Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Hearing Things A six month long test of an Axiom Tower vs. ???

The Marantz receiver arrived, and it is fired up. A thread has been opened on Home Theater Shack here:

Home Theater Shack Long Term Listening Test

Hopefully, I will be able to get some pics put together in the next day or two.

Guys - Things are moving forward nicely. The M100's and M50's should be ready to ship in two weeks, and we are adding a pair of Legacy Signature SE's to the mix ... They are quite the high end speaker, and will definitely be great to have for this project.

Hi Craig, by including the Legacy Sig SE's you have my undivided attention! I have wondered what it is about these and the Salk SS8's that commands such glowing remarks, owner loyalty in some of the other Audio forums. At the end of the day they're just speakers. But, at their price point they're also a healthy dent in the wallet! I personally have not heard either one and am looking forward to your critique.

Jeff

Jeff - I have not yet heard the Signatures, but I did own a pair of Legacy's original flagship speakers, the Model 1's, purchased in 1988.

Today, in the line up, they would be considered the ancestor to the Classic HD's. They were a wonderful speaker - real subwoofer quality bass, clear mids, excellent highs ...

The Signature SE's have the same midrange ant tweeter as the Focus and Whisper, with the Focus having dual mids, and the Whispers quad mids.

The Signatures should deliver sound quality comparable to the upper line Legacy models, but without the ultimate dynamic abilities. They only seem "small" in contrast with the bigger Legacy models. Let's face it - $6995 per pair as the "standard finish" model is fairly high end to most people.

The M100's are in for quite the challenge. Both companies have extensive research facilities, and engineer from the ground up. The standard finish Signatures, at $6995, are about double the price of the M100's with the upgraded wood finish.

Legacy is known for their furniture quality finishes - and yes, even this will be part of the review process: The appearance of the speakers.

Hi all ... The M100's and M50's shipped today, and the Legacy Signature SE's will ship on Monday.

I also ordered and received several new discs - some Steely Dan, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, an Acoustic Guitar CD with 14 tracks on it, some classical ... this is starting to get to be a lot of fun!

When you can, please pass along the title of the Acoustic Guitar CD. I've been looking for some nice acoustic guitar stuff to listen to.

Ajax - Not suggesting this is what Craig has picked up, but you might be interested in it anyway:

The Guitar Trio: DeLucia, DiMeola, McLaughlin

The Guitar disc is "Masters of Acoustic Guitar" from Narada Collections. I am listening now to just the first track, and it's already excellent - will report on it in more depth later.

Dr.... thanks for the link. More guitar is a good thing!

DR SQ thanks for the suggestion, always enjoyed DiMeola and McLaughlin, may have to check this one out.
Jeff

Thanks DSQ and Craig. I'll check them both out.