Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Stereo Out with the new and in with the newer

Rich, I do understand completely how you must be feeling right now. Craig and I are enjoying our active LFRs, in an audio Nirvana I could not have imagined was realizable, while you have to wait at least another month for your gear to show up. No one should have to endure that.

Want to hear bass to blow your mind?
Listen to The Wind Is Blowing by Time Being!

I don’t mind waiting. I’ve been very busy with other stuff and occasionally take a break here because it’s fun to be with a bunch of like minded people who enjoy audio as much I do (think you and Craig enjoy it even more then I do).

The reason Axiom has held my attention since early the early V2 days (took me many years before I signed up to post any thing) was because I believed in their design philosophy. Ian and Co. are not only out there to sell product (not to say they don’t push product) but seem to be truly interested in research, scientific improvement, and a desire to educate (with reasonable explanations vs the normal trust us, see the great tech and pretty picture marketing).

Mojo, let me know what you think of this:
https://open.spotify.com/track/7v0mtl6oInUtHOmTk2b0gC?si=2leSl8ycRCGSRJ-GyN1S7A

Unfortunately Phil, I don't have this song on Spotify. I found other works of theirs but I would not call the bass exemplary.

This isn't my kind of music but the high hat is in the center and is deep outside my window just above my head level. Singer is in front of the cymbals but lower and still outside of my window. Guitar is presented in left and right speakers because that's what the engineer intended. Tonally it's very good and big. This was at -39 on my Pioneer which is like less than a Watt average. Lol!

It is a big sound

I have finally received everything and got it hooked up just in time to leave town for Thanksgiving :|

Did get to listen to Take Five, Analog Productions 45rpm....

WOW, it just pops!

Have to start going through all your recommendations when I return home Mojo.

CurvedAir, I'd be very curious to know how you've set yours up (distances, etc) and where your BGC switches are.

I just listened to the below version of Take 5. What struck me was something one of my buddies said one day about my M100 setup: your soundstage is too wide. I love wide, deep and tall but listening to this particular tune, I found a 12 foot wide piano sounding odd. I would have actually preferred this piece to be deeper back and narrower.

Maybe this kind of control is possible via DSP enhancements? I'm not complaining but rather thinking about how an already incredible experience can be further enhanced.

https://open.spotify.com/track/5wSJqW96JJfSqpnytwCeQR?si=DsvmNGp_Q2i-8BIrRKbzdg

CurvedAir, put this on your list. This is how I like my music. This is up on a stage and back, with some images in front, some in back and absolutely crystal clear. This is all out my window except for the piano which "spills in" to the front left. There are no instruments that collapse into the speakers. What would make this better is if more was happening to the right of center.

BTW all, this is real imaging and not imagining. I don't have to close my eyes or concentrate.

https://open.spotify.com/track/2TPT6ryG3XxNptKgLji597?si=Tw-sXoSJSoaSgrBA1Mveqg

Craig, do you know the bass tuning for the M100s and M5s?