The M80 which is replacing the VP150 arrived today, I took a few quick pictures (not the best quality) to help clear up the thought that I was going to wall mount the M80.
VP150 as it has been for several weeks:
Front channel speakers:
M80 as the center channel:
Rear M80's
One of the QS8's, second is directly opposite of this one:
And the EP600:
The new cabinet as it is today, this will replace the exisiting one, and the M80 will be in the center on a slide out shelf.
So there is the current set up, hope to have the new cabinet finished and in place with in the next week.
But tomorrow I need to take the VP150 down, box it up and ship it off, then back to work on the cabinet.
Several reasons for the new cabinet besides the M80 blocking the remote sigal. One is that I need more clearance between the Outlaw 950/770, having a heat issue at high volumes (-10db and below). Also when ever I need to get to the cabling, moving the 100 pound 770 is a pain. The new cabinet will be on casters, allowing easier access when needed, should have thought off this on the first build. Any thoughts will be appreciated. ;-)
It looks great! Thanks for sharing your project.
Also, let us know how the M80 sounds as a center.
Tom
Dennis, your setup looks ideal. I assume that you'll slide the M80 center out so that diffraction from the surrounding cabinet surfaces will be minimized.
What a great setup. The really frightening thing is that the M80s look to be just the right size.
Now if you could just take a picture of how the system SOUNDS we would all be really happy
Well I used one of the M80 rears as a center over the weekend and played with location. To my ear I could not hear any noticable differance with it 2 feet from the existing cabinet or if it was less than a foot from it. So the plan is to go with the sliding shelf, and this will allow me to slide it out as much as a foot if need be. Hopefully I will not need to re-engineer the cabinet again. lol
That is a pretty nice system you have got setup there. With a few thousand watts give or take id be willing to bet your ready to party! And the best part is that everyone in a 60 mile radius can join in. Im guessing that system is especially impressive with 5.1 music.
In reply to:
Now if you could just take a picture of how the system SOUNDS we would all be really happy
John (Bridgeman) blew this one!
John, the guy's got 5 M80s all the way around, driven by Outlaw stuff
and an EP600 sub. In the photos, I see a hot tub in a sunroom, and outside in the yard (which looks to need mowing by the way!) I see a grill and what looks to be an outdoor bar.
John somehow forgot the longstanding tradition of inviting over the entire Axiom forum for a, ummmm, listening party. For that, John has to help with the invitations, the Thank You cards afterwards, and do some yard work before the guests arrive!
Very nice setup by the way!
tharkun- very interesting project you got going on there. thanks for the pics of a great looking HT set-up. make sure and post some pics when everything is finished.
thats a fantastic looking room!!
bigjohn
Busted !!
Sorry, guys. Guess I was being selfish. I saw the grass in the back yard and figured that he must be WAAAY out of driving distance.
We had another nice little snowstorm last night, all you can hear outside this morning is shovelling and coughing.
OK, Party at John's place !!
Looks awesome! How did you do the wiring to the QS8s and the sub? Were you prewired? If not what did you do?
Thanks!
Rich
When the house was built in 2000, I did pay to have the rear channel and sub pre-wired, only because with the houses here in the bay area being a lotery system, I could not do it myslef. I had specified 12ga wire to be used.What I ended up with was 22ga. With the solarium addition, and a complete replacement of the heat/ac system, I needed to add two supply lines to the solarium. In November, I replaced the small cheap fireplace that was included with the house price with a full size Lennox gas unit. So when I purchased the Axiom system, I was able to remove the temp drywall around the fireplace, remove a few recessed can lights, and one of the register solarium supply ducts. This allowed me to pull the four 12ga speaker wires to the QS8's and the rear M80's in the solarium. After two days of work and a lot of bitching about contractors, I now have the wire runs completed and out of sight mostly. Still need to conceal a 30" section of wire for each QS8, but once finished, the wires for the QS8's and the rear M80's will not be noticable. The wiring for the sub is good enough for now, still playing with its location and if that changes, I will have to re-wire that, one reason I have not finished the drywall around the firplace, waiting till I have the sound system finished....if I live long enough. lol
That gear, that beautiful house, a hot tub, a kitty and grass in Feb....will you adopt me?
WOW Dennis! I just can't imagine how good that must sound. A very nice job.
The backyard is still in need of landscaping, because of the 7 week solarium addition taking almost 3 years to complete, and then my 10' x 12' workshop I built, and a few other projects, the backyard had to wait. The BBQ island was delivered in November and I neeed to build a temp deck for it to rest on till the yard is ready. With the Tracy soil, its basically impossible to do anything in the yard during the raining months, so every spring I remove the weeds from winter. Because of the Axiom project, seems the weeds have been ignored. <g> I will be posting an invitation to a BBQ/HT audition in March/April for any Axiom owners in the bay area, or those who can fly to CA, by that time it will be in the high 70's so would be warm for eastern folks. <g> I can provide shuttle service from airports, but sorry, you are on your own for the airline tickets. lol
Cool Dennis! My sister lives in Pleasanton, and her husband's father is in Tracy. Unfortunately, I am the sole caregiver for my 92 year old Mom, and cannot get away, or I'd try to be at your BBQ/HT audition. But, it sounds like a real good time.
No explanations needed about the construction projects. I've never seen one go smoothly, or come in on time, in my entire life.
Wow.
Fantastic System. Beautiful Home. Thank you for sharing.
Wow.
I was really skeptical at first, but I think because your room is so gigantic, it actually works... that would be so weird in a small room though
Really appreciate all of the positive reinforcement. ;-) Have had a lot of criticism both pos/neg from neighbors, after seeing FedEX showing up so often with big boxes, all had to visit and see what was going on. As with other projects, most were very impressed with the Axiom/Outlaw system, till they asked the cost, then of course, its the normal "I would never invest that much". But of course, they are all waiting to be invited over for movies. lol As for having any doubts about having five of the M80's, I was sure I had the space to handle them, but with Axiom 30 day trial, it was a no brainer to give it a try, and at this point, I'm very pleased with the sound, only problem is getting any work accomplished now. Back to the cabinet project and will post pictures once its in place.
Beautiful system, and home!
When the invite is issued, I will definitely check my calendar!
One question: With all the reflective surfaces, have you noticed any issues?
That was one of my concerns, between the solarium and marble flloors, and granite surround,its a LOT of smooth surface, but so far I can not notice it. Not saying there is not, but if there is, its not bothering me, with 1400 watts on the Outlaw 770 and the 600 watts on the EP600, I just turn up the volume and don't worry about any imperfections. <g>
Where in the bay area do you live? That setup and its owner could sure use a visit.
Peter, actually live in Tracy, about 60 miles from you, and if you are sane and avoid the Altamount at rush hour, its about a 50 minute trip. And sure, Axiom owners are always welcome out here in the country. <g>
Very, Very nice, I am usually long-winded, so all I can say is Very, Very nice!!
You're not one of those, ummm,
extremely patient people who commute over my way for work, are you? If so, you deserve a beer for your perseverance.
LOL...no way, I don't have the patience for that, I'm semi-retired, just work on projects around the house a few things for neighbors. My roomie does, actually working in Redwood City now, but tele commutes 1 or 2 days a week.
Not sure where I would put your new Axiom system, but sure I could do it some how. <g> I have 3 of the Sony mega players,CDP-400,CDP-CX450, and a DVP-CX985V, have had no problelms with them as of yet. As you will read online, big compliant is the navigator, slow and a pain at times. But the big advanage is the mass storage to me, and have not had any CD/DVD disc eaten as several have reported, I think you will be very pleased with the Axiom system you decdied upon.