Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Question about HT set up

I am going to buy a new surround sound system for my family room but I obviously don't know what I am doing. I have been doing some research and quite a few people like the axiom speakers but they are a little high in price for me.

After reading some reviews, here are my thoughts:

Left/Right: M22ti
Center: VP100 or VP150
Surrounds: QS4 or QS8
Sub: JBL E250p
Receiver: Pioneer VSX 915-K

I chose the JBL because of price, obviously.

Is it worth going to the QS8's and VP150?

Also, what does the Input Impedance mean, since that receiver is 8 and the speakers are either 6 or 8?

As a reference point, my current system is a Bose Lifestyle 5 (pretty old now).

Heath, welcome. If you get the items that you suggest, you can be confident that this will change your lifestyle(Lifestyle?)for the better. Unless your room is very big it wouldn't be necessary to go with QS8s or VP150. In fact, with a tight budget you could consider doing without a center speaker temporarily and letting the M22s form a "phantom" center, which they do very well. If a center speaker is used, I'd suggest an M2, positioned vertically, which would match the M22s very well and have wide and smooth horizontal dispersion.

You don't have to be concerned as to whether the speakers have impedances of 8 or 6 ohms. Despite any cautionary language in the manual the 915 can easily handle those impedances at its 8 ohm setting and will give you audibly flawless amplification.

Welcome Heath,

Keep in mind, most of use ordered our Axiom's from the Factory Outlet on the "Store" link page. You save 10% of Reg. prices, and if you buy 5 or more speakers, you get another 5 %. Maybe that will help with your budget? I like all my speakers to have the same finish, so then you might be able to try one of the Axiom subs..

Do you think the JBL sub will work?

Any other suggestions for around the same price?

FYI...room dimensions:

Listening area: 17' x 14'
Actual room size: 23' x 19'
9 foot ceiling

Also, media nitch faces the kitchen, so there isn't a back wall (except the one in the kitchen). Kind of an open area.

Sure, any sub will work. If your budget is an issue, I"m sure the JBL will be fine. Maybe some others will chime in here with some other options...

What kind of price are you looking at for the JBL sub ? Wouldn't hurt to mention currency, we have the occasional confusing post when different people are talking about different dollars

when I said work, I meant good enough sub with this set up.

maybe spend a little less on the other speakers and more on the sub?

I would hate to spend a couple of grand on everything and it didn't sound that good.

well..amazon has the jbl for $242 but only have 2 left.

Seeing that the sub is a major part of the H/T experiance I would try not to skimp to much on the sub. If you can swing just a bit more look at the SVS PB10, the Hsu STF 2 or the Mirage S12

John,

Looking at Google, Nextag, etc.. it appears the JBL can be found in the lower 200's upto the mid $300 range, lower than the smallest Axiom.

Heath, the subs job is to primarily play the LFE's in movies and accompany your mains for music on frequencies below whatever crossover setting you have set on your receiver. Most decent subs will fill that need. I can't comment on the quality of the JBL sub, never owned that brand. I can say the Axiom speakers are excellant.