Axiom M80's

[pixelthis]

Just got a pair from a friend.
THEY ARE THE CHEVY VERSION of PSB'S "pontiac" and paradigms "cadillac".
Anyway my friend has had them for two or three years, and I was always impressed
with the tight bass, imaging, and the tweeters sounded quite good for titanium squealers.
THE CHEAP VINYL is splitting a bit at the corner of one, guess that ones going on the right side, its at the top corner so you don't notice much.
Since giving up on subs I HAVE REALLY BEEN A FAN OFF STEREO BASS.
And since these go down to 28 hz they are better than a lot of subs I have had.
I was worried when I first lit them up, almost NO treble!
But that showed up at higher vollume levels, these suckers need their juice, and I guess so since theres four of them.
These obviously are ideal anthem rock speakers, but how would they do with jazz, r&b, etc?
Well, so far so good, theres a lot of "air", and the vocals of my favorite tracks sound
really good.
And they are good on HT also, they go well with my b&w rear floorstanders and CC,
even so I might look into aa matching CC, since they are 4 ohm for some reason
(probably to get better vollume out of six speakers on each side)
looks like Bi-amping is in my future.
And LOUD.
my god they are loud, tho not as "refined" as my 602's I think I'll keep them.
My disc of getz and gilberto has never sounded better.
Will post a review after I have had them awhile.
Anybody here with a pair? Any opinions?
BTW I bought them for 500 $, cost 1200 new:1:

[audio amateur]

Good party speakers too then, you can have your mates over;)

[Feanor]

I appreciate your forthright comments. The 80's sound very much like the sort of speakers I would hate, (despite a few strengths: but LOUD isn't a big priority for me)>

[audio amateur]

I appreciate your forthright comments.
Is that ironic?:p

[Feanor]

Is that ironic?:p

No, I genuinely appreciate an honest review, even if my approval criteria are quite different. :)

[GMichael]

Congrats on the deal Pix. Yeah, most people with the M80's say that external amps help a lot. They put quite a strain on a receiver. Good luck with them. Enjoy.

[E-Stat]

Just got a pair from a friend.
Good luck with them.


And since these go down to 28 hz
Yeah, like -12 db down!

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[pixelthis]

Congrats on the deal Pix. Yeah, most people with the M80's say that external amps help a lot. They put quite a strain on a receiver. Good luck with them. Enjoy.

thanks. Actually they are part of a long term experiment with a subless system.
These speakers are more sophisicated than the seperate parts would suggest.
But the bass is what I was curious about.
And stereo bass just seems more "solid" to me.
I think I AM THROUGH WITH FUTZING AROUND WITH SUBS,
although they still have a place for bookshelves, you just have to stay away from bookshelves is all.
The bass isnt much but its plenty for my rather small room (10' by 12').
HAVENT heard PSB or other Canadian speakers lately, will have to compare them to these:1: