Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Help! Troubleshooting possible loss of fidelity

Now that I think about it patchwork, I think you're dead on with the speakers being too small. When I'm listening to any source at low levels, it sounds much better. Once I turn it up to an acceptable level, that's where the muddiness comes in. Assuming there is a trade in program, the M22's are rated at 200W, would my Marantz SR5200 @ 90W be enough to sufficiently power those speakers? Also, anyone have tips for aiming these speakers? Should I try toe-out? Straight ahead? On their sides? Upside down?

Cf, as far as imaging goes, if a singer is in the center that's usually the way it's supposed to be.

That 200W rating is a maximum; most of the time the speaker would be using about 1 watt. 90 would be plenty.

The general rule for placement would be to have the main speakers separated by about the same distance as you are from them. Then toe them in slightly so that the tweeters are pointing at your ears.

Thanks for the info, I'll try the toe-in with the tweeters and see if that helps. I was correct about the voices, they do converge in the middle, I guess I'm just not used to speakers that image that well. I asked about my amp because I was under the assumption that you don't want a receiver rated too much lower than the speakers, because the amp has to provide "clean" sound to the speakers. A low powered amp at high levels would not be able to produce a "clean" sound, therefore degrading sound. Am I even half right?? By the way, is a room 24x20 (that's the dining/living room combined, the stereo is in the 14x11 living room) too large to be using those speakers and the EP125 sub? I asked the dude that sold them to me and he said that it should be plenty.

Yes, but it would have to be playing very loud in a very large room for the amp to run out of power and noticeably distort. Without going into all the technical details about dbWs(which I've done with Ravi in the past)even at a fairly loud average level your speakers are using only about 1 watt on average. During brief peaks 50 or even 100 watts might be used, but most amps having ratings like that can handle even those peaks if they're operating properly. So, it's unlikely that amps of that power wouldn't supply enough "clean" watts, and if it happened it would only be for brief moments at peaks.

I'd really like to use bigger speakers in an area that size.

So......something like the M22's? What about the sub?

Yes, definitely M22s. If you're going to use the Axiom upgrade program, go with at least the EP175, depending on your budget and what Axiom can do for you.

I will look into it. Can you tell me more about the program? Where do I get info? Is there a website I can go to?

No, you'd have to speak with Joe at the toll-free number.

Alan,

You said "Axiom does have an upgrade program." Can you gives us any details about it? I'm always curious about upgrade programs.

Michael