Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater M100s?

Rebulx- I’m running mine with a Denon AVR x6700h. I’m still getting them dialed in to my room. I think I’m going to run audyssey next and see how it sets it up.

No question about it! lol, your totally right! I've got two rooms down with only a few more to go!

Here is a new photo with the lovely VP160, which has the best finish Axiom has to offer, btw... everything is in transit with speaker wires laying about until I decide on final placements. AMP, receiver, and center are new. Talking with Ian on a custom cab quote to fit the room better.



And the second MESSY room... finding speakers in this pic is like a wheres waldo game, lol!

What finish is that on the Axioms?

I see the B&W 606, the M5OW and the B&W 702 S2. I think I see a few in the garbage as well. LOL!

Axiom is going to build a cabinet?

lol, tough to tell the difference between whats trash and what isn't in the garage right now. Now that the time has changed it's less fishing and more garage time!

I was told it's the VP160 finish is Axion's all new Boston Cherry. Looks amazing! Thats without the high gloss too. Very impressive.

Ian mentioned a custom cabinet is something they can do. He shared the loss in frequency response. I'm looking further into that. Looks vs sound!!!

You know, Boston Cherry was scratching at me. A long, sinewy, twisted finger of Boston Cherry was tapping at my lower back and slowly dragging its way up my spine. That Cherry Chestnut started it all.

Hmmm...maybe I'll get a Boston Cherry top for my Air Force. I really don't care for the Walnut Nutmeg.

I thought when you said cabinet you meant entertainment unit. Yes, he does customs. He did a sealed M80 for Slimpikins. He's using it as a center with his Model Ts. He also did a short version of the 160 to cut down on the height.

yeah, the new boston cherry is totally different. The wood grain is life like and looks amazing. It's without question a few notches up from the old boston cherry.

I've been looking at the Brystons (by Axiom). The idea of 8" drivers seems like good fun, but the three 6" woofers on the M100s is really amazing. I don't see much room for improvement. But when you get into custom builds and shortening the box depth, perhaps larger drivers will be the way to go. I have width, not depth (please don't turn this into a penis joke, lol) in all seriousness, i'm very limited on the depth. So maybe two 8" drivers would be better?

Uhmmm...the 8" drivers would indeed be most excellent for a larger room. Sorry but even the triple 6.5" HP drivers can't pump it up in my 4,200 cu. ft. room. The living room is a different story. So yeah...triple 8 inchers all the way. Slimpikins has his Model T signatures fed with Anthem M1 2000W amps off a separate power panel and they rock his 'nads in his 10,000 cu. ft.+ space.

Now I'm not complaining because my multiple sealed subs offer an impeccably articulate and dynamic bass. The bass in my main room is now superior to the ungodly bass offered by just the actives in my living room. It took money and work though.

The problem with a wider cabinet is diffraction. As for 8" woofers, not sure Axiom can provide that on Axiom speakers. There has to be differentiation between Bryston and Axiom. The immediate, visible difference is the driver size.

My good buddy was over two days ago. He's the one who, slowly over the years, has converted from a neophyte to a more critical listener. He started off with my Bose 601s Series II, then Klipsches (he says that was a big mistake), then KEFs and now to M100s. He also couldn't resist the QS10s.

Anyway, like me, he's always enjoyed the M2OW/dual crappy sub system in my living room. He also really liked it with the EP125s which, as he says, really cleaned up the bass and added even more emotion. He has never vocalized a comparison between my living room system and the actives downstairs.

As I said above, I've replaced the M2OW with the M5OW. I also added two more sealed subs downstairs and got rid of a bunch of furniture down there. I had two large leather couches that I knew were mucking with my bass and other bands. As Trevor has said, acoustically reflective leather can be problematic; cushy fabrics may be better. By the way, I don't want anyone to think the sound was crappy. Far from it but I knew it could be better. And indeed when I got rid of the two couches, the already terrific imaging improved. We're sitting on Costco lawn chairs now which look comical but are actually far more comfortable.

So I found it very interesting, when I was examining my notes this morning, that he, for the first time ever, while listening to the actives, drew a comparison between the living room and basement systems. As he was listening, he turned to me and said in a very matter-of-fact way, "Wow. The quality of the bass compared to upstairs is remarkable. And the clarity is astounding." And of course indeed both are true. But the living room system is no slouch.

I do wonder though what caused him to make this comparison. The bass down there was always better than upstairs. Maybe he's just getting more critical. It's a dangerous path to walk down for sure.

You need to post more pics mojo!!!

I look forward to your opinion and love your stories, advice is just a bonus!