Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Speakers comparable to M3ti?

I angle my M22s down with something under the back end to angle them toward my ears.

By the way - I got the opportunity to get some ascend cbm 170s for $250 and went for it - pick them up tomorrow. I held out about five days I guess.

I'll be very interested to hear what you think of the 170s.

$250 seems to be the going price for used CBM-170's. Enjoy!

Alright then!!!

Good speakers, great price!!(Or maybe Great speakers good price!)

Uh,...only average Will Power though, But, Good Job!!

Even more comparos to follow?! This is getting interesting!!!

Hi Curtis!

I realize that you're deep into Ascends and only follow Axiom as a ...uh...er....hobby.

But seeing as you're familiar with the current pricing on used Ascends at least; do you have any idea of what the going rate is for used M3s?

I need a set for my dining room system but don't wish to use my surround M3s quite yet! (We'll need another set further on down the road as we are into recrational cooking and will need another pair later on in the kitchen) I'd rather use used M3s in the kitchen than a pair of my pampered and babied M3s in pristene condition!

I would imagine used M3's would go for around $200-250.

All Right!!

Have you seen any? And where are they!!

This is cool!

Well, 10 minutes of Ascend 170s vs. Athena B1s vs. Axiom M22s.

I think the Athenas tip up the high frequencies more than the Axioms and the Axioms more than the Ascends. The Ascends and Axioms seem to be close in terms of quality, more detail with the Axioms - but someone without mild high frequency hearing loss may say the Axioms are more piercing. I like both sounds very much.

And I like the Athenas a lot as well. I can't bear to sell them so I am putting them upstairs in a large room where they may get little use.

When I switched from athenas to the ascends I thought - where did the detail go? I think it is just some getting used to the less detailed or less exaggerated high end sound.

The Axioms stay. The Ascends will stay most likely. The Athenas need to be close by so I can listen to them often. Maybe with my father in law a half mile away?

I will try to provide more detail of what I think of ascends vs. axioms - but that has already been done in a much more careful way by three guys on this board somewhere. So, I might not have much more to add. I am not really A/Bing them and I am not measuring the loudness and adjusting the reciever so that the comparsion is fair.

I saw some M3s on ebay a few weeks ago. Keep checking.

Audiogon may have some too - but I haven't seen them there.

Thanks Don. It doesn't have to be scientific, just honest. Your opinion is your opinion, and I, for one, appreciate you're posting it.