Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners HP Drivers vs Regular

I have the M2OW. They have two vortex ports on the bottom. The M5OW likely have those also because they are spec'd as reflex/vortex.

I love the M2OW! See my two reviews at the link below.

https://www.axiomaudio.com/m2-on-wall-speaker

The M5 bookshelves are leaps and bounds better than my old M80v2 - in every way. And they image and soundstage better than M100s in my rooms. I hope your M5OW are as good.

Mojo, you said "You may be lacking mid-bass. If you have an EQ setting around 70 Hz, boost at that frequency and set the Q to 2.3. That will give you a nice slam between 55 Hz and 85 Hz. If you do that, don't boost above or below 70 Hz because that will negate the mid-bass boost."

I want to clarify, bump the 70hz with a 2.3 Q and leave everything else flat?

Where do you recommend starting to play with the 600? What frequency? Do you know of a good song or something to listen too to experiment with for the sub?

Looking forward to your QS10 video.

Casey, my 5ow's came ported. They are on the bottom, The 80ow's are not ported.

Leave the 600 out of it for now. Focus on getting happy with the M5OW.

Start with 70Hz. Maybe 60 or 50 or 80 will work better in your room but 70 is a good start.

Here's a mid-bass tune that will melt all your drivers if you have the power...LOL!

https://open.spotify.com/track/7FE3yVQkgwifYMAxUko7rO?si=RHquSGADQmaAIKrau_WA5g

lol thats a great track! Excellent mids and fun imaging, I thought I was in a rave, lol!

QS10 Video Video Video!!!

It's coming. I've got to get my friends to leave the house because I only have one set of ear muffs and don't want them to go deaf. LOL!

In the meantime, enjoy these:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-Z0f_2UGzdEPuUpnIo8U4XUIUBD-xXHv/view?usp=drivesdk

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dbcSBrC2N433hb0nkj3vYxa3Bf-vxx6Z/view?usp=drivesdk

lol love your videos mojo. I want to play that game!!! on walls just don't work for me, plus fedex beats my packages up pretty well, so mine are probably just damaged. I'm thinking....

Current state of mind….
Temporally stay with my old M50tis and VP150.
upgrade to an ADA1000 5 channel
QS8’s mid way in living room or QS4s
Four M3 books wrapped around the beam between my kitchen and living room.  Or perhaps QS10’s on the beam.   That would look better.  But concerned about lower frequency performance.
 
Also thinking about M2ows above TV for presences speakers/Atmos, or QS4s?

Stay away from QS4 and QS8.

The M3 sounds very similar to the M50. M5 bookshelves will give you deeper and more linear bass, clear mids and better lower highs.

I really think you ought to try M60s up front instead of M50s. You'll get tons of good bottom end and wonderful mids and highs to boot. They'll work well with your old receiver. M60s vs. M50s is a better upgrade than an ADA-1000.

The QS10 has great low end with it's HP woofer. If you plan on ATMOS skip it and go with the M3s. As Dolby recommends all monopole speakers for Atmos.

The M60 would likely be your best bet, the extra drivers will give you a lot more performance. Then get an ADA if you really need more oomph.

But start with your center first the 150 isn't enough for newer sound tracks. There's so much content in the center now that a 160 would be the best first option, plus the 160 also has very good Bass capabilities and dispersion. Ultimately you may find that to be enough of an upgrade to hold you over for longer.

Right, Brendo. That 150 has to go. But the M60s may not require a centre.

HP 60's or regular? I see the cabinet is also a little larger on the 60s now compared to the 50's. Mine measures 13", the 60's say 15". You have to wonder what the larger cabinet does to the sound. I've seen a lot of high end floor standers that have 12-14" depth and sound amazing.