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UNITED STATES

Alabama
Huntsville : M60, VP150, QS8, M22 (DoubleJ230)

Alaska
Valdez : M80 (mdrew)

Arizona
* Tucson : M80, VP150, QS8, EP500 klaytonkidd@gmail.com
Tucson : M80, VP150, QS8(4) (MrBill)
Gilbert : M60, QS8, VP150 (njoyment)
Phoenix : M80, VP150, QS8, EP500, M22 (grunt)

Arkansas
Little Rock : M60, VP150, QS8, EP500 (redrzrbks)

California
Antioch : M80(4), VP150, QS8(4), M3(2), M22ti(2) (koiman)
Chino : M40 (St. Pat Guy)
Costa Mesa : M2i, VP100, EP175, QS4 (atreu59)
Discovery Bay : M80v2 - VP150v2 (Davekro)
Eastvale: M80, VP150, EP500, QS8(x4) (bigdog76)
Fontana : M22, QS8, M2, VP100 (ask Axiom)
Fort Irwin : Epic 60 - 500 (ask Axiom)
Fremont : M22, VP150, QS8 (gnrajagopal)
Fresno : M60 (richeydog)
Grass Valley: M60 (mamzh)
Irvine : M22, VP150, QS8(3) (snippy)
Long Beach : EP600, M22, QS8, VP150 (LongBeachBear)
Los Angeles: M60, VP150, QS8, EP350 (ask Axiom)
* Menlo Park (SF Bay Area) : M22, VP150, QS8 (cagustin@usa.net)
Monteray : M60, VP150, QS8, EP350 (jordanz)
Oakland: : M60, VP100 (AdamP88)
Pasedena : M80, QS8, EP500, VP150 (ask Axiom)
Sacramento/Auburn : M80, VP100
Sacramento/Loomis : M80, QS8, VP150 (ask Axiom)
* Scramento/Yuba City (35 min north of Sacramento) : M80, VP150, QS8, EP500 (stannguyen@comcast.net)
San Marcos : M80, VP150, QS8 (ZeN)
* Santa Ana South Metro : M60, QS8, VP150, EP500 (Jorge_desantiago1977@yahoo.com)
Tustin : oVP150, M22, QS4(4) (Aetherhole)
Union City : M60, VP150, QS8 (twelly)

Colorado
Colorado Springs : M50, M3 (Donincos)

Connecticut
East Granby : M80, VP150, QS8, FMS-QS (ask Axiom)

Delaware
Milford : M60, QS8, VP150 (asb148)

Florida
Jacksonville : M60, VP100, QS4, QS8, EP500 (mrnomas)
Jacksonville : M22, VP150, QS8 (ask Axiom)
Jacksonville : VP150, EP350, M80, QS8 (ask Axiom)
Jacksonville / St. Augustine : M80, VP150, QS8, EP600 (inthedeck)
Lutz : M60v2, VP150v2, QS8v2 (bjared@verizon.net)
Tampa Bay : M60, QS8, VP150 (davehead)
* Tarpon Springs : M80Ti, VP150, QS8, EP350 (rvanoni1@tampabay.rr.com)
Valrico : M60, VP150(3),QS8, QS4, EP500(2) (hapnewman)
Vero Beach : M80, M60, VP150, VP100, QS8(4), EP600, EP350 (BrotherBob (Rick))

Georgia
* Marietta : M80, EP500, QS8, VP150 (jonahbug@yahoo.com)
* Watkinsville : M60 In-Cabinet, VP150, QS8, EP500, Algonquin (rprice54@gmail.com)
Atlanta : M60 (oz350z)
Cochran : M80Ti, VP150, QS8(4), EP500(2) (Epic 80 - 500 in 7.2) (hopkinj4)
Marietta : QS8, VP150 (ask Axiom)

Hawaii

Illinois
Arlington Heights : M22, VP100, QS4 (danmagicman7)
Huntley : M80, M22, VP180, QS8 (bmiller2424@sbcglobal.net)
Jacksonville : M80, VP150, M22, QS8 (PeterChenoweth)
* Machesney Park (Rockford) : VP150v3, M22v3 (rorca@comcast.net)
Palatine : M22, VP150, EP350, QS8 (ndevagup)
Wilmette / Champaign Summer / Winter : M60, VP100, QS8 (Hawkson101)
* Wilmimgton : M80, VP160, QS4 (itswid@comcast.net)

Indiana
Fort Wayne (10 miles south of Fort Wayne) : M22, VP150, M3(3) (ScottA)
Indianapolis : M60 (frenche)
Indianapolis : M22, EP175 (rperkins - randyperkins at randyperkins.com)
Michigan City (55 miles south of Chicago) : M22, VP100, QS8, FMB (tjk)
Lawrenceburg : M60, VP150, QS8(3) (ask Axiom)

Iowa
Norwalk : M80, VP150, EP600, QS8, EP350(2) (Sirquack)
West Des Moines : M60, VP150, QS8 (GregS)
Marion : M60, VP150, QS8x4, VP180 (nickbuol)

Kansas
Wichita : M60, VP150, QS8 (ask Axiom)
Kansas City : M22s, VP100, QS8 (mrcrazypants05)
Kansas City : Epic 80 (Pinoy)

Kentucky
Louisville : M60, VP100, QS4 (mhorgel)
Madisonville : M3, EP500 (bugbitten)

Louisiana
Abita Springs : M80, QS8, VP150, EP350 (psychopete)
New Orleans : M80, VP150, QS8, EP500(2), M3, VP100, QS4, EP350, Audiobytes (dtcmd)

Maryland
Baltimore : M22Ti, VP150, QS4 (fmowry)
Baltimore : M60 (DJ_Stunna)
Baltimore : LFR1100, M80, M22, M2, QS8, VP180, VP150, VP100, EP500, EP175 (Andreinmd@mac.com)
Columbia : M22v2, VP150v2, QS8v2, EP350v3 (Ask Axiom)
Great Mills : M80, VP-150, QS8 (ralderman)

Massachusetts
Boston : M3 (j0shbd)
Holbrook : M3, M80 (ask Axiom)
Somerville : M22, VP100, QS8 (nygren)

Michigan
Ann Arbor : M50, VP150, QS4s (jcole)
Ann Arbor : M22 (joshxfoo)
Muskegon : M80, VP150, QS8, EP500 (ask Axiom)
Novi : M3(4), VP150 (ask Axiom)
Taylor ; M80, VP150, QS8 (902599)

Minnesota
Burnsville : M80, digital and analogue setup (ClayB)
North Branch : M3, M40 (gibbonsaaron@hotmail.com )
Savage : M80, VP150, QS8(4) (bob_hoad@hotmail.com)
Shakopee : W22, WP150, QS8 (ask Axiom)
Twin Cities : M22, VP150, QS8(4), FMB (Frenchlop)
Wilmar : M60, VP150, QS8, EP350 (ask Axiom)

Missouri
Bolivar : VP150, QS8 (ask Axiom)
Kansas City : Epic 80 v 600, Audiobyte, A1400 (haylo75)
Kansas City : 5 M22, VP160 in-cabinet, 3 QS8, EP500.
(bgreen999@att.net)
Lees Summit : M80, M22, VP150, QS8 (gas_doc@yahoo.com)
* St-Louis : M80v2, QS8, VP150, EP500 (michaeldrouin@yahoo.com)
Sullivan : M80v2, QS8, VP150 (Ask Axiom)
University City : M22v3, M22 InWall (Mitch.Turner@majorbrands.com)

Nebraska
Omaha : M3, QS4, VP150 ( INANE)

Nevada
Las Vegas North : M22, QS4, QS8, M22 (ask Axiom)
Las Vegas : W150, W22, QS8, EP350 (motoxpj)

New Hampshire
Concord : M60, VP150, QS8s, EP350 (MarkSJohnson)
Dover : M60, VP150, QS8, EP500 (MasterKato)
Merrimack : QS4 (ask Axiom)

New Jersey
Basking Ridge : M60, VP150, QS8, EP350 (Avian or Ask Axiom)
Hillsborough : M80, VP150, QS8, EP500 (Tarun)
North Brunswick : M60, VP150, QS8 (Subsonic)
Pattenburg : M60, VP150, QS8 (JSkip)
* West New York : M80 (sovkiller@gmail.com)

New York
Clarence Center - M80, VP150, QS8, EP600V - Epic 80 - 600 - 7.1
East Northport (Long Island) : M22, VP150, QS8(3) (bjkramer)
Mineola : M3, VP100, QS4 (917-573-9270 - Cell.)
Newburg : M60, VP150, QS8, EP350 (snakeyes)
Port Chester : M3, VP100, QS8, EP175, M2 (ask Axiom)
Sands Point : M3, VP100, QS4, (ask Axiom)
Staten Island : EP600, A1400 (ditcin)

North Carolina
Asheville : M60, VP150, QS8 (geoffrey)
* Asheville : M60, VP150, QS8 (rickcathey@charter.net)
Charlotte : M80, VP150, QS8, EP600 (neb)
Raleigh : M60, VP150, QS8, EP500 (NEW2AXIOM)
Raleigh : M22 (rome2000)

Ohio
* Walton Hills : M80, QS8 (mathewsommers@roadrunner.com)
Cincinnati : M60, VP150 (badger98)
Cincinnati : M60, VP150, QS8(4) (COACH2369)
Cleveland : EP500 (ajax)
Columbus : M60, VP150, QS8, M2Ti (richcarp)
Columbus : M22, VP150, QS8 (TweedleyD)
Columbus : M80, VP150, QS8, EP500 (nicholc2)
Dayton : M80 (ask Axiom)
Wooster : M60, VP150, QS8 TheTonik

Oklahoma
Tulsa : M3, M22 (johnbasham)
Tulsa : M22, VP150 (smoovranger)
Tulsa : M80, VP150, QS8, EP500 (terzaghi)

Oregon
Newport : M60, VP150, QS8 (kittel)
Portland : M22ti (2_channel_guy)
Portland : M60, VP150, QS8 (rhehd)
Portland ; M22, VP150, QS8, EP350 (LightninJoe)

Pennsylvania
King of Prussia (NW of Philly) : M22, VP150, QS8 (Zarak)
Folsom (SW of Philly) : M60, VP150, QS8 (MarkT)
Harrisburg/Mechanicsburg : M60, VP150, QS8 (dewd)
Maple Glen : M80, VP150, QS8 (PC)
Pittsburgh : M60s VP150 (flip22)
Reading : M2, M3 QS4 (kryolla)
Wayne(western suburb of Philadelphia) : M60, VP150, QS8, EP350 (Bob4action)

South Carolina
Charleston : M60s, VP160, QS8s, M22s, VP100, EP350 and Algonquins (Joe_in_SC)
Clover : M60, VP100, QS4, M3, EP350 (n8wrl)
Greenville : M50, VP150, QS8 (Jamin3D)
Greenville : M22, VP150, QS4 (davecircle)

Tennessee
Nashville : M22, VP150, QS4, EP175 (dmn23)
Nashville : M80, VP150, QS4 (ask Axiom)

Texas
Arlington : M80, VP150, QS8, M22Ti (redjet)
Austin : M60, VP150, QS8 (HGP)
Austin : M60, VP150, QS8 (powerfreak)
Austin / Cedar Park : M80, VP150, QS8, EP600 (myrison)
* Cedar Park : VP150, M80, QS8, EP600, EP800 (jason.cumberland+axiomauditions@gmail.com )
Burleson : Epic 80 - 500 (ask Axiom)
Dallas : M60, VP180, QS8, EP600 X2 (dakkon) (uorockford@mac.com)
Frisco : M80, VP150, QS8, EP500 (jfdawson)
Pasadena : M22, EP600 (ask Axiom)
Onalaska : M80, VP150, QS8 (ask Axiom)
Round Rock : M60, VP150, QS8, M22 (WhatFurrer)
San Angelo : M60, VP100, QS8 (BigJohn)
Victoria : Epic 80 - 500 (donjuanmiguel)

Utah
* South Jordan ; M80, VP150, QS8, EP500 dllewel@yahoo.com

Vermont
Burlington : M60 (Chafter)

Virginia
* Alexandria : M80v3, VP180v3, QS8v3 (masterelectrician@msn.com)
Alexandria - M80v3, VP180v3, QS8v3 (NukeM)
Arlington : M60, VP100, QS8 (Capn_Pickard)
Chantilly : M60, QS8, M2i, VP150 (nicholasnho)
Charlottesville : M60, VP150, QS8, M2i, EP350 (Seabear)
GlenAllen : M60, VP150, QS8, EP350 (AshBoomstick)
Leesburg : M22, VP100 (Pmbuko)
Northern Virginia - DC area : M60 (thyname)
Sterling : M80, QS4, VP100, M50 (kcarlile)
Virginia Beach : EP600 (Babyface)
Virginia Beach : ON WALL 5.1 Setup: M22, VP150, QS8s(TonyN)
Warrenton : QS8 (vassillios)

Washington
Ephrata : M22, VP150, QS8 (KurtisJ)
Seattle : M60Ti, VP150, QS8 (agarwalro)

Washington D.C.
Northern Virginia - DC area : M60 (thyname)
Washington DC : M22, VP 150, QS8 (Roman or ask Axiom)

Wisconsin
Kenosha : M80, VP100, QS8, EP350 (ask Axiom)
Madison : M3, VP150, QS8, EP125 (quad)
Madison : M22, VP150, QS8 (madadam or ask Axiom)
Prairie du Chien : M60, VP150, M2, QS8 (Misfit_Toy)
Verona : Epic Grand Master 350 v 7.1 (SpenceJT)

Wyoming
Sheridan : M80, VP150 (Larry7995)

CANADA

Alberta
* Bonnyville : M80, M3 (rrpad@telus.net)
Calgary : VP150, QS4, M3 (cup)
Calgary : M22, M80, VP100, VP150, QS8(3) (jakewash)
Calgary : M60, VP100, QS4, EP350 (framer2180)
Cold Lake : M80, M60, QS8, M2, EP350v3, M22, M3 (doormat)
* Edmonton : M60, VP100, QS8, M1Ti (soundstreaker@telus.net)
* Edmonton : A1400-8, QS8, LFR1100, VP180, EP500v2, EP800 (onnowytz@gmail.com)
Fort McMurray : M80, VP150, QS8 (rye_guy79)
Hardisty : Epic 50 - 500 (ask Axiom)
St. Albert : M22, VP100, QS8, (PaulM)
St. Albert : M60, VP150, QS8 (ask Axiom)

British Columbia
Abbotsford : M60v2, VP150v2 (dkhiebert@telus.net)
Burnaby : M22, QS4, VP100 (jeet)
Duncan : M80, VP150(2), M40, QS8, Axiom cables (ask Axiom)
Richmond : M22, VP100 (1madman1)
Sooke : M80, VP150, QS8 (alexadams77)
* Surrey : M22, QS8 (byronkarmstrong@gmail.com)
Victoria : M3 (eraser)

Manitoba
Brandon : M60, VP150, QS8 (sidvicious02)
Winnipeg : M80, VP150, QS8, EP500 (pickupmykeys)
Winnipeg : M60, VP150, QS8, EP350 (chesseroo)

Newfoundland
Bishops Falls : M80, VP150, QS8 (ask Axiom)

Nova Scotia
Bridgewater: M80s (Troyd)

Ontario
Adjala-Tosorontio : M80, VP150, QS8, EP500 (ask Axiom)
Barrie : M60, VP150, QS8 (Daphoid)
Bowmanville : M60, QS8, VP100, M2, M40, VP180, EP500 (bridgman)
Brampton : M22OW, VP150, QS8 (ask Axiom)
Brockville : M80v2 (Ask Axiom)
Burlington : M60, VP150, QS8 (HAY)
*Burlington (Ontario) : M80, VP180, 4xQS8, EP500, FMSQS (julian_y) (axiomaudition.toronto@yahoo.ca)
Dorchester : M80, VP150, QS8, EP500 (Worfzara)
Hamilton : QS4 (ask Axiom)
Kitchener : M80 (Real80sman)
London : M80, VP150, QS8 (guitar_ainsley)
Milton : M80 (ask Axiom)
* Mississauga : M80, VP150, QS4, EP500 (lfe@coolbeans.ca)
Mississauga : M60 VP150, QS8, EP500 (ask Axiom)
Niagara : EP500v2 (w.klassen@sympatico.ca)
Niagara Falls : M22, VP150, QS8 (Huck)
North Bay : Epic 80 - 500, Algonquins M3 (Axiom)
Oakville : M60, VP150, QS8 (aliabbas1971@gmail.com)
Oshawa : M60, VP150, M3 (avdude)
Ottawa : M50, VP100 (Craig_P)
Ottawa : M60, VP150 (Jordan)
Peterborough : M80v2, VP150, QS8v2(4), EP500v2 (wheelz999)
Pickering : M60, VP150, QS8, EP500 (chips)
Sarnia : M22, M2i, VP150, QS8 (DerekW)
Toronto : M60, VP150, QS8, EP500 (Rick_Whittle)
Toronto : VP150, QS8, QS4 (ask Axiom)
Toronto : M60(4), M3, EP400 (NADishman)
* Toronto : M60, VP150 (2), QS8, EP500 (romano172@rogers.com)
Thunder Bay : M60, VP100, QS8, EP175 (warfer21)
Whitby : M80, VP150, QS8 (pizoni)

Prince Edward Island
Cymbria : M60, VP150, QS8, EP500 (Murph)

Québec
* Sherbrooke - jc@axiomaudio.com - 1.866.244.8796
Epic 80 - 180 - 800 in a 9.4 Configuration (Dual VP180 with dual A-1400-8) M22v2 - W3 - W100 - QS4v2 - EP 175v2 - EP400 - EP800v3
Montréal : M80v2, QS8v2, VP180 (LucRaymond)
Montréal : M80v2 (ndneveu@videotron.ca)
Montreal : M60, VP150, QS8, EP500 (Bruf)
Montreal : M22, VP100, QS8 (Octav)
Montreal(Rive Sud) : VP100, M3, QS4, W3, EP175 (ask Axiom)
Richelieu : M80, VP150, QS8, EP600 (nightwish)
* St-Apollinaire : M80, VP150, QS8, EP350, M3 (mohican_g@hotmail.com)
Ville Ste-Catherine : M3, VP100 (willso7)
* Shawinigan: M80v3, QS8v3 (Gellidius at Yahoo.com)

[b] Saskatchewan
Regina : M50, VP150, VP100, QS8, M22, M3 (NeverHappy)
Regina : Epic Grand Master (Lexxen)
Saskatoon : M60, VP150, QS8, EP350 ( ferguson630)

INTERNATIONAL

Australia
Brisbane : W3, W100, QS4 (luke@smith.name)
Brisbane : M80v2 (sjlgrant@tpg.com.au)
Melbourne : M80v3 (g.beilharz@bigpond.com)
Sydney : M60, VP150, QS8, EP500, Algonquin, AudioBytes (jmone)
Sydney : QS8, EP125 (ask Axiom)
Sydney : M3v2 (itsanthony@hotmail.com)

China - Hong Kong : M22ti (Mahesh)

England - Bath City : M60, VP150 (Axiom)

Germany - Wiesbaden : Epic 80 (Axiom)

India - Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh : M3 (aquashankar)

Jamaica - Kingston 6 : M60 - M50 - M22 - VP100 (Axiom)

Kuwait - Farwaniya : Epic 80 - 500 7.1 (Axiom)

Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur/Selangor : M60v2, VP150v2 (mpyw@hotmail.com)
Petaling Jaya/Selangor : M80v2, VP150v2, QS8v2, M22v2 (firoz@idot.tv)

NZ - Manukau City, Auckland : M3v2 (Brian)

Oman - Sur : M80, VP150, QS8 (Nat)

Portugal - Ponce : M80v2, VP150v2, QS8v2, EP600v2-V (gerardo_rodriguezbaez@yahoo.com)

Singapore : QS4, QS8, VP150, M80 (asiatic)

South Africa - Durban : M22 (zathras)

Switzerland - Lugano : M80 (prz)

Hello I am in Brentwood CA 94513. Would it be possible for me to listen to some ones speakers near by????????

Rodriguez, welcome. If you look at the listings above for the LA area you'll see several possibilities. Your post may not be always noticed, so the usual procedure is to try to make direct contact by sending a PM to the person, who's indicated his willingness(unless the listing is outdated)to show off his Axioms.

I have M3s and I'm in Rancho Cucamonga.

I can verify his location as well as his M3 ownership, and I seriously hope the barrel is true.

Check, check, and. . uh. . check.

You can add me to the list in Thetford Mines, QC, Canada. I'll be happy to help my fellow quebecers save money on great speakers!

If this is how I get on this list then here goes.
I'm in Merritt BC with Axiom M22v2s and Ep350v2 sub.
PM me!

Kim, I know that on occasion Amie would check this thread to add another listing, but I think that the better bet now would be to send a message directly to Axiom.

Yes Kim, this should work, I can't remember the guys name, but he is monitoring this for Amie while she is away. Otherwise, you can PM them or call them.

I'm In CT. Hartford area.

I've got the In Wall Epic Grand Master 350 system. Willing to have folks over for audiotions.

Can someone outline the procedure to send a PM for possible audition? I see no links nor in my case a name...it just says "ask Axiom." What does this mean?...Thanks...Lee

There may be an easier way to PM someone but this will work.

Pick username of the member you wish to PM > click on the “User List” on the menu bar near the top of the page > click on the letter or number their username begins with > find and click on their username on that page > click on “Send a Private Message” > then type the and send the message the same as you would when posting in the forum.

Hope this helps,
Dean

I would think that "ask Axiom" means that the customer isn't necessarily a member of the board, but they expressed interest in holding auditions, so you would need to coordinate through Axiom. That's my guess, anyway.

You are right wise one. If someone, either a forum member or non-member is willing to do auditions, but they don't what to be contacted directly by someone via PM they can setup Axiom as the middle man.

Captain, as Dave said, just click on a user's name in the forums and then send them a PM. Or, if they are not very active recently you can go to the users list to find the name there. It would be nice if the Audition list names were clickable.

Am interested in hearing comments from anyone with an Axion Epic 80- 600. How do you like the units? Do you have one or two 600s? What size and configuration is your listening area? Am located in Western NC USA and would appreciate the chance of listening to the Axiom 80. Thanks. Burnmtn

Hi burn, welcome. Check the "hearing things" thread to see if someone in your area might own the speakers you would like to hear. Some of the people on the list may not frequent the Axiom forums however, so you may want to give Axiom a call or perhaps start a new thread of your own, hopefully someone will respond.

ummmm Adrian, this is the audition "hearing things" thread. Kiding aside, Burn, yes as Adrian said, look at the top of this list and see if anyone is near your location and then just send them a PM.

There are tons of us that own the 80's and 600. I started with 60's and the first version of the 350. I've loved everything from Axiom and keep wanting more more more.

Uhhhh! I was just making sure everyone was paying attention.

I would like to Audition M22's,VP100.
I am in Sanramon,ca. Anyone near this area?

Hi Raju, did you check page one of the Audition thread at the top of this section? It lists people that are willing to audition in your area. You can send them a PM (personal message) using the boards, or maybe someone else will come along and offer you an audition. Good Luck

I have already PM few, hope 2 get a reply

You can also call Axiom and ask them to contact anyone that might be nearby that is not on the list for a possible audition.

I tried that but did not get much of a response from Axiom. They basically went down the list (which is outdated) that anyone can access.

I contacted Axiom in the past. JC contacted me immediately. Unfortunately, he couldn't find anyone. But what can you do...you can't blame anyone for not wanting to invite a stranger to their home.

this is van i have m60's v150 and a pair of Qs8's email me at jorge_desantiago1977@yahoo.com and i'll contact you, exchange phone numbers, and a date to audition.

sounds like fun :o)
i live in South Coast Metro CA. in between Costa Mesa and Santa ana.

Looking for a home theater demo in the Columbus, Ohio area....

Buckeye(can't imagine the reason for your board name), welcome. If you look at the list at the beginning of this thread you'll see possibilities in the Columbus area. The usual procedure is to try to make contact by sending PMs, but when the person hasn't been active on the board recently he may not see the PM. It may be possible for Axiom to assist in making contact if direct approaches haven't worked out.

Hi raju

I have a pair of M22s with a sub in my garage system. I use a VP150 and a pair of Michaura M665s (like the Axiom M60s) in my office. I'm in Irvine, CA.

Looking for a demo in the Kansas City area. Tried the people on the list but got no response. Thanks!

I live in Kansas City, north of the river just outside of Claycomo. You can PM me for more info. Sorry I don't have any of the tower speakers, just 2 M22's and a W100, but it would be better than nothing.

Edit: PS. I also sent you a PM. Check your messages.

Hi , live in Toronto and i am looking to demo M60"s

Thanks

I'm in Burlington if you're interested pm me.

I have M80's and live in Peterborough. If you would like to demo them after visiting HAY, PM me.

Who has the best beer?

HEHEHE. I have Teri.............

Might be worth the visit then :-)

Folks, we have a Winner!

OK ,buy a pair on M60's wheelz so that i can compare with the 80's.lol

obviously you weren't around for the Teri pictures....

Visit Wheelz at all cost!

oh yes i was and i voted several times

actually do we have to vote to see more ?

I'm late to the game, is there actually one woman that good looking? She must be awfully hot

she is ok

I'll pass that along to Teri

Yeah, she's okay.....



She gave me access to some new pictures .

Ouch.

At first I liked her better as a blonde now I think it’s brunette.

Yep, she definitely looks good with her new hair color. It's almost black.

After looking at that picture, I don't care if she's bald.

There's a joke here somewhere I just can't quite place my finger on it.....

At least you didn't say it was on the tip of your tongue.

lets just starting voting again...i guess it is the only way to get the new pictures.

Go Teri !!!

That's a nice picture.





What the hell?! Daffy? Not here!

Not Daffy.....That is just wrong on so many levels....

So Cam..where is that new photo collection Teri let you access..spread the love man

Okay, give me some time and I'll gather them up.

Hi,
I am in Stamford, CT and would like to audition the following:
M80s
VP150
QS8

Hi Vikas,

If you check the first page of this thread you will see 3 people in CT:
East Granby : M80, VP150, QS8, FMS-QS (ask Axiom)
East Haven : M80, VP150 (RCVECC)
Sandy Hook : M60, M22, VP100, QS8, EP350 (Joe_in_Ct )

Usually the procedure is to send a pm (private message) to the people listed under the first page of this thread.
However, I am not familiar with the two people listed so chances are they may not receive your private message if you send them one but it is still worth a shot.

It does look like there is an individual that can be contact through Axiom so I would call axiom and inquire about how to get in touch with the first owner listed. Axiom may have other ways of contacting the other two people as well.

if you can't find anyone nearby keep in mind that axiom has a 30 day in home trial that you can take advantage of.

Welcome to the forums!

Once I get the new gear set up (hopefully next weekend!) I'd like to get back on the audition list. Not sure how/why I'm not on it now. I used to be. ??

Does anyone from Axiom monitor this thread to add names?

I would think Peter Bell would be the one to talk to these days, but I'm really not sure.

I will eventually add my name to the list when I have my system set up in the basement, but I would be embarrassed to have people audition it in its current state.

Hi,

I'm now the person looking over the Audition Club which Axiom is modifying to make it more appealing. Send me your email at jc@axiomaudio.com and I will bring you to date on the project.

Hi,

For Connecticut, there is actually a single M80 Axiom owner registered and he is in East Granby. Would you like me to initiate the first contact or is he too far away ?

JC, welcome to your new post. I'm kind of excited to see how the new audition list will look.

One thing I hope you keep in mind, while it is nice to know who has what equipment and where they are located; you don't want it to become a one-stop-shopping list for would-be thieves.

I must admit that I have similar concerns, particularly with the photo requirement.

Hi,
The photos are for Axiom's use only, they are not mandatory and will not be sent to anyone. The only information released by Axiom is the email address which you will have supplied and which will be listed on the Super Audition Club.

In fact there are only three pieces of information which will be public : the name of your state, the name of your city/town and your email address to submit an audition request.

What's this about a new Super Audition List?

You only make the Super audition list if you are in shape enough to leap over a tall M80 in a single bound.

While holding a super size bottle of wine...

Looks like I'm no longer on the list.

Jake,

You must have reached 8,000 posts before being considered to be given an application for the waiting list to join the double secret probation super audition list. I apologize but you are not there yet, please resubmit after you have met the requirements.

I'll get there someday

Wow, talk about exclusive.

Yup, people are really interested in seeing Peter and my living rooms... and poor Randy's flooded basement.

Randy issues arm floaties to potential listeners.

And tells them to bring a change of clothes.

got the check from insurance, now the rebuild, hmmm, what to do.

What are your initial thoughts?

Randy, you should start a new thread. But, I think an exorcism is clearly among the highest priorities.

Hi Jakewash,

Axiom wants to stimulate the Audition Club activity, providing the members with more opportunities which will result in more rewards for them. Eventually, all the members listed on "Hearing Things / Auditioning Axioms in your area" will be contacted/invited through the email address which was provided when they originally registered.

I have started sending the invitations from the top of the list "Alabama” alphabetically working my way down. I recently completed "New York"; next it will be North Carolina.

So far, the members who have been eliminated from the list are limited to the ones who their email address bounced back.

Sounds like a good idea. I wonder which email I have listed here? I do get all the email updates/owner club newsletters, so it should be the correct one.

I haven't had a newsletter for as long as I can remember but my address didn't change. Also, you are by A's and M's now and I did not get an email regarding this topic.

So assuming I haven't been blacklisted for inadvertantly insulting you in a cartoon, should I PM you or someone else to get it refreshed?

Note: Technically, I just updated my email seconds ago to our new corporate domain. bellaliant.ca vs. aliant.ca. However, both remain functional.

Murphy, he's starting in the states right now and hasn't gotten to Canada yet.

Shows how closely I read it. I read it at least twice but my brain assumed he was doing it alphabetically by names.

Thanks for the clarification. Although I'd still like to be put back on the members mail out.

If there's anyone close to Appleton/Green Bay Wisconsin I'd like to audition the M60's or M80's.

I have the M22's, vp150, and qs8's currently.

Hey 2packer,

I'm not too far from Appleton. I have a pair of M80's.

Shoot me a PM and maybe we can work something out.

make sure you bring some natty light, arrrr arrr arrr

I don't know if I pm'd correctly. So let me know if you didn't get it.

Got it. PM sent back to you.

Hello, I am also interested in auditioning the Axiom line of speakers for future purchase. Anyone near the Richmond, Virginia area? Thanks!

Yesterday afternoon, Lampshade, a/k/a, Chris, came over to my house to audition my M60's. Turns out he lives 2.5 miles away.

He is first of all, an extremely bright and savvy man. If a woman doesn't at least ask, without feigned interest, about his audio gear, she will never see the inside of his house again.
You go, guy!

He appears to be much younger than his actual age. He told me it's because he's never been married. Point deux. And he has a really nice car with no Cheerios on the carpet at all. Trois!

When he walked into the house, he could see, out in the middle of a floor, 3 rooms away, the ass-end of an M60. He was instanly pleased to know my priorities (and just how much I manage to get away with, domestically speaking!)

He brought his Stingray. Wow---1963, split rear window, 396, Hurst, Hollies, original gold... Naw, just kidding.

He brought his Manley Stingray. And like I told you, if women don't at least comment on his Manley Stingray, no dessert. It's also the first time I have ever allowed a parallelogram into my listening room.

We listened to to Wynton Marsalis, Floyd's "Final Cut" and Mr. Waters, alone.

We listened first through my Oink 906, then all the same tracks again with the Manley. Reminded me of my 1960's era, used HK tubie with the two 19lb. transformers. Only crisper, cleaner and, well, better everything. For most of my current listening, a tube amps' subtleties would be wasted, though it was wonderful when I used to consume a lot of jazz.

If I were listenting to what Chris does, I would make the same choice. Great little parallelogram for sure.

I'll let him give you his take on the M60's. Chris?.....

The M60s are like biting into a perfectly ripened apple. Crisp percussion. Wide soundstage. Detailed beauty everywhere to be heard. I loved them. They are speakers I have always wanted and should have purchased a long time ago. They matched incredibly well with my amp and I sat listening overjoyed.

I also wanted to mention the QS8s. They are fiendish little devils. They are the first surrounds I have ever heard where you don't know there is a speaker there.

Bob was a great host and I thank him again. He also has the nicest dog I have ever met.

Come back for a second fix anytime you like. Haven't shared listening fun in a while. Thanks for schleppin' along yo' Stingy. Oh, and Bacon Face Watson thanks you for the comp.

Hi woodsart. Hopefully someone will be available to audition their Axioms for you here. You may want to contact Axiom via phone or email, or pm a representative if you don't get any responses on the boards. I believe JC from Axiom is working on a new audition list, he might be the guy to pm. Unfortunately sometimes an audition request can get buried in the threads, so you may want to start your own, new thread....

Thank Adrian...will do!!! Rob

Geez! Am I gonna have to vacume my carpets if I ever visit you?

Don't worry. He only saw in the hatchback where it just happened to be neat. I'm glad he didn't look at my front mats.

Lampshade!!!!

You may have taken me over the edge of the 60s and hopefully the edge is near when I get that chance to hear them in Tampa. Thanks for that glowing report of the little 'devil QS8s' as well. I would like to hear them, hoping though, that they sound more like angels!!!!

Ahh Woodsart. Then I shall reveal more.

I was really looking forward to hearing the M60's, but I have to admit that I was a little biased against them. I thought that they were going to be solid performers but not spectacular.
I have a lot of experience with detailed, quick, and superbly imaging speakers. I was shocked when I heard the M60's. Were they as good in those areas as other speakers that I have? No. But almost. Breathing down their necks almost. And the M60's could do things that the other speakers can't. I wish I had bought the 60's five years ago.

Percussion was dreamy.

I have never owned a subwoofer. If I get the 60's I will never need one. I don't have a big theater room that needs pressurizing. The bass was very good. Tight. Musical.

I wish I had them for a few weeks so I could really squeeze out what they could do.

Ohh..and the QS8's. Now I have to save up for another Stingray to run a pair of QS8's . Ha HA! And the QS8's looked great on the Axiom Stands.

Well, Mr. Lampshade...I have to let you down a bit, I am really interested in the 80s!! But I think I need to hear the 60s as well. My room is 20X24 and oddly arranged, Because of that, I want to size down to 5.1 rather than the 7.1 I now enjoy. So, the 80's may produce a broader sound stage than the 60's. And along with QS8s, they might just work.

And I am also looking at the ERDs...Shhhhhh!! Don't tell.

One problem is trying to find a owner that is close to hear them all. Hope that will be worked out soon.

I wanted the 80's, I have never heard the 80's, but now know that I don't need the 80's. Although It would be nice to have a pair of High Gloss Orange Piano FInish 80's. My needs are probably different from yours. I don't need to shake my house of the foundation and I don't think I will ever have a center channel. The 60's are more than loud enough and low enough for me.
Good luck!

Lampshade....yeah it would be nice to squeeze all one can get from the 60s, but almost impossible without posession! And posession means purchasing. I may change my mind on the 60s when I hear them.

I'll be upgrading from the Infinity Primus line of high end entry level speakers.

You also have me wrong. We are much alike, it is that the room is large with hardwoods and high ceilings. The 80s appear to be good without a sub as well. I don't like the loud rumble rumble sound, just clear SQ! I have been encouraged to go this route by getting the 80s. As was mentioned in another thread, save your pennies and get what you want or you will be back here in this thread whinning about upgrading again and they are right.

So, I am trying to avoid that. My wife can only take so much of this! I will be ordering very soon the XPA-5 that is for starters. I look forward in hearing the Axiom line of speakers.

You might want to search the forum on this as I recall some owners of Emotiva products having shut down issues when using the M80's.

Hay!

Yes, I am aware of that, however, most are being driven by Onkyos and Avs that are not design for 4ohms (capable, but not designed). I will driving them with and Emo XPA-5 the only way to go! Not enough power and driven too high can cause the shut down, or at least those are the generalized issues with the 80s that I have read. Even my Onk806 has the 4ohm setting, but I don't think I can trust it either.

Thanks,
Rob

I played my M80s for two hours at 100dB from 11-12 feet w/o shutting down or clipping my Onkyo 3007. I did get it to shut down five minutes later by bumping it up to 105dB. I never got my Denon 2807 to shut down with my M80s but I couldn’t push it as hard because it would start clipping.

The shutdowns Hay is talking about are specific to certain Emotiva amps mainly the XPA-2 AFAIR. Emo claims it’s because the M80s dip down to 2ohms, however I don‘t see aht in the impedance graphs. I believe at least one Emo owner here had his XPA modified by Emo with a different protection circuit so it doesn’t suffer the shutdown problem. AFAIK not all Emo amps have this issue with the M80s just one or a few.

Yeah, it's mostly their high end amps, although I've never heard of an RPA-2 shutting down. And I don't know anyone crazy enough to have XPA-1s.

Grunt, I originally was going to use my 806, because I was told by Onkyo it would be fine, just change the ohm setting, but as I read, it began to worry me and thus stumbling on Emotiva, my bad. But, I do believe it will improve my current system considerably. The 806 doesn't do a bad job at that. And in your first statement is pretty much what I have read in all the forums with shutdowns and clipping.

A few years ago it’s my understanding that some low end receivers particularly Onkyos had a reputation for shutting down with the M80s but I don’t think that has been a problem for some time. I myself was still afraid of this which is why I put my 3007 through that stress test to see what it could handle.

I think most people do great with Emo amps even those who have M80s. As with most things on the internet things get blown out of proportion because complainers always outweigh those who praise. It’s just something you should be aware of so you can consider it and maybe even ask Emo if they can mod your amp.

I would actually be more worried about driving a Denon receiver hard with the M80s since they don’t in my experience shut down as easily making it easier to damage your speakers.

Cheer,
Dean

Dean, I have heard of a review (by Ninja)...would love the make that name smaller here. I'd like to know where the discussion is in the Axiom thread.

Wish you were near Richmond. I am antsie about hearing the M80s. JC is trying to arrange an audition in Tampa where I will be next week. I have been encouraged to listen to the M60s as well.

Thanks,
Rob

If you do drive the M80s with ANY receiver make sure to leave the ohm setting to 8 or in Onyko's case 6ohm.

Rob, welcome. As Rick(Wid)pointed out, the lower ohm setting on a receiver should never be used. This is a fire safety type of precaution required by UL(Underwriters Laboratories)to help prevent overheating. It does this by reducing the voltage output of the power supply section of the receiver. Following Ohm's Law, when the voltage is reduced, so is the current and power. Lab tests show that the maximum power capacity is cut roughly in half. So, the possibility of overheating is reduced, but at the expense of maximum performance capability. The default 8ohm(or whatever the high setting is designated)setting should never be changed.

I believe this is the thread you are talking about Rob.

http://www.axiomaudio.com/boards/ubbthre...true#Post252179

However, IMO to understand it you need to know the context which also lead to this thread:

http://www.axiomaudio.com/boards/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=229651&fpart=1

Which all got started by a thread I can’t find right now were a person who liked what the Ninja crossover did for his M22s posted that here on the Axiom forum. Misunderstandings and IMO some fanboyism ensued eventually leading to the Ninja leaving the forum a tad pissed off.

Understand that just offering to sell his crossovers here on the Axiom site is a violation of site rules which allow no selling with the occasional exception for legitimate charities. Despite this Axiom let the thread continue but like I said the way some things were said lead to the general impression that he was saying those stock M22s you all bought sound like crap but will sound great if you buy my crossover for 2/3 the original price of the speakers. I saw this same thing come up over at the TCA website were people got pissed at his poor choice of words which basically sound the same, that the stock (I think it was an AV123 speaker in that case) sounds like crap w/o his aftermarket crossover upgrade, though I think he smoothed that one over in the end.

Personally I don’t pay any attention to reviews of speakers done in internet forums unless I have read the reviewers opinion on many different things, have some common basis for comparison, and feel that they are evenhanded in their opinions. So basically I stick to professional reviews with a few exceptions made for people who’s opinions I’ve come to respect by reading their comments over a long period of time.

Having just said you should take forum reviewers with a grain of salt , if you’re curious Sean (St_PatGuy) and I recently listened to my M80s in two different rooms and in one of them compared them with his Odyssey Loreleis.

http://www.axiomaudio.com/boards/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=18571&Number=305734#Post305734

AFAIK Axiom estimates return shipping for a pair of tower speakers is about $60 so if you can afford that then. Also AFAIK if you try out the M60s but for some reason want something that can play louder and from what I’ve read likely sounds a little more forward then you can upgrade to the M80s within 30 day an Axiom will cover the return shipping. Should you choose to then return the M80s you would be on the hook for shipping them back.

I’m curious if you have decided yet what sort of speaker sound you are looking for? IMO the M80s are forward in their presentation causing the soundstage to sound like it’s coming out toward you, and similarly produce a more “wall-of-sound” type effect than many other speakers that might be considered more laid back. I like this sort of sound both for music and especially movies. However, IMO speakers that sound like this are often more finicky about placement in that more laid back speakers IMO have a wider range of placement over which the sound good. OTOH forward speakers have IMO a narrower range of placement where they sound good but when placed well sound better. But I am biased to like forward sounding speakers which is why I was looking at B&W, Focal, Paradigm and eventually bought Axiom.

Cheers,
Dean

Another possibly redeeming tidbit for Ninja (although I honestly don't know why I want to give him even that little bit) is that he reviewed M80tis. From my conversations with Alan and Ian, I know that the v2s were a significant improvement, particularly over the earlier tis.

Thanks, Dean...I knew you guys would be able to comment and that you knew already about the N.....guy. I do have the URL with pics of that review if you are interested in reading it. The man doesn't seem half bad. The review or dissection of the 6.1 was disturbing and I for one was very excited....but not that this has lessened my interest.

However, no one in the Richmond area or Tampa area has contacted me yet to hear them, of course they may be too busy for the moment, but JC said he may be contacting me soon, however I leave for Tampa tomorrow the 22nd. I will have my laptop with me. So, hopefully I will hear soon.

Anyways I will be auditioning The Swan line while I am there-All have good reviews and they are similar in price, maybe a little less.

I really don't know whether or not the 60s or the 80s will suite my needs. My room is large and I probably will have to submit a layout to somebody to get help. It is a square room and an odd layout. probably about 3800 cubit feet. That is why I thought I needed the 80s. I do watch more movies that listen to music, but it is maybe I'm particular about the SQ in audio. My wife told me I was becoming a video snob. I think it is referred to as an audiophile!!! I may not be that, though.

Well I will be checking out this thread again today. Thanks again for your comments.

Blessings,
Rob

Woods, I can almost assure you that regardless of what speakers you end up choosing, whether they be Axiom or another brand...if they are a quality speaker that sounds "true", you'll be listening to more music than you originally expected or intended. That certainly was my case, and many others here as well. Good luck with the auditioning!

Just wanted to say thanks for Merchman for having me over to audition his M80's. Very nice speakers. Was pleasantly surprised how great they sound even without a sub hooked up to them.

I also brought along my M22's. When hooked up only about 1 ft outside the M80's that was a very nice widened full sound stage when played together.

Now, if I could find someone locally who has some M60's to listen to.

Adrian....I was listening to Pandora some until I upgraded from Samsung to Panasonic, (who, by the way is suppose to have Pandora at some point and time), and I was getting into music. My youngest son keeps me loaded with music.

I would like to hear the 60s and the 80s to where I can make my decision. I have made up my mind about the XPA-5.

So, Adrian, concerning your unbiased opinion you see Axioms as "True"? Can you elaborate on that wisdom? What other speakers have you owned for comparison? If you don't mind me asking.

Thanks,
Rob

I think by 'True', Adrian is refering to the fact most of Axiom's linup has a flat frequency response and plays back the source as it is was recorded, no coloration. For other 'True' speakers I would refer to Paradigm Studio series for a sound similar to Axiom. Focal has a few in their line up I would call true as do Monitor Audio with their Gold Series and a few others I have heard.

What Jay said re colouration. Monitor Audio RS series and Paradigm Studios were the two other speakers that I gave serious consideration to before my leap of faith on the M80s based Axiom setup I now have. My choice was influenced, in large part by price as well as a few forum members here who had compared the M80s to Paradigm Studio 100s favourably. I feel I would have been happy with any of these speakers, though, they all had the detailed, clean sound I was looking for just some were a little pricier. My auditioning also included Klipsh, Energy, Infinity, Mission, and a few others.

Thanks, that is helpful, you guys are great....Adrian wish you lived closer where I could take a listen. So, 'leap of faith' lead you to the purchase of the 80s without auditioning???? Or did you take a listen?

I would like to see your set-ups...have any pics. I know I am a worry wart...sorry.

Yes, I had some reservations about buying speakers I hadn't actually heard but the guys here had reassured me that the M80s were similar to the sound of the Studio 100s which I'd already auditioned. Now, the other thing I should mention is that Debbie at Axiom offered to open the Axiom plant on her day off(!!!) so that I could hear the M80s...I decided that since I lived within 3 hrs drive, I would simply buy the speakers(pick them up myself), try them in my own home and go from there. If I didn't like them, I'd pack them back up and return them myself, or obviously keep them if I liked them. I spent a couple of days messing around with placement as well as my new Denon AVR before I really started to appreciate the M80s, although I was surprised at the bass they could generate immediately.

My setup is pretty typical of the guys with "non-dedicated" home theatres....M80s/VP150/QS8s,(although I bought a Paradigm DSP3400 Sub on sale locally), 52" LCD and a Denon AVR and BD player. Have a look at SRoode's or RickF's for some really nice HT's.

Here is a link to the pics I posted of my setup in the Gallery

http://axiomaudio.com/boards/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showgallery&Number=296221

I'm in the Buffalo, NY area if anyone is willing to let me listen to their Axioms.

I see someone is in Clarence, but there was no user name attached.

Welcome. Maybe that Clarence entry should have indicated "ask Axiom". In any case, it'd be a good idea to contact Axiom directly to see if they can assist you with an audition.

Hi,

Axiom is also limited to the Axiom owners who have registered to offer an audition of their Axiom system.

For New York state they are:
Clarence Center - M80, VP150, QS8, EP600V - Epic 80 - 600 - 7.1
East Northport (Long Island) : M22, VP150, QS8(3) (bjkramer)
Newburg : M60, VP150, QS8, EP350 (snakeyes)
Port Chester : M3, VP100, QS8, EP175, M2 (ask Axiom)
Sands Point : M3, VP100, QS4, (ask Axiom)
Staten Island : M80, VP150, QS8, EP600 (ditcin)

I will gladly initiate the first communication with the ones showing (ask Axiom) as a contact link.

Spall - I'm in Lancaster, not too far. Send me a private message.

I'm nearby to buff to, m60s and 350

Anyone in or around Memphis TN that would not mind letting me hear their Axiom M22 setup?

Clay, the audition list is being revised and shows only Nashville owners in Tennessee. If there is someone in your area, it's unlikely that they'd happen to see your post. You might contact Axiom directly to see if any assistance would be available.

Clay,
don't give up. I got a friendly offer months after I posted.

looks like buffalo, new york - with guys in suburbs (clarence and lancaster, and myself) is a hot bed of Axiom love'in. Origional poster on pg 13 looking for a listen doesn't seem to have checked back though...

still looking for someone in the Appleton/Green Bay WI that has a pair of M60's. My M22's everytime I walk downstairs say upgrade me.

If you don't have a sub, get one. M22s + a sub are better than just M60s.

I have a sub. The M22's just don't fill the room with enough sound. They are great when listening at the couch, but where my eliptical is at towards the back of the room I am reading about 70 db. When exercising I want to hit about 85.

I auditioned at Merchmans his M80's and they will work, just wondering if a set of M60's will work for what I'm looking to do.

I am also looking to upgrade my tv so any cash I can save on the speakers would help. Then I need to save for the 4 position theater seating. This hobby is addicting and not cheap.

2packer. I have auditioned all 3 speakers at Axiom using an A/B switch. The M60 and M22 are almost identical in sound and all 3 speakers are excellent performers. I'm sure the M60 would work very well for you and you would be very happy with them.

Add a sub to the M60s and you will be VERY happy! I own both the M22s and the M60s...both with subs. With the M22s, I had a hard time meshing them with my sub where it sounds like "one". No problems with the M60s. But, I agree with pmbuko...M22s with a sub would be more satisfying than the M60s alone.

and I thought that was Wid's system thumping east of me, must be the Sonic.

Hello all,

Is there anyone in the Chicago area with any of the on-wall speakers (or smaller bookshelfs)?

I live right in the city and am looking to audition a set. As I am limited to on-wall for this particular room, hearing the bigger floor standers I see listed doesn't really help me much.

M22s, maybe. If those are allowed to be mounted horizontally (doubtful) I could make those fit too.

Thanks,

-Dave

Dave, welcome. The Illinois audition listings don't presently show a good match for your request, but you might contact Axiom directly to see if something might be arranged.

No, it wouldn't be a good idea to mount the M22s horizontally, but vertical mounting of the regular M22s on the wall should work well in most situations.

Actually, contacting them directly is how I found this thread.

Yeah, I figure going sideways would not be a good idea. Unfortunately I can't have a tall speaker mounted vertically. There are windows in the way. I can have a square-ish speaker set vertically or a horizontal one above or below the window. You can see it in this photo. I'll be replacing the Bose blocks that came with the house:



If someone in the city has any Axiom speakers at all I'd be thrilled to hear them just to get a sense of how good any of the offerings are. I would never expect the on walls to sound quite as good as the free standing ones, just due to room dynamics, but it'll at least let me know what kind of quality I'm dealing with. I've heard 100% exceptional feedback so far, but the low prices still have me wondering how good they could possibly be.

Dave, from the picture it appears that there's easily enough room below rhe windows to mount the M22s(or an even taller speaker)vertically. The tweeters should be about at ear level.

Agreed. Since the fireplace bumps out into the room by what looks to be 10 - 12", mounting the bookshelf M22s under the windows with Axiom's Full Metal Brackets would look pretty good.

One more recomendation for M22's below the windows.

Dave, I live about 60 miles west of downtown in Huntley. I have M22's and M80's, and (I hope this is allowed) Wid lives south of the city in Wilmington, but not sure of his set up without digging.

Guys, rewiring to a new location below the window might be more trouble than Dave wants. I do agree that putting ANY speaker closer to ear level will result in better sound.

Dave, don't dismiss using the FMB that Peter mentioned - even above the window located near the existing wiring. If you don't want to move the wiring, having the speakers above the window tilted down so that they point at the listening position could make a world of difference in the sound. It also might allow you to use regular M2 or M3's, which would probably sound better than an inwall/onwall mounted that close to the ceiling.

Thanks for the input everyone-

I agree that being below there would be MUCH better sound. The issue is partly the wiring (though moving the fronts would actually allow me to use better wire) and partly interference with furnishings... That tan chair in the corner is not permanent, and we're still not sure what'll be going on the wall to the left of the fireplace. Quite possibly a big fish tank that goes up to the window level. Or a big plant or something. Who knows.

Trust me... if there's a way that speakers can be made to fit down there, I'll get bookshelf models on stands or a thin floor standing speaker (I think either of those would look better than an onwall floating in that spot below the window, not to mention sounding better) and wire it through the (existing) holes on either lower edge of the fireplace. That, to me, would look better than those FMBs (which I hadn't noticed before). A smaller club chair in the corner would leave room for a bookshelf on stands too.

That said, this is just a secondary listening room, and if there's something that'll sound 90% good even way up top, it might look best to use the existing wiring and put it all up there. The surrounds have to be that high either way, so there's some small aesthetic benefit to matching that.

Hard to say. But I'd still love to hear the on-walls, just because if they sound good, I'll know things can only get better by using the FMBs or monitor or FS speakers.

Brian, I'm kicking myself now for forgetting to check this site in the past few days (I forgot to bookmark it). I was actually just out that far west last night. South of you, on 88, but what's another bit of driving when already that far. I was going to be picking up a pre-amp, but it turned out he wasn't able to configure it properly and get it up and running for me. So I drove all the way out past Aurora just to drop off those Bose cubes in the photos that I'm replacing. Took me all night because of the road work. I'd have gladly hopped up 47 or something. I may contact you at some point soon... if he gets it working I'm due for another long trip out there. It's worth it for the price to sound quality ratio I'd be getting for that preamp.

You're picking up a preamp, for what? Are you going with a 2 channel set up?

The preamp is for the main listening room. The Axioms are for the family room surround setup.

Is anyone in Northern NJ with Axiom M80, VP150/180, QS8 setup? I am considering Axiom M80/VP180/QS8 or Paradigm Studio 100/CC-690/ADP-590 and would like to know if I can audition Axioms. I recently auditioned Paradigm setup and was really really impressed with the sound quality and their look but the Paradigm prices are out of my budget, plus arrogant dealer and have to rely on dealer for repairs instead of Paradigm.

You should like Axiom as the M80sv2s sound very similar to the Studio 100s and the QS8s are better than the ADP series, IMO. I hope someone will be able to help you out, although with Axiom having just released a v3 speaker I highly doubt you will have anyone nearby that has the v3 speaker yet. Good luck.

OK, I am now interested in auditioning any Axiom model, not just the ones I can mount on a wall. I think I've got some freedom now with the speaker options. (I've had my ugly Polks upstairs for a week and she hasn't complained... easing back to something much more attractive but still floorstanding could still work. Diabolical!)

Anyway, the closer to Chicago city the better, but I do need to take a trip way south to University Park at some point, so if that one person in Wilmington is around, I could combine those trips. Otherwise, how might I go about tracking down the person in Arlington Heights?

Thanks,

-Dave

You are most welcome to come down for a listen, pm me and we can set up a time.

Dave, Dan who was in Arlington Heights graduated college and is now working in Florida. The list hasn't been updated.

Who in their right mind would move from Chicago to Florida? Doesn't he like snow?

Hi,

I would like to audition the Epic 80 system. I am from Connecticut. Please let me know if you do have the system and you are fairly close by.. Thank you very much in advance.

HHP

One good reason, I would expect someone who wants to be able to purchase some extremely "cheap" real estate.

HHP, welcome. See the listings at the beginning of the audition thread above. Two are in Connecticut, and the usual procedure is to try to make direct contact by PM, email or asking Axiom for assistance.

Hi JohnK'

HHP has contacted me but I could not provide him with an available registered audition club memeber in Connecticut. I suggested that he should ask for an audition on the Axiom forums. I hope that a member of the Forums will be able to offer him an audition. Thanks for your suggestion to contact Axiom.

Auditioning right now with Axiom on v3 and most of us on v2 or older makes it somewhat pointless. I think right now a would be buyer needs to make the leap and listen for themselves in their own house, which is the best way anyway.

I don't really think so. At least they'll get an idea of the Axiom sound. It's hardly changed THAT much!

Not according to the reviews by Alan and Gene etc., they make it sound like there is a big difference.

I’m with you Jay. Based on the reviews I’d be hard pressed to tell someone that my speakers sound like the new ones. OTOH when comparing my new M2v3 to my M22v2 I couldn’t tell them apart when crossed over to the sub at 80Hz. Now I only listened for about 30 minutes so there could be some more subtle differences but nothing stood out to me. Granted the M2v3 may not reflect all the changes made to the M80v3 like crossover tweaks. So my experience my not carry over to the M80s.

I am very jealous of all those going to the anniversary party as they will get to hear all the new speakers and find out first hand.

Hi - I am interested in audition for M80s in Orange County, California? I did not see any list on page 1 that has M80.
Secondary, would like to audition VP150 and QS8, if available. Mainly it is M80s.

Thanks,
shong

Any M60's in that area, that would give you a close idea of how great the M80's and M60's sound.

Welcome to the forum. It is a pity I can't help you out on this matter since I live in Japan. You will find someone to help you out for sure.

Thanks. Keeping my ears open. Been looking at Axiom for awhile - it's really difficult to pull the trigger without listening.

Keep in mind, you will likely be auditioning V2 speakers vs the recent V3's. Hope you find an audition with somebody e30.

Anyone remember who it is that has that killer condo by the beach with all those Axiom's? Maybe a night's rental would do as an audition.

Shong, welcome. An M80 setup is listed in the Pasadena area, with an "ask Axiom" contact suggestion.

Thanks JohnK. How do I "ask Axiom"? Simple email? Pasadena is ~60 miles from where I am...

Probably the most direct route would be to send a PM(message under "My Stuff" heading)to Jc(Jean-Claude Benoit), who's now in charge of the audition list. You should be aware that many of the listings aren't up-to-date and may no longer be available for an audition. In any case, you can ask if there are any other possibilities in your area.

how do i put my name on the list for someone who is in my area and wants to stop by to audition my axioms?!?

You have to send a PM to Amie with your address etc.

Does JC take care of the 'Auditions' thread now?

i sent a pm to Amie, if JC does it now, i'm sure she will forward it to him (i hope)

solar, Amie has not been around on the forums for almost 2 years.

thanks, i guess i'll give JC a try. i can't even find the listing on the site there's no place to click on it to see it. unless somehow i keep missing it; that place is very well hidden!

I meant "the other Amie".

I thought PeterBell was doing that stuff now.

Is Peter Bell still here?

I don't believe so.

SD, the audition list is the first entry in this thread. Unless there's been a very recent change, Jean-Claude is in charge of re-organizing the list and has indicated that he'll assist with "ask Axiom" entries.

As far as I know Peter is still with the company. He never really was in charge of the audition threads. I believe JC is Da Man now.

Hi,

Yes, I'm the guilty one for the Audition Club and hopefully I'll move every member to the next level "Axiom Suoper Audition Club" ! ! !

To learn more about it go the the first page of Hearing Things and there is a link with the Invitation to Join.

On another note: Peter B. is no more with Axiom.

Crap, and he was doing such a good job on the customer council. I will miss the discussions I had with him...best wished Peter.

I had a couple of nice PM's with him regarding blown fuses on my EP500 and was going to send him an update when I saw JC's post. So I bumped an old thread instead. Good people will always be missed. He is one of them.

Scott

WoW, i finally got added to the listing for auditioning. I'm listed in Alexandria, VA and I'm the only one listed in Alexandria so if anyone is in the area and wants to audition the Axioms I own, M80v3 towers, VP180v3 & QS8v3's please PM me or email me at the email address given on the Owners List.

http://www.axiomaudio.com/boards/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=184230#Post184230

Oh! Oh! Me, me. Pick me!!!

Alexandria is close, real close. In fact I'm leaving now!
I'll just knock on random doors until I find you.

Why waste your time with your nose pressed to the glass waiting for your speakers when you can randomly knock on doors until you find a descent audio set up. "Hi. I hear you have good speakers. I brought my own music!"

yep, tomorrow, scamp will be at my house auditioning my Axiom speakers. I hope he will enjoy them and perhaps seriously consider them for purchase based on the experience. here is a break down of my gear for you all:

Onkyo PR-SC5507P Pre-Amp
Emotiva Amps:
XPA-5
UPA-2
Sony SXRD 55" RPTV 1080p
Oppo BDP-83 blu-ray player
Toshiba HD-A35 HD-DVD player
PS3 slim 120gb
Xbox 360 Elite 120gb
Cable HD-DVR
Monoprice XLR interconnects & HDMI cables
Calabrine Bi-Wire cables for front 3
Monoprice 14awg cables for all surrounds

Axiom Speakers:
M80v3 Towers
VP180v3 Center
QS8v3 Side Surrounds
Polk Audio TSi100 Back Surrounds
Emotiva Ultra Sub 10 Subwoofer

Harmony One Remote

that is the basic breakdown of my system. Here's to hoping we can win scamp over to our camp. I'll do my best! I've got quite a line up for him and his son tomorrow with a movie (a full movie too), two and multichannel music from Blu-ray, SACD (DSD), DVD-A. scamp has agreed to the choices I have selected from my collection and he will bring some CD's of his own and he has requested that we listen to a scene of a movie which I have. The music will range from classical, to rock to jazz to modern/contemprary music. Oh yes, I will be treating him to the Nordic Sound 2L in 2 channel with the M80v3 Towers set to full with NO SUB (let me tell you, that blu-ray sounds incredible in 2 channel); of course there will be many others musically for he and his sons enjoyment! I am providing pizza for lunch and scamp is providing dessert. i will post my thoughts of how things went and how i think scamp enjoyed (or didn't) himself though, i'm thinking they will have enjoyed themselves very much. until tomorrow....

I am intrested in listing the M80V3 for auditioning. I'm in Saudi arabia, Al-Khobar

please let me know or email me at the email mre at ram_raju3@yahoo.com

Yada yada yada... We wanna know what he brought for desert and if it was good.

i will

Welcome to the forum.

Very cool to have a member interested in Axiom all the way from Saudi Arabia. I imagine there might not be too many owners of Axiom products from there. If you have not already, phone or email Axiom regarding this inquiry.

Hi Dr. House,

Axiom has the highest respect for its clientele's privacy. As you know Axiom does not use any information provided by its customer to contact him outside its current transaction unless the customer has authorized such action. When a transaction is completed Axiom will not contact the customer anymore respecting his right to privacy.

It is the same rule which governs the audition process. Axiom strictly limits its action at contacting Axiom owners who have specifically and previously registered offering such a valuable service.

Unfortunately, we don't have any Saudi Arabia Axiom owners registered at this time - http://www.axiomaudio.com/boards/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=184230&page=1.

Hopefully, Ram Raju will be one of the first ones !

I'm not sure what you are referring too but I was recommending this individual to contact the company using phone or email regarding his inquiry instead of relying on the forum. Not the other way around.

OK. I think I understand the confusion. I was under the impression he was looking for an audition in Saudi Arabia but that's not the case?

well, finished my first audition about an hour ago and it went very well. scamp and his son were very impressed with the Axioms. they enjoyed a very active 7.1 "Hellboy II" and really loved the sounds that all of the Axioms I had were giving to faithfully reproduce the soundtrack. we listened to a variety of music to from CD's, SACD's and DVD-A sources. they had a lot to say about the speakers. I was very happy and proud to host this effort in the name of Axiom; I do hope to do this again, it was a lot of fun and i dare suspect I might have even made a friend! It's also good to put an actual face with a "screen name!" I think Scamp is very, very close to joining us here in the Axiom camp!

Oh yes, for those who wanted to know (FREDK)I bought Pizza for lunch and Scamp brought some very yummy cupcakes for dessert! a good time was had by all.

How well did the audition go? I was so wrapped up in the sound I totally forgot to have a cupcake. That's some serious sound!


I'd been on the fence about 5.1 vs 7.1, but this made it easy. The back channel really added to the film without hitting you over the head. The field was very even an enveloping. 7.1 is it for me.


We started with a CD of sample music we brought (iTunes lossless burned to CD), and then listed to the DVD-A. Wowser! What a difference. It made the CD sound muddy by comparison.



There is where you are wrong my friend. I am not all that close to joining the Axiom camp... I'm already in it. My order was placed as soon as we made it home.

3 - M22's for Left, Right, Center
4 - QS8's for Sides and rear's.
Plus I'll round things out with an SVS PC13-Ultra.

Thanks again Solarrdadd for pushing me over the edge!

Excellent! We want cupcakes, er, pictures when your speakers are set up.

Yeah, that should be an interesting process. The left wall is cinder block/Underground and the right wall is a 1/2 wall into another large room.

WoW, I'm both happy and proud of and for you scamp! congrats on your purchase and welcome to the Axiom family. I am happy i could help you in your choice to join us. those M22v3's coupled with that sub will bring you some serious HT and 2 channel music listening pleasure i'm sure. please let me know when you get your order. again, congrats and i'm happy i gave you the extra little push you needed. i've had two of the cupcakes already. i expect i'll knock off another one or two tomorrow!

Team Axiom, on the job!

I had an audition for Henry last week. No one told me cupcakes were to be involved....

Yeah, no one told me either. And you didn't tell me you are almost Swedish. My wife is an expert at Swedish pastries. Next time we meet I will bring some.

Okay, but I draw the line at Lutefisk!

Hey! We don't use language like that around here.

here is a link to a peek of what scamp saw and got to enjoy yesterday! it's a link to my gallery of at blu-ray.com one of these days i'll figure out how to put a gallery up here; it's not a simple as it is over at their site. this site might take a peek at how their galleries look and they way they are allowed to do it and perhaps make some changes. i bet if it was easier, we'd see a lot more people posting their galleries!

http://www.blu-ray.com/community/gallery.php?member=solarrdadd

Great gallery. I'm jealous of several things about your system. Nice job.

Thank you CV, I know I don't have the fancy room or chairs like some (and believe me i wish i did!) but you can trust me when i tell you that what i have really sounds great and puts out great video too. I'm very happy with it and the Axioms have really brought everything to life in my system!

I cant believe No one in Houston TX...I guess I will be the first person in 2 months....

So do I (Houston is a big city). I'm very interested in listening to the M80.

Perhaps it would be best to contact Axiom, more specifically JC, and see if he can come up with anything for you guys. I think there's some guys from Texas here, but not sure about Houston(not everyone participates on the forums obviously).

I finally decided to buy M80v3 and I will be getting my m80v3 in a week from now. We do have a lot of other dealers selling a wide range of speakers here in Saudi. I decided to buy m80s after I have read all the positive reviews on the board. I hope to enjoy the best of Axiom products.

Ram, welcome and congratulations on having the honor of becoming our first Saudi member. You certainly will enjoy the superb M80v3s which you're getting.

John, thank you and god bless u

Another congrats, Ram. Be sure to give everyone your impressions once you set them up, and put them through their paces.

Adrian, Thank You. I will surely let you all know when I set up the system.

An Axiom owner all the way from the middle east. That is really cool! Lets hope you enjoy the great "Canadian sound".

Congratulations once again.

Congrats buddy! I can't wait to see your review of the M80v3's! I picked up a pair of them with the VP180v3 & QS8v3's and I just can't stop loving them! The M80's offer incredible price to performance value and you just won't believe you got that much speaker for that low of a price after you get them and get them rolling!

please keep us posted. Just think, your gonna be the first "kid on your block" with Axioms (just like me!), it's gonna be cool!

please & thank you!

Hello,
I'm in Pa. and want to get a message to Zarak to see if I could stop over and hear his system. I did not know how to send a PM on this forum page.

Thank you,
Tony P.

If you click on a users name, there is an option to send a PM. If you can't find a recent post by a user, there is a users list near the top.

At the top select my stuff> messages, then start a new message. Key in the user name

i just hosted my 3rd audition last night, it went well. the potential customer really enjoyed my system and was thrilled with the sound from my axioms. i think we will have a new member to the family soon! It really worked out just right, the day of the audition, when i got home i got my commission check from one of my other auditions and that customer purchased an entire 7 channel axiom speaker system. i am hopeful that this gentleman will also make a purchase.

one of the things i will tell you i like about the auditions is when you see that people are really seeing and hearing something new, either for the first time or like it was the first time and that they really love your system it makes you feel proud and reinforces your belief that you put together a good system. i am hopeful to do more auditions in the future; almost wish i could open a business doing it!

here's a peek at what my potential customers get to audition and oh yes, i serve pizza with every audition! http://www.blu-ray.com/community/gallery.php?member=solarrdadd

Hi Solarrdadd,

Thanks for your valuable support; it is very much appreciated !

No JC, it's my pleasure and yes, I am a proud Axiom Owner!
Please & Thank You!

Just to clarify for people not familiar with the audition process, you received Axiom Bucks/Gift Certificates correct?

Hay,

To learn more about it . . .
Invitation to become an Axiom Audition Club Member

On the first page of the first topic " Auditioning Axioms in Your Area" of the thread "Hearing Things", you will find the associated links.
Auditioning Axioms in Your Area

Depending on your status and the turn out of your audition you can receive real dollars.

If you have questions I'll be happy to give you the information.

you are correct, but, if the person you held the audition for buys axiom after auditioning with you then you get a commission from that sale. speak to JC who can fill you in on the details and requirements.

Thanks guys, I probably worded my response incorrectly as I've been registered here for quite awhile and received my fair share of Axiom bucks for auditions I performed

If someone new was seeing the post I wanted to make it clear that you no longer receive a cheque but rather Axiom certificates after the prospective buyer makes their order and keeps the speakers after the 30 days.

Graeme, under the present Audition Club methodology Axiom credit is granted for a verified audition, but as the above link describes, a 5% commission in actual money is granted if the audition results in a sale.

Hmmm, I guess it pays to actually follow the link and read

I remember back when they used to give $$ and then changed the option. Interesting to see they went back to that style.

Time to update myself for the audition club...thanks for following up John to show I really didn't know what was going on ha-ha

Hi, i'd love to listen to a pair of m80's. i'm in mississauga, according to the list though there isn't any m80's near me. i'm hoping perhaps the list is outdated? I will call axiom to see if they do have any near me if no one knows of any here.

You can just send a PM (personal message) to JC who is the audition guy.

Maybe I should get on the list....I've got M80's, Jadon...straight up the 410.

You've been listless for too long, young man!

He's been alone, listless, at a breakfast table in an otherwise empty room.

Thanks! i'll pm jc at some point tonight. It appears caledon is about a 45 minute drive from me, which isn't too bad either if there is no one closer ^_^

He's been alone, listless, at a breakfast table in an otherwise empty room. [/quote]

good one Eddie V!

Thank goodness for the quote, as I had to read it twice because I could barely make out what was being said .

Hi,

Is there anyone near San Jose, CA (or anywhere in the south bay) with the M50/M60/M80 that i can get an audition with?

Cheers,
Ashvin

Welcome, Ashvin. Not everyone frequents the boards that are on Axiom's audition list, so just in case you don't get a response, or someone misses your request, you might want to call Axiom directly. Sometimes they can refer you to an audition(er?) in your area.

As a sidenote, I have found(as some others have) that Axiom speakers have a similar sound to some of Paradigm's Studio lineup(M80 vs Studio 100s) if that helps any...

You may want to start your own thread as well, I think more people will see it.

Hey Tony,

Don't know if you ever got an audition, but if you didn't let me know. I'm in Central PA.

Sorry I didn't notice this earlier, I haven't been on the boards as much recently.

Thanks Adrian. I tried calling Axiom and they said the forum is my best option.

I'll take your advice and create a new thread. May be that works.
Thanks again

~Ashvin

Does one need to be a member of the Audition Club to get credits ?

I auditioned my set up to a couple of friends and I may have one making a purchase soon.

I could use the credit to upgrade my center to the 180 !

Hello, Slitman.

No, you don't have to be a member of the Audition Club to get credit (as far as I know), as your purchase history is kept on an Axiom database. When you hold an addition for someone, and that person ends up purchasing Axiom speakers as a result of your influence (or your speakers), all they have to do when they place their order is mention that you held an audition for them.

Or in my case, forget to mention to those auditioning to mention my name and you lose out on some easy Axiom bucks

Or in my case they decide not to order

Onn, your system is pretty darn imposing, and borderline scary. I could see it being a deterrent .

Hello Wheelz,

thanks for that info ! I will probably join anyway .. once I get my new projector and screen mounted up I'll post some pics. My Xmas present to myself.

cheers and Happy Holidays !

Howdy. I'd be very much interested in audtioning any Axiom products in the Houston area. I'd be willing to travel as far away as Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, or New Orleans just to give a bit of a radius. I'm in Texas' Golden Triangle.

I know we have some folks on the forum in Texas just can't remember the exactlocations, hopefully one or two will be along shortly.

Hi,
Here is the list of the Texan Axiom owners who are offering an audition of their Aixom system. Hopefully, there is one near you.
Texas
Arlington : M80, VP150, QS8, M22Ti (redjet)
Austin : M60, VP150, QS8 (HGP)
Austin : M60, VP150, QS8 (powerfreak)
Austin / Cedar Park : M80, VP150, QS8, EP600 (myrison)
* Cedar Park : VP150, M80, QS8, EP600, EP800 (jason.cumberland+axiomauditions@gmail.com )
Burleson : Epic 80 - 500 (ask Axiom)
Frisco : M80, VP150, QS8, EP500 (jfdawson)
Pasadena : M22, EP600 (ask Axiom)
Onalaska : M80, VP150, QS8 (ask Axiom)
Rowlett (Dallas Area) : M60, VP100, QS8 (Bray)
Round Rock : M60, VP150, QS8, M22 (WhatFurrer)
San Angelo : M60, VP100, QS8 (BigJohn)
Victoria : Epic 80 - 500 (donjuanmiguel)

Good luck !

That looks like an MIA list Jc.

Hi Rick,
Pardon my lack of knowledge! What is MIA ?

Missing In Action Jc ... they have disappeared!

Missing in action.

Rick,

Thanks for the explanation. I should have known; I have started watching the HBO Mini Series The Pacific. It is excellent !

I know for a fact that Jason Cumberland is very active and offers an excellent support to Axiom.
* Cedar Park : VP150, M80, QS8, EP600, EP800 (jason.cumberland+axiomauditions@gmail.com )

I think Bray stops by ever now and again also, I imagine some of the folks do lurk without posting some also.

The Pacific on Blu Ray is definitely on my to get list, enjoy the series Jc!

Looking for an audition in Saskatoon, Also going to edmonton this weekend March 11/11 please reply if i can audition your axioms.

I think Mel(Onn) is in Edmonton....he has the mother of all Axioms systems!

i sent a message 3 days ago no reply. Also i noticed this today

Last Online: 01/27/07 03:54 PM

Doesnt look good for mel or i have the wrong guy

Did you contact this Mel? He's been active here fairly recently, iirc.

thx i just sent him a message as well. I have been listening to paradigm studio 100's and focal 836. I need to hear the axiom before i make a decision.

If you want to drive 3 hrs south while you are in Edmonton I can give you a reasonable facsimile of Mel's system, minus 3 M80's and a VP180.

I know Mel seems to travel quite a bit this time of year.

I've sent a PM back. I'm limited in having free time especially on short notice. We'll see if an audition is in the cards.
Jay, you could probably give a superior audition than I could ever give.
Which reminds me. I'll be in Dallas later this month. Is there anything worth seeing there besides Cowboys Stadium which I will going going to have a look at.

Just looking at your speakers sells them all on their own

If only Jay

Go to La Duni. At least for cake, but their other food is fantastic, too.

??????????????

La Duni Latin Cafe is a restaurant/bakery in Dallas. On McKinney. So good that the last (only) time I was in Dallas, I just went there for a second night instead of finding anywhere else.

Thanks Ken for the suggestion but since I only eat pemmican I'm not looking for places to eat. Any sights to see or anything else like that would be great.

Oh, right, forgot about that.

Mel, I really enjoyed touring The Ballpark at Arlington when I was there. It's no hockey arena, but if you are at all interested in baseball, it's pretty special.

No problem Ken and thanks for the suggestion Tom.

I only eat pelicans myself.

What do they taste like?

lol Hopefully it works out.

chickicken

WOW Pelican must be really popular in the States.

I'm currently wearing pelican briefs. Still stretching the limits of the throat pouch with my thingy.

You mean your extra pair of emergency socks?

Ha ha, yes, the thick wool ones.

At least you have a good reason to scratch.

I'm down for hosting auditions in the city of Chicago now that I finally bought my speakers. Seems like the least I can do after this site and people helped me out. I'll join the real club once these break in and I get real stands and real photos.

M22v3, EP175, VS100, QS4

2 blocks from Wrigley.

Dave, for you, they broke them in at the factory. Takes about 30 seconds.

The rest of us only got 15 seconds?

Hey, I thought it only took a fraction of a second to a few seconds at best! So Speaker break in IS True!

I thought it took a few months for all the electrons to line in up in an orderly fashion within the speaker voice coil.

reminds me of the "audiophile" in a forum who wrote that good amplifiers need a warm up time of 2 weeks before they sound good, that's how long it takes for the temps to stabilize in an amp.

i thought that as he uses the amp, its temperature would vary all the time as a function of varying power output, and thus would destabilize the amp and produce distortion.

but what do i know, i'm not a golden eared audiophile who can discern the difference between 0.0025% and 0.0000025% THD in an amp.

Yesterday morning i installed a new QSC GX5 amp (to replace a Hafler 500 which will go to surround duty).
After about 6 hours of concentrated listening of different program material, i could not hear any difference between the 2 amps, and i let the amp "warm up" for only a few minutes.

J.B....How loud is the fan on your QSC?

the fan noise is different than that of my pc; on the pc, it's a whooshing noise, wind noise from high speed fans as i use the processor for Folding and need lots of cooling.
on the GX5, it sounds more like purring, but i find it very difficult to qualify it well.
when there is no sound, i can hear it clearly, but not loud; as soon as there is some sound, then i can't hear the fan.
if i ever get annoyed with it, then i'll change the fan for a quiet one.
the amp is about 6 ft in front of me, below the tv and it's just a bit louder than the fans on my Hafler 500 where the fans are on the back of the amp (the second fan on the Hafler was installed there to supplement the Hafler one in case it would stop working, as the Hafler gets warm even when idle).

on the QSC, the fan is inside the case with the air exiting both in front and in the back.
the amp is so efficient that some people using it on their HT have disconnected the fan and it stays cool.

i just found the nearest comparison to the fan noise in the GX5; it is very similar to the noise my S-VHS machine does when on PAUSE.
when on pause, the head drum keeps rotating and it's this noise that resembles a lot to that of the GX5.

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Anyone wants my S-VHS machine?
it's a JVC, about 10 years old, it is in very good condition, except that the osd does not work anymore.
For sale for the princely sum of $1.00
the buyer must pick it up.

Forgot to say this:

i also have around 40-50 TDK Q-HG cassettes that have been used only twice: to record music on, and to listen to it.

Cassettes are included in the price for the S-VHS machine.

hello everyone, I'm new here, and new to Axiom. I live in Houston,TX and see that there is a member who lives in Pasadena that would consider letting people hear their Axiom set-up....

After reading this whole thread, I'm guessing it will be hit or miss whether or not it will actually happen.

Anyway, I'm starting with NOTHING and doing my homework.... I've been all over the prosumer speaker sites and somehow landed here. I might have "heard" of Axiom's before but I can't say for sure. (Axiom can thank the internet for new potential business) But anyway, I'm here and will have to make a decision one way or another. Looking forward to learning more....

Thanks!

Welcome, Scot. Not sure if I have seen any active posters around Houston. If you are looking for an audition, don't hesitate to contact Axiom.

Welcome Scot. We all were "lurkers" around here at some point.... 7 years later, I am still here.

Don't hesitate to start new threads and ask questions, we are all willing to help, and over time you will find very honest, unbiased (mostly) ideas, insights, and help.

And then there's me.

Welcome, Great Scot.

I am the occasional poster from Pasadena. I'll give you a PM and we can see what we can work out. Sorry, I haven't looked at this thread in a while.

David

I live in SE Michigan. Would love to listen to some M80's. Contact me through here or 248-219-5821... I will bring the beer and pizza

Thanks
Greg

not a good idea to post phone numbers on public forums, good luck though.

Greg, welcome. If you look at the Michigan listings in the first post, you'll see that among them is one for M80s in Taylor. The usual procedure is to try to make direct contact by sending a PM, since a post here is often not noticed. Unfortunately that member(902599)hasn't posted in over three years and may no longer check for messages. You might try contacting Axiom directly to see if they can assist in making contact with him or possibly someone who isn't on the list.

HI All,

Im in San Diego and would like to listen to the M60's....ayone close?

Regards!

Welcome.

The first page of this thread lists people willing to give auditions but I do not see anyone in San Diego, there are a couple from LA area and the usual scenario is to send them a PM about having a demo.

RO, welcome. Note that a good system with M60s is listed, together with an email address, for Santa Ana. If this isn't suitable, keep in mind that many Axiom owners(including me)ordered without an audition, confident in the knowledge that the speakers could be returned within the 30-day home trial period if dissatisfied(highly unlikely in my view).

Hi. im a newbie on this site and very much interested to audition an axiom. i live in Calgary SE, and would appreciate if anybody from this area of the city can make it possible for me. Thanks.

Hello and welcome! We have three audition members from Calgary:

Calgary : VP150, QS4, M3 (cup)
Calgary : M22, M80, VP100, VP150, QS8(3) (jakewash)
Calgary : M60, VP100, QS4, EP350 (framer2180)

Do any of those setups interest you? If so I would be happy to reach out to them for you.

Kind regards,

Amie

Amie, I was glad to see your post. In the past I frequently suggested that Axiom be contacted for possible assistance if a prospective purchaser wasn't able to make personal contact with an auditioner listed in his area. On some more recent occasions, however, they reported that they received no useful help in that regard.

Definitely something we will work on, John! We are sometimes limited by whether or not we have auditioners in the area, but if we do we will definitely reach out to them for customers who would like an audition. Maybe our New Years Resolution should be to program a whiz-bangy-piece-of-code that automates the process for customers . . .

Great idea Amie.

And make sure that link puts JohnK at the top of the list each time regardless of area b/c i don't see him on the main list right now.
John needs way more exposure.

I'm always in favor of more Whiz-bangy things. You simply can't go wrong with Whiz-bangery.

Spoken like a true Who fan.

I'm a fan of that as well...

Who?

Precisely.

First base!

Send me a PM and we can set something up, PM also sent to you.

You can add me to the list if I could be any help for someone wanting to hear an On wall setup in the Hampton Roads area.

Virginia Beach, VA

ON WALL 5.1 Setup: M22, VP150, QS8 (2) and SVS PC13 Ultra

A month or 2 ago I was told some people from Kansas might contact me for an audition, but they never did. I lost the e-mail that Axiom sent me about this, so I'm just letting them know this way.

They are probably not in Kansas anymore.

Sorry, that was indeed lame.

Hi CatBrat,
Thanks for the update. Please, could you send me a personal email with the detail of your audition request ?

Thanks !

But funny....

How could you leave that out? How could you?

@Murph - Yes, I laughed too!

Thanks Tony, I've added you to the audition list now! Much appreciated!

Specifically to annoy you, Bob.

I was stood up on the weekend but in his defense I didn't respond to a time till Friday night hopefully it will still happen. If not I will have to stop working on things and take some time to fire up the system by myself. I haven't sat and listened to it for anything longer than 15 minutes in over 6 months. . I NEED these auditions for my sanity....

It was probably the person who came to my place for an audition last week.

Cool. I didn't know any other Kansas Citians were on the forum. Sending you a PM.

Haylo, good to see you again. I auditioned axioms at your place about 4 years ago.

I bet that was a Hayloff a get together.

. It was actually pretty short. We were in KC for a weekend away from home. I went over to haylo's place on sunday morning while My wife (girlfriend at the time) stayed at the hotel as she had no interest in checking out speakers...

If your ever up near Des Moines, holler.

I'd love to come check out the PorterPlex.

To anyone who would like to audition my system, it's now all Axiom speakers: 2 x M80 v3 front, and 2 x QS8 v3 surround.
See the link below for details of the equipment and a photo.

i live in Quebec, near Trois-Rivières (Three-Rivers)

Merci de l'invitation, J.B. !

Ça pourrait peut-être se combiner avec une excursion de pêche aux petits poissons des chenaux ! ! !

Would you like to register to be on the Auditioning Axioms in Your Area page of the Axiom Forums (http://www.axiomaudio.com/boards/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=184230&page=1)?
If so fill the forms on the same page and I'll take care of it.

Thanks !

je n'aime pas la pêche, et ne l'ai jamais aimée;
mais si ça t'intéresse, tu es le bienvenu pour une démonstration et une bonne pizza; ça devrait être bien intéressant.

je suis déjà enregistré, tu peux le voir sous "Québec-Shawinigan"

Merci pour la pêche mais je vais passer . . .

J'ai ajouté tes QS8v3; j'avais cherché Trois-Rivières et non Shawinigan.
Merci !

I will have a completed Epic 500 in less than a week. If I lived by myself I would totally add myself to the list here in WI. However, letting strange dudes in my house to 'check out my stereo' would NOT have good WAF.

I've had people over often, the wife just goes shopping, not a big deal.

Generally the people who com to audition are not nearly as strange as the people who hang out here.

Hey, I resemble that remark.

We all do

I live in the San Diego area and am interested in hearing the M22. Can anyone help?

Um, is Montana too far from there?

Rob, welcome. Looking at the California list at the beginning of the thread, there's nothing really close shown. Even the Long Beach listing is very old and may no longer be active. You might try contacting Axiom directly to see if there's a possibility which isn't on the list.

Keep in mind that most Axiom owners(including me)didn't buy as a result of an audition. After studying the M22 SoundStage review with NRC measurements found here , I was confident enough to order for the 30-day home trial. Now, after 10 years and over 25,000 hours of listening, I remain delighted by these excellent speakers.

i just tried this link near the top of page one and it does not work:
"To see the nearest auditioner on a map, click here."

Same here J.B. 404 error - Page not found

Hi There

Could I audition the M80 and LFR1100 in Singapore pls.

Pls get in touch with me, thks

Gilbert

Hi There

Could I audition the M80 and LFR1100 in Singapore pls.

Pls get in touch with me, thks

Gilbert

Gilbert, welcome. The list of owners who are willing to audition their Axioms, shown in the first post here, does include "asiatic" in Singapore. The usual procedure is to send a PM to see if something can be arranged, but if the member rarely checks in here(asiatic hasn't posted in about a year), he may not see it. Possibly you might contact Axiom directly to see if they can assist you.

It seems pretty unlikely that LFR1100s would be available for audition in Singapore. Good luck, Gilbert.

Hi Gilbert;

I can confirm that we haven't shipped any LFRs to Singapore yet - but we would be happy to! I've sent an email to our customer Asiatic and I will let you know as soon as I hear back.

Thanks!

Amie

Hi again, Gilbert;

All set for the audition - please check your PMs.

Kind regards,

Amie

Amie, it's great to see the assistance you gave to Gilbert in making contact. In the past I was dismayed when it was reported a couple times that nothing was done beyond telling them to check the list.

I'm looking for someone in the general vicinity of Huntsville, AL for an audition. Nashville, TN might be possible as well.

Jeremy, welcome. If you look at the list at the beginning you'll see a listing for Huntsville and two in Nashville. Now these might not still be active and wouldn't see a PM if you tried to contact them. A better plan would be to send Amie at Axiom a message and she might be able to assist you in making contact, as she did with the preceding request.

Hi Jeremy, and welcome! I'd be happy to reach out to any of our Audition List for you - I've sent you a private message now. Meanwhile, let us know what you're thinking about for your setup. The old hands on the boards here have helped a lot of people pick the right speakers for their rooms.

Hi, I'm in south county and would love to hear your m22s. Possible? Thanks...

PRAJ, I will guess you are asking 2x6spds? You may want to send him a Personal Message, if you click on his user name you will see this option in the drop down menu.

I'm in the area of Madison Wisconsin

VP150
m60(x2)
m22(x2)
QS8(x8)
EP350

Hi everyone. I'm new to the forum. Looking to audition the M80s in the Montreal area.

Welcome, Nag!

Amie's first post in this thread shows a few people on the audition list.

But I don't believe that this list is updated regularly. You just may want to contact Amie directly by sending her a Personal Message here.

It's excellent to see the support you gave.

I've sent Amie two PM's regarding changing my EP350 to an EP500 on the first page, but it hasn't been changed yet. Seems that she's not active on these forums for a while, or she's no longer maintaining that page. One was a week ago, and the other about 3 weeks ago.

Not sure how to look at the page of those in the other group.

Try PM'ing Deb

I'm in Bow, New Hampshire; just outside Concord. I'm searching for speakers that would mostly be used for classical music; and would appreciate auditioning some Axiom equipment.

Regards,

Tom

Where's Mark Johnson?!?!

Anybody in Iowa, I want to audition Axiom speakers, are they any good? I've heard they are bright

Tom, welcome to Axiom. My own listening is almost entirely Classical music, and I've been enjoying it on Axioms for over twelve years now.

If you check the list at the beginning of this thread you'll see that Mark Johnson is in Concord. Mark participates frequently and may notice your post, but the typical way to establish contact is to send a PM directly to Mark.

Are you able to do an audition *right now*?

I know this guy... All you have to do is go down in your basement, turn the corner (to the left, I think) at the bottom and walk straight ahead. You should see a nice theater space all set up and ready for you. Enjoy!

Why yes, we are.

Not sure where the lines of communication broke down, but I've tried PM'ing Axiom to change my EP350 TO EP500 in this thread at the beginning of this list a couple of times over the past few months, and nothing has happened. So, I'll try it here and see if anyone sees it.

From:

Missouri
Kansas City : 5 M22, VP160 in-cabinet, 3 QS8, EP350.
(bgreen999@att.net)

To:

Kansas City : 5 M22, VP160 in-cabinet, 3 QS8, EP500.
(bgreen999@att.net)

I live in the downtown Toronto area and was wondering if anyone would let me audition their version 4 of the M22 speakers? It is more a case of "In Ian's/Andrew's ears I trust", as I am completely happy with my M22ti (Version 1 ??). Each time I've upgraded the source (most recently with a Bit Perfect computer based audio), I've been impressed at how the the revealing nature of M22ti and how well it stands up to high priced gear exhibited at audio shows over the last decade. The new tweeter (and woofer) piqued my interest as they seem to have evolved out of the recent Bryston collaboaration which are being widely and warmly received/reviewed....in doubt...due to Axiom's experience: I felt the Axioms, within their LF response limits, sounded better than about 90% better than most of the gear at the recent 2014 TAVES audio show. It would be ideal if I could plug them into my system but I am not opposed to lugging my gear over (compact amp and source) and perhaps even my M22ti. Thanx in advance.

Ray

Next time someone updates the list, please move me from Toronto to Bowmanville and add VP180 & EP500.

Done !

I'm happy to demo my setup to anyone in my area.

Burlington, Ontario. Just send an email to mrihar@gmail.com.

This is what I have:

Denon X4000
Emotiva XPA-2 (pre-out to M80s)
Frt: M80v3
Ctr: VP150v3
Surround R/L: QS8v3
Surround Back:R/L:QS8v3
Sub: EP500v3

Brightness really depends on the DAC processing (reciever setting) selected and the quality of recording. For instance, some classic rock mp3s may sound bright while a FLAC recording of John Mayor is anything but bright. It just sounds like your were there in front of him jamming away on his guitar.

For M80s I also recommend a decent separate amplifier to get effective lower end SPL.

Is there anyone in Calgary who has a pair of M22v4 or M3v4 that I can audition? I need to hear v4 for reasons I don't need to get into here.

I have a pair of Dreamcatchers for 2-channel and while I love almost everything about them, they bottom out on African and Far East drum music when turned up LOUD! Even though I have them crossed over at 60Hz, they still can't take it. I'm really enjoying this type of music and don't want the speakers to limit me.

So I would like to look for a different pair and am willing to give M3s and M22s a shot. For anyone interested, you can hear how amazing a 10 x 10 x 8 foot room sounds when you set up the transducers in a non-traditional way and treat the surfaces with some care.

The culprits here are your old white man ears bottoming out. I'll help you out.....

It might be the bass diffracting off my gorgeous, thick hair - a problem you obviously don't have with your disability .

Don't listen to him, Cam. If he has gorgeous, thick hair, it's because it's been paid for and installed.

I'm kidding, Moj, but had you also included the word "lush," then you'd be just another narcissistic buttmunch.

(How old is "Beavis and Butthead?" Spellcheck still will not accept that as a compound word. Let's see if it does the same for shithead. Well, will ya look at that! It thinks THAT is, but not buttmunch. The usage is identical. WTF? Oh, sure, that's perfectly OK, too! No redline under that!)

Bob.. here is your solution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w_yhUdy82A

Hairlooming

Thanks, Matt, that's great. I think though, that they should use a 23 gauge pinner instead of the 18 Porter Cable they currently employ.

Did you see the following video, "Black People w/o Soul?"

It's David Allen Greer dressed as Pat Boone singing "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" in a manner that makes Tony Orlando sound like Metallica.

If anyone is in the Cincinnati or Lexington area, please PM me if you are willing to do an auditon!

Currently considering M100,QS10,VP180 and sub is still being debated. I am open to listen to any setups as I am very interested in hearing how the Axioms perform.

Thanks guys!!

laraza,

Sorry I live in Canada but I can give you my 2 cents.

I have M100s VP180 Aftermarket sub soon to be one or 2 EP 500s 4 QS8s and amp is
The Axiom ADA 1500 3 channel left & right centre channel. Possible QS10s replacing QS8s
I am Love my set up it sound amazing music or Movies I am about 50-50 of each. I have made some changes and the more I listen to the Axioms it seems the better they sound.My room is 17 x 18 8ft ceilings.There customer service is second to none.If you want I can send you some picks of my set up.You won't be disappointed with the quality or sound.

Bob M

Where in Canada?

Bob is in Mississauga. What's wrong with you, Blair? Everyone knows that.

Br,
I am in Mississauga Ontario

Bob M

Anybody with M100s or M80s located near Pontiac,MI? Going to be making a trip up to Salk Sound and would like to hear some Axioms either before or after the visit. Thanks!!

Sorry man but I'm nowhere near there otherwise you'd be welcome to listen to my growing and dear collection of v4.

I think it's pretty cool you're going for a show and tell. Two things you should listen for besides the obvious bass, mids, highs is (micro and macro) dynamics.

The soundstage should be behind the speakers. It should be wide enough that at low volumes it sounds like it's touching or extending beyond the room boundaries. At higher volumes, it should be very easy to hear cues coming from the sides. You should be able to clearly "see" images behind the speakers, lined up across the stage, with space in between them. On excellent recordings, you should not only be able to see them across but also along the depth. Height as well. The stage should be deep. I can easily see images way back there while some are "up front". By up front, I don't mean in front of the speakers; still behind them but up front compared to the rear images.

Micro and macro dynamics are harder to describe. You really need to hear a lot of different speakers. Make sure you turn them up though and see what happens to the images and sound.

BTW, the soundstage I described above is not subscribed to by all listeners. Some say it's not reality. When you go to a concert hall or rock arena, you don't hear the way I described. But I've also been to Jazz and Blues clubs where I did hear what I described and that's what made me want to get away from my Axiom v2. For me, it's not so much about reality as it is about emotion. All v4 speakers I've heard move me emotionally.

LRU,
When are you planning on visiting Salk Sound? Is there a particular model you
are looking to auction?
Jeff

Anyone in the north pole?

My spouse has been there, or rather within 100km of it. Personally i stopped just above the Arctic circle.

This is an old thread that i suspect is not being updated anymore. I haven't had anyone request an in-home demo in many many years. For about 5 years at least we were getting about two people a year asking for demos here.