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Review 4 of 11
Price Paid:
$565.00
from Axiom Audio - factor Summary:
Let me start by saying, I agree with what everybody is saying about this company's customer service and sales policies. Patient, very friendly, helpful people on the phone, the price included FedEx 3 day shipping, speakers arrived as scheduled, packed in double boxes, I bought the factory "B" stock and can't find a single blemish anywhere on them, etc, etc. Couldn't have been a more enjoyable or painless transaction......
Now for the sound - I bought these Axiom's M50-Ti's for my front mains, a pair of Axiom M3-Ti bookshelfs for surrounds and an Axiom VP-100 for the center channel. Immediately after hooking them all up I sat down in my easy chair, and popped in a few CD's to give them a listen. Initially I was somewhat disappointed - all the speakers sounded harsh to me - much too bright and rather unrefined. However, I remembered reading so many other reviewers comments about having to break in new speakers, so instead of losing hope, I just began playing them for about 8 hours a day while I was at work, by feeding them one of the digital music channels my cable company serves up. I began that process on a Monday. That following Friday evening (about 40 hours of playing time later) I sat down again to give them another serious listen. I was stunned. I don't know when it happened, but all of a sudden it seemed like I was listening to an entirely different set of speakers. All the harshness I had previously experienced was gone. Instead, the sound coming out of them was ultra clear but rich and deep and warm. Highs are almost "tinkly" sounding - very sweet and smooth, the mid's are hard to describe - rich and deep - actually the word that comes to mind is "presence" -incredible presence -I can actually hear the artist's breathing! I'm hearing sound details on my favorite, well-listened-to CD's I've never even heard before! The lows, while not ultra-low (my Boston Acoustics PV-600 subwoofwer takes care of those quite nicely)are rich and warm and very tight, very musical.....Bottom line! I am absolutely thrilled!! I've been doing nothing but playing music ever since. I even dusted off my turntable and pulled out a few of my old (but well cared for) vinyl LP's. What a revelation! I have never heard them sound like this!! Ok,Ok - so I'm not a audio fanatic who's used to listening to audio components costing many thousands of dollars (in fact the speakers these replaced were some old Yamahas I've had for about 20 years, although they were nicely built - weighed about 40 lbs each with 12" woofers, etc - heck, I used to think they sounded pretty good...) Well, the difference between these and my old Yamahas is dramatic. I just can't imagine home audio speakers sounding any better than these Axioms, regardless of the price. Getting all 5 of these speakers for $1,000 delivered - what a bargain! And to think these might actually get better with a little more break-in time - what a scary thought. I just can't get enough of this sound and obviously, I just couldn't be happier with these speakers. If you're in the market for speakers, from small bookshelfs all the way up to free standing, sound stage monsters, you owe it to yourself to check out this high quality company and it's high quality products. Because they have no distribution network in the U.S. they're still kind of a well kept secret. Not for long, I'll bet..... Strengths:
Simple but solid construction. Attractive design. Incredible, full range sound. Weaknesses:
none that I can tell. Similar Products Used:
my first set of "real" audiophile speakers. I won't be going back....
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