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Of the stands Axiom sells, which are the best with the 22's? This will be used as a HT/music 50/50.
Finaly decided on everything, was going to go with the 60's, but right now can pull off the 22's with a good sub(yes, HSU), and then i will use the 22's as my rear surrounds in about a year when I order 60's.
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Congrats, Jimmy. So, what other speakers/gears did you decide on?
Besides the Axiom stands (which I think looks very nice with the aluminum cones), you may want to browse through racksandstands.com.
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VP150s and QS8's(my deciding factor on speakers were the 22's vs 60's, I decided 60's are a later upgrade).
Going with the Denon 2803 for a temporary receiver. I will later upgrade the amps(in about a year, when I will be getting hte 60's), and then replacing the 2803 with a good preamp. i have been checking out the outlaw lines. The have had impressive reviews, but I want to demo them. The nice thing is I will have a year to decide on pre/amp.
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Oh, and the stands should be 16"-18" high for the M22s -- the idea is to place the tweeter approximately at the height of your ears in the listening position.
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I figured that size would be best, i though the 24 inchers sounded too high.
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Many people have preferred the M22ti's up a bit higher. (Myself included) I bought the recommended stands from Axiom, only to end up using some older, taller ones I already had.
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I think I will hold off on the stands and put them on something and see which height sounds the best.
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Yup, such experiments will never hurt.
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JT, yes you should experiment with speaker height. For example, I designed and constructed special variable-height stands when I got my M22s(stacks of old Stereo Review magazines). I'd suggest that you use a test-tone CD rather than music alone to get a more accurate comparison(also do stand-up, squat-down tests). Although the difference isn't enormous, the pattern slightly above the tweeter axis is clearly better than that below-axis, so if anything go a bit low on your choice of stand height. About 16-18" should be about right, depending on your own seating height.
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I too was wondering about stand height for the M22's. I did end up getting the 16" stands from Axiom, but here in this thread is one bit of advice to place them a little higher and then another says a little lower. Can we get some clarification?
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