Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners What reciever to get?

well then, by god, i gotta damn fine toyota.. so to speak!!

bigjohn

I read that audioholics review about the onkyo tx-sr601 powering the M80's. So would I be right to assume the onkyo tx-sr701could do it aswell, maybe even better?

Bigjohn-

Yes, it's like Mark said.
I actually got a better deal on the Integra than the Onkyo receiver. I really like the Net-tune feature.

Both units are great. The TX-SR701 has more power and is THX certified. The TX-SR701 has pre outs for a future amplifier.

Personally, I think the TX-SR701 would perform exceptionally.
Do some research though (just in case) .

Hi Chucky,

It has been a long time since my last visit and your message with your intention to get either m80s or m60s caught my attention.

Believe me, I've done more than my share of research on the above speakers and was close on investing in a pair. What stopped me was the lack of opportunity to listen to them in Melbourne before buying. To be totally dependent on verbal recommendations was taking too much of a punt, especially when the listening preference of everyone is different. Just like you, I raised the query here and someone suggested listening to Monitor Audio speakers which are the closest Axiom in terms of similarity in make and sound. To make the long story short, I ended up matching my NAD T761 receiver with a pair of MA Silver 8s (similar to M60s) That was about a year ago and so far, the combination is still the best I have ever experienced. The clarity and detail of the music has never failed to impress all of my friends. Eg: I can actually hear the sound of the spectrum hitting the guitar strings in Cat Stevens's "Morning Has Broken" or the crystal clear dynamics in Roy Orbison's duet with KD Lang in "Crying"

Nevertheless, curiosity is still getting the best in me. I still want to listen to Axiom m60s or m80s, if I get a chance. If you do decide on the Axiom, I would love to hear what you think of them. By the way, I would suggest emailing the the guys at Axiomaudio on the cost to ship a pair of Axiom speakers over to you. From memory, it was quite a sum but things would be changed by now.

All the best...............

Done some research and e-mailed Amie a couple of times, foud out that with shipping and tax, to get a pair of M80's to my door is 2000 Australian dollars. So this has cut into my budget a fair bit, then I realised that I only wanted this for stereo, not surround sound. So what is a good stereo reciver for powering a pair of M80's?