At 6:08, they mention that in the Late 70's and early 80's they got into the speaker business, and they partnered with "AXIOM Electroacoustic Speaker Specialists". http://elac.us/aboutelac/
Is that this Axiom?
Just wondering.
No. That was an outfit in Germany.
House of the Rising Sone Out in the mid or far field Dedicated mid-woofers are over-rated
It's interesting you say the Andrew Jones Pioneer speakers are lackluster. I heard the bookshelves a number of times at different venues, including my own home, and was very impressed.
A few weeks ago, I brought them into my new space to compare against my Dreamcatchers. The big problem with my Dreamcatchers is they can't handle higher SPLs for those songs when I just HAVE to turn it up. So I was really hoping the Pioneers, being quite a bit larger and more favorably reviewed and measured, would do the trick. The Pioneers are exemplary on the test bench; the Totems not so much.
The Pioneers were indeed fuller and achieved higher SPLs and I could not bottom them out but they sounded very "thick". I thought it was just me so I left them in place for a week and had a few buddies over to get their opinions. There was no contest actually. Right from the get-go, everyone preferred the Totems. Much wider and more distinct soundstage and microdynamics.
So I do agree they sound lackluster but then again, they can be had for $100/pair compared to $600 or more for the Totems. I really do wonder what Andrew Jones could have achieved by integrating a better tweeter into the design.
For the price they are great speakers. But when you're used to something special, as you are Mojo, they seem pretty lackluster.
I would agree with your "thick" description of their sound. They lacked air and sounded a little ho hum.
Not a knock against him, as Andrew's TAD reference one speakers got an A rating in Stereophile. They are supposed to be among the greatest ever made. I think they were $45k or so.......
I do not know where the link is for the Dennis Murphy modified speakers are on his web site, but here is a DIY version of the Pioneer speakers with the modification that Dennis Mruphy performs: http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/index.p...cations.610820/