Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Did I needlessly throw my money away on Axiom's?

Alright so I got in an argument with some friends on IRC tonight. They're convinced I totally threw away my money on my Axiom + SVS + Denon setup. I bought M60's, VP150, and QS8's, they cost about $1900 US I think all together.

I'm being told that my speakers would sound as good as a 5.1 Bose system, or a $1000 setup... There's obviously no convincing them that what I spent is just a drop in the bucket to some... help?

- D

I'm guessing they don't have HT's of their own and most likely are jealous of yours.

If this is not a joke (not knocking you Daphoid, but I'm a bit shocked and wonder if you are pulling our 'collective' leg) then I'm speechless. Comparing Axiom and Bose speakers is like comparing crisp, juice Granny Smith Apples to those tiny pastey things the local grocer tries to convince you are apples. Both are fruit and will take up space in your stomach, but your enjoyment of consumption is VERY diffrent.
Do your friends have any 'logic' behind what they say or are they just goosestepping and parroting along with bose's market-speak?
Also, I have friends who think I throw money away on my audio and computer equipment, but that is a difference in priority, not the quality of what I buy. They think spending that much money on audio eq is a waste of money period, axiom or otherwise.

jr

I guess there are 2 questions:
1. Are you happy with your "non-Bose" set-up?

2. Have those other guys even heard your system?

I'm assuming that your post is serious, but the whole thing stretches credibility a bit.

I can tell you I have listened to Bose, Polk, Infinity, and a bunch of other speakers and to me, with my ears, in my room the Axioms sounded the best. Not even mentioning the price. The Axioms sounds better than the other speakers that cost twice as much.

Was it a waste of money for me? No! (On the other hand it might be for someone else, that can't hear the difference between Bose and Axiom.)

I think that Ray's questions are perfect. All that matters is your happiness with your setup, and if they have not heard your system then they really have little to say.

jr

All I can say is that I have seen a number of friends expensive HT systems and none of them held a candle sound-wise to my relatively basic Axiom system (M2 + VP100 + PSB sub + no-name surrounds).

Most people seem to measure HT systems by "total watts"; using those measurements you sure paid too much, wasting money on good speakers when all you need is a big crappy amp

Seriously though -- the only way you might have thrown away money is by purchasing better sound than what you could have gotten by with. We're probably all guilty of that, but personally I get more enjoyment out of the extra $$ I spent on good speakers than on any equivalent purchase I can think of (yeah, even the whiskey).

Could you get the same sound quality for significantly less ? No way. Find some good PSBs or Paradigms being cleared out by a retailer and you might get close or match the value, but I haven't found any speaker that really beats Axiom for the same money. You can get a nice system for less money, no question, but not AS nice a system.

First...are you sure you spent only $1900 on the entire setup?

Second...I have found that most people do not know what sounds better unless they actually hear the speakers side by side with the same equipment......especially guys on IRC that think Bose sound good.

This is some April Fools thing, right ?

Daphoid, you absolutely did not waste your money! I know people who have spent A LOT more, and did not end with a substantially better system. As for B(l)ose, not worthy to be mentioned in the same sentence IMHO. Enjoy what you have.