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Well that doesn't bode well for me. Guess my amp will be taking a while to ship too.

That was the implication. I had ordered both the M80s and the LFR660 so I could compare them (Axiom was great about ordering both and keeping the one I like best). When I found out it was the amp holding it up I asked if they could ship the M80s because my amp can handled those if I don't crank it, and they were shipped out within hours; so that's fantastic. I'll just have to do my initial comparison a little one-sided.

Did they give you any indication when your amp might ship?

Alot of electronics are slow to ship these days. So many reasons from volume of shipping and parcel increase since covid started, reduced parts availability (processing chips from overseas for example), plus the labour reduction with spacing or some factories closed, partially closed.
It will just take more time. Not something our modern first world is used to with immediate convenience and satisfaction culture these days.
My only beef is when you buy something and then don't hear anything or they don't tell you in advance this order could take up to three months, especially when the website remains unchanged since pre-covid and still says "will ship within 1-2 weeks".
To me that's false advertising though it could also just come from lazyness in not updating the website shipping times.

Looking forward to hearing your impression of the LFRs. I heard them on one of our factory tours, last time we were there. I haven't changed around our media room Axioms yet so there is temptation, but likely i'll keep within the lower budget originally set.

He mentioned 3 weeks. But it was an informal call, I wasn't pressing for specifics; so I'm not sure if that was firm, or their best guess.

I'll definitely report back on the comparison. I'm with you on the budget; I'm sure I'd have been quite happy with a pair of M60s, but this was my retirement present to myself AND I'm unlikely to get another pair of speakers. So if this wasn't the perfect time to go crazy, there'd never be one.

I'm glad you're getting both to compare. Otherwise you'd never find peace. What finishes?

Wow! That is pretty exciting for both sets of speakers. Looking forward to your impressions of the 660

So you know me then? Yeah, I would have driven myself batty.

It was between cherry-chestnut and cherry-bordeaux, and I finally decided on cherry-bordeaux. I liked the chestnut a lot and that was my favorite going in; but on the sample they sent me the shading was very blotchy - some spots very dark and some light. I just couldn't take a chance on that for the final product.

The M80s were always the dream set; and then the board led me to the LFRs and they seemed perfect for me. I wasn't going to get both without Axiom saying it was okay; that would feel slimy; but once they did I've definitely been looking forward to comparing them at home. So yes, very excited Trevor!

I hope the bordeaux is not too red for you. I love my chestnut!

Did you get HP drivers?

I got HP drivers in the M80, but they don't offer them on the LFR660. I don't think I'm going to need them for my listening preferences; but that's another thing I'm looking forward to compare.

I like the red, so I don't think it'll be too much. I really liked both stains on the rosewood too (with rosewood I'd have gone with chestnut), but I couldn't bring myself to splurge that much. Did you ever post a picture of your chestnut's? If you remember the posting I would love a link.