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Hello everyone. I'm looking for some advice. I currently have a 2.1 system consisting of Chane A1.4s and an Orb Audio sub. I have the Yamaha RXA-860 receiver to run everything. I am looking to upgrade the speakers and the sub. I looked at Axiom Audio years ago but now I am intrigued by the M5HPs. I'm also looking at Revel M16s. Has anyone compared the M5HPs to the M16s? I know that Axiom and Revel are both science driven. Eventually this will expand to a Dolby Atmos system with dual subs. It will be used for just about everything; watching tv, movies, music and gaming. Any input will be appreciated.

Yes. Into 3rd system with Axiom now (apart from my own).

They make me look good, so I recommend them highly.

I gave them all the ADA-1000-2 had. It was ridiculous for my 1920 cu ft living room but not for my 4200 cu ft space. My living room was quaking like I had 800xfour subs in it. Then I baked them good with the ADA-1500-2 in my main 4200 cu ft room. I kept turning it up more and more...I could smell voice coil adhesive and cross-over...LOL! I was worried I'd ignite them. Ian told me to keep on going. I got worried and stopped. By that time, the HP woofer was fibrillating and the dustcap was 7 degrees above ambient. I'm sure it was a few hundred degrees at the coil. This was all without a sub. They sounded totally normal after all that.

Just like every other Axiom, I tried ripping the woofer and mid-woofer apart by playing well below the rated frequency. I am talking Bassotronics. And LOUD! I could make them sound bad due to port noise and driver distortion but I couldn't damage them. Once I kicked the 800 in, they sounded totally normal.