Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Stereo Triggered pulled - Active LFR-1100's are on order!

Actually, I’m looking forward to hearing Craig’s review of these and if he thinks the difference is noticable.

There are two kinds of noticable ...
1 - a/b side by side (blind or otherwise) and
2 - a/b hours or days apart ... which I think is rather hard if the speakers are close

Now, I’ll ask you if you can’t tell them apart in test 2 ... does test 1 really matter for what you put in your home. I know ... just causing trouble me is ....

BTW ... being a big believer in active crossovers I’d have go with the active ... but if I owned an LFR already .... I’d ask that question ... unless I had to own the best

In theory, we could to an instant blind A/B test using the passive preamp box Debbie built for me 4 years ago. Yes, Debbie is that talented. The staff in Dwight is remarkable.

It would take a lot of setup, and interconnects, but it could be done.

To cool congrats Craig.

You make a lot of great points. When talking with Ian, we already had a 4 channel ADA1500-4 and a 5 channel ADA1000-5. Most people with LFR1100's have an Axiom amp already - or another multi channel amp from another company. We decided to use the ADA1500-4 for the woofers and rear mids, with the ADA-1500-6 for the front mids and tweeters. The 6 channel amp will see a lighter load, as the woofers are what need the most power. It's possible that an ADA1500-2 for the woofers and an ADA1500-8 for the mids/tweeters is an attractive package.

ANYWAY ... one's current amps should be factored into actives, even if you have Outlaw or Emotiva.

How much cleaner will the Actives sound? As you asked, can you hear a difference with one pair used for a week, then the other, in real world listening?

If yes, will Ian come up with either a retro fit or a good trade in allowance for those who want an upgrade but don't want to drop 10 grand?

From a size vs. performance perspective, my Audiobytes are quite amazing. I was listening to my 601 Series II at my FWB's today and then came home to do some office work. The contrast was shocking. I'm sure my desktop setup would sound even better with the v4 computer speakers but I'm not complaining.

I'm sure many of you out there think I'm nuts but there's something to be said for being able to drop a pair of speakers anywhere and getting great sound out of them. Like my Boses, I've never had to tweak anything with the Audiobytes. And the Audiobytes have higher fidelity than the Boses by far.

100 feet of Axiom speaker wire and 20 banana plugs have been added to the order. We also need to get 10 good interconnects.

Starting to get stoked here!

Mr. Chase, when are you expecting shipment?

No shipping date yet, but last week, the panels were all cut and the amp being built. It would not be a surprise if they shipped next week.

Soon Craig, very soon, the majestic voices of a hundred angels will pour forth from each driver and fifty more from each magnificent sphincter to blend into glorious hosannas in the highest. Your ears-brain will bathe in an effervescent acoustic field giving rise to an orgasmic rapture that will saturate and enslave your soul. The question is, do you possess the strength to resist the potent grip active linear frequency radiators have over man?