Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater CONSIDERING PURCHASE OF M40's...NEED HELP!!!

I ordered a pair of the M40s for my son. We received and set them up in his room today. After all, I was told they are no match for my M22s+sub. But, I was also told they will work ok for a music only system. I thought they will be better than those crapola Jensen's he's been listening to. I was also told they will sound similar to the M50s, with the recessed mids and what I perceive to be a lack of imaging. My apologies go out to the M50 posse. Well, they don't sound anything like the M50s. After hooking them up to his aged Pioneer receiver I was astounded. Are you kidding me. The M40s possitively kick you know what. The soundstage on the M40s is fantastic. These speakers are just perfect. There are everything I expected the M50s to be, but sadly, were not. If I would have heard these somewhere, I would have never have ordered my M22s. I like my M22s just fine, but I feel the M40s are a better all around speaker. If they lack anything I can't hear it. I got semi-screwed. I think Axiom discontinued the wrong speaker. Alou is the clear winner here.

Hopefully, I can a find a stray pair on floating around on Ebay. Dag nabbit!

gee, thanks.. i was really scared that someone was gonna come on here, and go on and on about how great the M40's were.. how fortunate they were to get them at such a great deal, and awesome they perform for 'tiny' little towers.

that just makes me even more angry that i didnt order some. so, once again. i really appreciate this.

bigjohn

Sorry, big guy. I had to vent a little.

Watch out. It's a closely guarded secret that the M40s are the only speaker known to get worse after breaking in.

And oddly enough, they're also the only speakers that prefer really really thin cables. Use no thicker than 32ga magnet wire.

Bren R. (and Peter - two peas in the same evil pod)

This is a please accept my apology for that rant plea for forgiveness. I just had to get it out of my system. It's just that those M40s absolutely took my by surprise. Junior is in seventh heaven.

Oh littlb.
I'm just waiting for the work day to end so i can setup the M40s that arrived at my place this morning. M40 vs M60 coming soon.

Have you tried moving your M22s into the same space w/ the same equipment currently driving the M40s? I would be curious to know what the room/equipment differences contribute in your case.

Thanks, littleb!!! No one's ever called me a "winner" before...at least not in a positive sense. (Do I need to make a speech? I'm wasn't prepared, but here it goes..."I'd like to thank the Academy, and my mom, and my....huh, what? my time's up already?!?")

Anyways, it's sad to see the demise of a great little big speaker (or is it a big little speaker?). I had always thought they were a little over-priced...a few hundred more than an M3 for nothing more than a bigger box. But that bigger box makes a HUGE difference.

Maybe us members of the "M40 posse" should join the "AX posse" now?

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I'm just waiting for the work day to end so i can setup the M40s that arrived at my place this morning.

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Hmm, that's worth quitting for, isn't it?

Lessee... I'm going into St. James tonight, but I could take a hook south... what's for dinner?

Bren R.