Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners M50 to M5HP upgrade expectations

Mojo, I’m sure you wouldn't do that

Bad news, they still haven't shipped. Good news, they should ship in the next 5 business days barring any delays.

Listen closely and you might hear the woofer and mid-woofer alignment is wonky at first. When I first heard this effect, I thought someone at Axiom messed up. But I kept playing them and it cleared beautifully. The next two pairs were already broken in. My OW were also wonky but I let them play for a weekend while I was out cavorting. When I came back, they were peachy.

I'll run them as mains like I did the Qs to help speed up the break in process.

Can the M5OW handle the ADA-1500? They are rated at 300 watts RMS and the ADA-1500 is rated at 325 RMS into 8 ohms. Would the extra 25 watts negatively affect the m5s?

They're rated at 300W nominal but they don't sound great at that power level. It just means they won't ignite. Practically it doesn't matter because no one will play them at that nominal level.

You won't have any problem particularly given you are using them as surrounds.

For those who don't play music at party levels, the ADA-1000 is enough in a small space like my 1900 cu ft living room. But the 1000 doesn't have the peak power capability to enjoy them loud. My 1000 kept cutting out during peaks of well-recorded material. The 1500 had absolutely no problem in any room.

The only time the 1500 shut down was when I had them stacked one on top of the other and wired in parallel. Peak levels were hitting 109dBC at 14 feet away and that's more than plenty. My ears certainly can't handle that. I had my shooting muffs on. It's also a very unreasonable load and certainly below the minimum published spec of the 1500.

I didn't notice this. Question, when people speak of leaving speakers playing for days to break them in, does volume matter?

I'm not sure if this is correct, but I only turn them up loud enough to create some excursion with the speaker. I've never cranked it up just loud enough to see the speaker moving.

Speakers shipped earlier. Probably won't receive them until next week but they are ready to hook up as soon as they arrive.

I hope they don't get quarantined

Me too. I'm curious to see if they suspect my speakers of espionage.