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Buckeye, I've never heard the VP150, so I can't comment directly on it. However, as I've frequently said, I prefer a vertical center speaker to any horizontal configuration that I've heard. Consider a vertical M2 as an excellent match with the M60s.

would anyone recommend a vp 100 over the vp150 for home theatre, my home theatre is one side of a walk out basement approx 15x35 ft i will be sitting approx 10 ft from the tv

I'm using a VP100 and I'm a happy guy.

Axiom has their trial period for a reason. One common problem I've found with people who audition speakers is, that they base their deciiosn to heavily on those experiences. A speaker isn't meant to work well in a extremely controlled environment, or in a noisey huge store. The only TRUE test is to bring it into YOUR setup, YOUR room, YOUR ears...

The comments about regarding furnishings, spaces, reflective surfaces, all ring true.

My center channel is about 6 feet off the ground, mounted away from the wall on a Axiom Full Metal Bracket. This way it can't vibrate against the wall and is free to do as it pleases. Also this wall is only closed on the one corner, the rest opens to the other half of them room. There's also a nice ledge (covers up a cold air return duct) so it seems to work amazing for me.

Point is: Test it out for yourself, that's the only way you'll know for sure, and if you're married you can run it through the WAF (Wife Approval Factor) meter and see what results you get

As for the hockety refernces.... Glow in the dark bowling kicks hockey's ass...

- D

You should try maybe with a verticle center. I'm planning on using a single M22ti as my center when I build my my HT.

-BigK35-

Let me add that as the way movies are mixed a good deal of how your VP150 will sound is dependant upon how well you have it blend with your left and right speakers (mine being M60s). Even +/-1 db can make a pretty big difference overall as far as directionality and an over all blended sound. I've learned that this has taken me from "Hmm?" to "Hey!"

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I'm using a VP100 and I'm a happy guy.

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You sold your wife?

Misfit, how do you have your VP150 configured? Louder or quieter than your mains?
I'm pretty happy with my setup, but if I can make it better for free I will!

jr

Hi 1ST Post.have had m60's&vp150 cntr for about 1 mos now switched frm Polk rt800&cs400cntr.When first hooked up axioms was a little concened about cntr.sound Found had to raise db level on cntr about 5 dbs higher than mains.after doing this speaker sounds much better,the soundfield&detail coupled with the m60s in the front is just amazing Polks never sounded this good.FYI hooked up to denon avr 4800.hope this helps.

+5dB on the center channel? That's a lot. I can't imagine that it seemlessly blends with your mains with that kind of boost.