiFi hotspot: If, say, I'm on a beach where I DON'T have access to the music files on my home network, the AxiomAir's WiFi hotspot allows the AxiomAir to pull music off my phone... or from a friend's phone who is there as well.

Do we BOTH have user interfaces? I know the video mentioned interconnect-ability among other people....

I'm exited about this product. I've mentioned before that I have been waiting for it. Although I did end up buying M3s and an VP180 in the mean time. I guess I am not very good at waiting.

Knowing Axiom, I believe I know the answer to this. However, I was just chuckling at a guy at the office here recently who was recently disappointed in a similar Kickstarter scenario to my question.

The way the rewards are worded could be open a bit to interpretation. For instance the 475$ pledge reads,

"You'll get ... AxiomAir at a savings of more than $320!"

Can you please specify if this means...

a.) I will submit a $470 pledge and I will later receive an AxiomAir.
or
b.) I will submit a $470 pledge and I will later have an opportunity to purchase an AxiomAire at 320 off the purchase price?


If I get this wrong, I will have to stop teasing my co-worker and we can't have that.

Hi Mojo,

Thank you so much for your kind words. Audio is such a fun business, challenging and frustrating from time to time, but those times aside it is one of those things that gets into your soul and I love it.

Thank you for the VERY kind comments Mojo! It's refreshing to hear, particularly after you have spent nearly three years toiling on a project that your just KNOW is going to bring better portable and wireless sound to everyone. After all, that is what Ian and I do, day in and day out: We try to make peoples lives better and more fulfilled through their enjoyment of music through good sound!

Hi Murph,

It is a). When production begins you get one of the very fist ones to come into existence. At the end of the campaign (late July) we will contact everyone who purchased one on Kickstarter and find out what customization they would like.