Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Axiom M80's vs Revel F36 or Focal 826's?

I will got a good deal in early October....but the black Friday price is slightly better!!

No the F36's

Maybe the best question for now: how does the F36 compare with the M80 v.3? And can basic tone adjustments make them comparable?

This will be very interesting. No doubt the 60 will give you an emotionally appealing bottom end but will it match the dispersive mids of the Revel? The v4 just might actually. Your room will matter also. The 60's response is downward-tilting to reduce brightness in reflective rooms. The F36's response is flatter which may suit more damped rooms.

So a further update....so spoke to and got today a email from Axiom....My speakers are scheduled for production..BUT can not give me a shipping date yet....sounds like still weeks away from getting them....was at a dealer's place where had a chance to listen to Paradigm Premier 800F's....they sounded great to me on paper better bass response & in the setting I heard them in better then the Revel's to my ears just as open sounding too.So now I have more options(just what I needed!! LOL) So I am trying to decide what to do.....I know the Axiom sound sig. pretty well not going to wait any where 4-5 months for the M60's tell ya that right now...can get the 800F's for 25% off right now til Jan 2nd...Revel' for free til Dec 1st.So that is a long update but letting people know where things are at!!

Can you get an in-home trial of the Paradigms?

Yes I can ""If you hate them keep all the packing materials & we will take them back" so will confirm that....going to listen to the 700F on Friday at store.....& ask how long return offer is for...

Well, bring the 700 home too!

I'm not sure I trust Paradigm anymore, expressed by myself and by others:

https://www.axiomaudio.com/boards/ubbthreads.php/topics/445769/paradigm-doesnt-do-nrc-
anymore#Post445769

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/what’s-the-deal-with-paradigm-speakers.8927/

But I will relate my experience when I took a pair of Polk Audio LS90's home for a 10 day trial. They sounded great in the showroom with my own music, so I bought them. But when I A/B'd them against my existing Paradigm Phantom's, there was no question which of the two was the more neutral loudspeaker. The LS90 had too much bass, a muddled midrange, and strident treble in comparison. I didn't want to keep them knowing that I had something better.

The Phantoms are long gone, replaced by even more neutral loudspeakers from Nuance, Angstrom, Axiom, and Kanto. I don't think you'll get a good decision unless you can trial them in your own home, with your own music, and being able to A/B them almost simultaneously.

The one question that I'm still waiting for is how the Revel's compare with your M80v3. Is it a small or noticeable difference? I've had instances where what I had was better than it's replacement.

Hi Hambrabi: The Revel's outperform the M80 v3 in every area only in bass response do the M80's outdo the Revel's it requires me to boost the bass on the Revel's by 6db's to get them close!!ISo it comes down to this for the price of the Revel;s having a speaker that does start to roll off at 51kz is not good enough 4 me both the M60's and on 1st listening to the 800F are better arounders to my ears....if the HP M60's would be ready in next 2 weeks no problem but seeing that it seems likely much long then that not going without speakers 4 months (my m80's long gone). So there is the question saw you asked before sorry took so long to reply!!