Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Major Change...considering Axiom

Hello,

I am currently redoing my family room system and I am giving Axiom some serious consideration. I have heard nothing but great things about the products and the company for the last several years, so my interest has been piqued. I am looking for some honest feedback if possible. My family room is large...about 7000 cubic feet (22x18 and two stories tall, with the rear opening into the kitchen). I currently have NAD separates (T973 amp and T163 preamp...140X7 or 200x2 RMS) - I currently have them mated to Von Schweikert towers, center, and surrounds and a Servo 15 sub - quite simply, the system pounds hard, loud, clean, and is very, very good....HOWEVER, the wife has decided that she is over the large speakers in the family room, so I am selling them all and looking to get some in walls So...the only experience I have with in walls are some Paradigm Reverence series and they were very good....I noticed the reviews on the Axiom in walls (W22's) and I am intrigued. I know I have a large space, and I am certainly expecting a drop in audio quality, but that is alright....I just want good, clean, articulate sound, that can be cranked up when needed. If possible, I will be keeping my NAD electronics. My usage is about 70% tv/home theater and 30% music. Are these in walls going to suite me, or do you think I will be out to lunch so to speak? Thanks for your help!

Shaun, welcome. We can always use a second Shaun, to also join Sean and Shawn. The W22s, which are essentially identical in performance to the M22s(which I've had for over seven years), can provide quite a level of sound(especially with the low bass handled by a good sub such as yours)for listeners at typical distances of not too much over ten feet. Whether this sound level suits you depends on how loud you play the material, giving due consideration to avoiding permanent hearing damage.

It’s probably old age playing tricks on me again but hasn’t there been some talk of Axiom making a in/on wall version of the M80s?

I have M22s and M80s and feel the M22s with a subwoofer rival the M80s with a subwoofer. While I haven’t heard the W22s by all accounts I read they are very comparable to the M22.

If your willing to risk about a $30 return shipping charge (guessing based on the return shipping for bookshelf speaker) you could order some W22s and have a listen in your own room. Additionally if there are other brands you are interested in that also allow returns you could arrange to have them all shipped to you at the same time and compare them directly. You’re making a very big change so I think it would be worth spending a little time and money on doing some in home demos.

There are the T80s, but they are as deep as M80s and are designed for in cabinet mounting. Unless you live in a medieval castle or something.

There goes the plans for my new home theater. . .


Thanks a lot, Ken.

No, no, if you're in a castle, you're set. As long as you have something to cut out 2 feet of stone...

Oh, then I'm all good.


Hang on, I gotta go change the filter for my moat. . .

Thanks for the welcome. I think I am going to go ahead and at least order the W22's and see what they are all about. For $30 or whatever return shipping is, how can a person go wrong, right? I have heard over and over how the Axiom speakers are similar in sound to Paradigm Reference series (which is a good thing imo), so I bet they would match well with my NAD electronics. Thanks again!

Shaun,

If you find the time it would be great to hear your impressions of them especially if you do a shootout with any other brands. There are usually more inquiries about in/on wall speakers than there is feedback from owners and reviewers.


That was it, thanks. No doubt I’ll forget in a couple of weeks and make the same comment again.

Keep that up and Ray and Jack will be able to hassle you.