Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler New Products? A Question For Ian, Amie and/or Alan

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the triangle puts out substantial musical energy at 100 kHz

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I rock out to cymbal all the time... little did I nkow that I wasn't enjoying all that musical energy. DAMN THESE HUMAN EARS OF MINE!

On a side note, 2X6 said, scientifically, with graphs and other supportable data, what I was trying to say without the benefit of steeped and esteemed knowledge about hearing and harmonics. Thanks, 2X6, for cutting through my B.S.

Capn Picard, I thought you said it all just fine.

you know al this talk of flimsy grills and not-so-great binding posts can really worry a prospective owner like me ;_;

I can only speak for myself...but I'm being REALLY nit-picky. I wouldn't trade my Axioms for anything!

Daphoid, the gold 5 way binding posts on my Axioms are just fine. I use most of them with banana plugs, others with bare wire. Not only never had an issue, but thought of the binding posts as top quality. So has every reviewer I've read.

As to the speaker grills, they are also fine. All of mine are sitting in the closet, safely wrapped. They are not flimsy, they are nicely framed and use what appears to be high quality whatever grills are made of.

First thing I do when I get some Axioms set up is discard the grills. the speakers look and sound better without them.

Daph, don't let the little stuff put you off.

Daph, one more thing - Axioms are giant killers - they routinely outperform much more expensive speakers.

My suggestion for supertweeter equipped Axioms is in the hope that Axiom can not only blow away speakers in the $2000 price range but in the $4,000+ price range as well.

Look at the prices for the supertweeter equipped Tannoy, Harbeth, JM Labs, VMPS, Coincident speakers - nose bleed territory. I want Axiom to offer this kind of performance in a sub $1000 speaker. That's all.

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My suggestion for supertweeter equipped Axioms is in the hope that Axiom can not only blow away speakers in the $2000 price range but in the $4,000+ price range as well.

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Well, you could always do what the guy from Oh! Ntoob Loob or whatever does with solid state CDPs, buy up Axioms, replace drivers and rebrand/resell them.

Bren R.

That's nice Bren. Actually, the Marantz CDP is the basis for 2 upgraded and modified products, the Heart 6000 and Ah! 4000 with tube output sections, upsamplers, etc. Both of these units sound much better than the Marantz they are based on.

As to upgrading Axioms, the point of this thread is for posters to make suggestions regarding new Axiom products and how Axiom can make better Axiom speakers.

I'm sure this wasn't lost on you, however, it's also clear you couldn't restrain yourself from putting folks' ideas down, because after all, Bren, aren't you are one of those guys who already knows it all?

now, now kids....I know that Bren has been gone for a bit. But. let's play nice at least till he can have a chance to read all 700 posts he missed.

daphoid-

no worries man.. i also find the binding posts to be more than adequate. they hold my banana plugs fine, and are even set-up for bi-wiring or bi-amping. you can insert bare wire into the terminal flange, but i would use the banana plugs for easier removal and placement.

as far as the grills, they are good, but not the best i have ever seen. especially if you are getting the tower speakers, the grill itself is long(2-2 1/2ft) and can seem 'bendy' or 'wobbly' once off the speaker.. but, dont let that deture you.. once the grills are secured onto the speaker(which the plugs are very tight and secure) they are solid as a rock.

like someone said, we mentioning this kind of stuff is being very nit-picky. these are awesome speakers, and i havent doubted my decision to get them one bit. and i never even auditioned any, i bought them completely off word of mouth and internet praise.. and i couldnt be more happier with my decision.

bigjohn