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

Uh, are these people HT aficianados? Have they heard a good HT setup (ie, not Bose crapola)?

Besides, a 5.1 Bose setup WOULD cost you $1900.

I think the bottom line is this:

Are you happy with what you have? Have you heard better at a comprable price point? It's about YOU, man, not them.

Where is Peter's sig line when you actually need it?

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It's about YOU, man, not them.

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You damn right,tell um kcarlile.I wouldn't give a damn what anyone else has to say.I think we all hear the same ol crap from others that have no idea what a good sounding system is like.

on them.

A different set of questions to consider :

- did you pay too much for the quality of system you received ? NO WAY !!

- did you buy more system than your room required, ie could a smaller (eg. M22/VP100/QS4) system perform as well for you ? Possible but unlikely; how big is your room ?

Remember that cheaper/smaller HT systems can work well in a small space but you need bigger speakers to really fill a medium/large room.

- did you buy more quality than you need, ie could you spend half as much, get a much less good system and be happy with it ? That one is tough, only you can answer that.

Bottom line is that unless you were looking for something cheap and bought M60/VP150/QS8 in the misguided belief that it was the cheapest HT system on the market it's hard to believe you made the wrong decision.

Alright.

1. The total argument wasn't a "Bose vs. Axiom" type deal, that was just a small comment. The main argument was that I spent way to much money, and as am example, a $500 Fluance 5.1 setup (which I've been told are very nice speakers for their price range) could sound as good as my Axiom's.

2. No I'm not pulling your leg.

3. My room ix 20' x 14' x 7.5', yes I do have quite a bit of system for the current space, but I don't plan to be here forever, and when I buy my first house, I don't want to have to upgrade my HT too, I'd to be able to move into a bigger room without having to ugprade the equipment.

4. Well I'm Canadian, so going by prices (no taxes are anything):

Speakers: $1720
Custom Finish: $275
Subwoofer: $1200
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Total: $3195 USD <-- now keep in mind that the first figure is with today's values, and the dollar is higher then it was back in the summer But you get a rough idea.

So Basically I spent $3200 USD on speakers, and I'm being told that a $500-1000 system would sound exactly the same.

2 words for them.

PROVE



IT.

I'm laughing so hard I'm crying.... I'll put my Axiom setup up against any Bose system of today. I think you need to find some new friends, just joking. At one time, Bose made some decent speakers, I remember my college years, my roomate had some 901's and listening to Floyd was the [censored], or maybe it was the stuff we tried to block with the towel under the door.

Anyway, I had a guy at work tell me his 5.1 Bose setup rocked. I asked him what he payed, he responded, almost 2 grand...2 Grand for these little cubes, what a joke. After he listened to my setup recently, the look in his eyes was "I got screwed on my Bose"....

As long as your happy, who gives a crap what you friends think...

Axiom = Corvette
Bose = Chevette

Later

Check out some other thoughts on Bose here and (maybe even more interestingly,here.

I know that there's more to this than Axiom VS. Bose, but if your friends really think that Bose is "it" and the standard by which others should be judged, it kinda disqualifies their opinions, in my own personal opinion.

I've just been down this road and have done a pretty good amount of research before purchasing my Axioms a couple of months ago. They have an outstanding, industry-leading reputation for good sound per $.

Could you have spent less? I dunno. My father thinks spending more than $149 for a HTIB is wasteful, but you know, we all have different levels of equipment that satisfy us.

Personally, I look at it this way: I don't vacation much at all, I don't spend money on clothes, bar-hopping, or on sports cars. My HT, though, I enjoy. And right now, I'm thinking I should spend more!

I'm getting the impression his friends just think that Axioms are expensive. The bit about Fluance is interesting... they seem to talk a good game, but something tells me they aren't as good as Axioms. I'd like to see them pony up for a shootout, though...

ENJOY WHAT YOU GOT!
And when your friends say anything like this again...........just remember..............................THEY'RE TALKING OUT OF THEIR A$$!