Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Stereo M2 v2 vs M3

The M3v2 mated with a EP350v3 or SVS PB10 would be excellent in my opinion.

At 2660 cu ft, I would suggest you look at the M22s as well. By all accounts they are a very clean, musical speaker and would be a great pair of speakers to anchor the rest of your system. That doesn't mean to say you shouldn't look at the M2s or M3s, but the 22s would certainly be my choice for your size room.

As it sounds you are on a bit of a budget, I would also suggest you consider buying through the Axiom Factory Outlet to save a few dollars on your purchase. Many of us have taken this route and found little or no blemishes on our speakers from the FO. The trade-off is, you will have to wait around 4 wks for delivery.

Good luck, and whatever you decide on...enjoy.

Oops, just read about not being able to get the 22s past the wife...then the M3s if you can't sway her!

For a sub to go with M3's or even the M2s I would recommend the EP350 as well. You could also look to Elemental Designs for the A2-300 or A3-300 or SVS and the PB10-nsd or stretching to the PB12-nsd all of which would be terrifc subs, IMO.

How does the M3 compare with the PSB lineup? I have done a demo of some of their line and I'm wondering how much the sound differs.

I think this is where we get into that similarly good scenario from another thread, at least to my ears.

PSB makes some really nice speakers. I agree with Jakewash that the differences between the different lines of speakers will not be night and day differences The only major difference is that the Axioms will cost less.

Much like Paradigm though, PSB has several different lines of speakers for different budgets so really you would need to be specific about which line/$$ you are comparing the Axioms to. Both PSB and Paradigm would seem to have a very similar sonic philosophy to Axiom according to my hearing.

I have listened to the Image and Synchrony lines. I was astounded by the clarity and the way it created such a wide and deep soundstage. I had previously listened to some Vienna Acoustics Haydn that were for phenominal for jazz but were lacking for theater.

I think the Image series(not to be confused with the 'Imagine') series is the more entry level of the two and the Synchrony line is much higher up the PSB ladder. I auditioned the T5s and T6s and thought they were quite nice, I think you'd probably be looking at the Imagine series as a closer comparison to Axioms but I'll have to admit, I've only heard the Image series. Most of my auditioning involved Paradigms and Monitor Audio with a few of the volume sellers from Future Shop and Best Buy like Energy and Klipsch.

Also Vienna Acoustics sounded very warm in the midrange and kind of recessed but a very pleasant sound. PSB sounded more up front and crystal clear.