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agreed, recording quality is top notch too. Steve has done a fabulous job combining the best of progressive rock in the 70s while also adding his own flare to it. But don't put this disc on if you're looking to cheer up a dull day ;)

Hmm I based my review on a $499 price but if they raise the price it will of course lower the value rating I assigned it at the time. If you click into their product page it says $499: EMP Tek ES1010i Subwoofer The $399 price was a short term sale as they are probably trying to get this...

Wow this is certainly turning out to NOT be a “Good Friday”. It’s unfortunate that Axiom posted this without consulting with me first to examine the facts but I can understand their frustration. The reality of this situation is I hired a close friend of the family about 4 years ago who is now...

I recommend you run the towers full range and crossover the center and surrounds at 80Hz. If the center is placed in a cabinet, try plugging the ports and using some Auralex Mopads to isolate it from the shelf like I discussed in the review. If your tweeter is buzzing, have EMP send you a...

It's a very valid point that I've been considering for a long time. The EMPs don't play that low but they play extremely loud and you can't bottom out the woofers as a result. If you mate them with 1 or 2 subs and run them full range, you get plenty of deep bass and lots of mid bass slam from...

The dips in the 200-300Hz range is a measurement anomaly and is NOT product related. Had I measured the speaker using Groundplane below 300Hz, the issue wouldn't be there but I also would be missing port contribution. Going forward I will likely do this when measuring in-room or perhaps do a...

They did a setup like this at our 2007 SOTU event which was quite a popular room. It was a great show for all involved. Audioholics 9th Annual State of the CE Union Show Report — Reviews and News from Audioholics

14/4 has an effective gauge of 11AWG when using all 4 conductors to single wire a speaker. It is easier to terminate and more flexible than 10AWG. I use 10AWG all throughout my house and it's a pain in the A55 especially when trying to terminate it to a VC or in-wall speaker.

No but the remote on the old RX-Z7 is good enough and its what I use. I agree, get a separate remote and I probably should update the article. I am not much of a remote person as I am too lazy to program them, especially since I'm always changing out gear. Acoustic treatments are important...

Guys lets keep the personal bickering off this thread and focus on a tech discussion on the subject at hand which is this new Axiom speaker.

I'm not sure what you mean but I suspect your talking about vertical scale resolution. I wrote an article about this: Audio Measurements: The Useful vs the Bogus

No set of measurements will truly tell you how a speaker plays into a room or how it will ultimately sound. They are useful for determining design problems however. As far as I am concerned a speaker that measures good will usually sound good but a speaker that measures bad will usually not...

I am a Bassaholic so yes I agree. I'd go with 2 of the SVS or Rythmik subs if space and price weren't issues. I am still impressed that my sister-in-law loves having big towers in her family room. She almost went with all in-walls / in-ceiling speakers.

Yes and I plan on writing an article showing how even a TV speaker can produce good distortion results based on how its currently being measured using sweeps like you see at Soundstage, NRC and other places. Unfortunately there are no established standards for measuring loudspeakers and they...

Agreed. Measurements are useful to ensure the product doesn't have any major flaws but they don't necessarily correlate to sound quality. They rarely reveal how a speaker misbehaves at high SPL levels. The distortion sweeps used by the NRC won't reveal improperly chosen Xover points nor do...

Nothing worse than when your site gets hacked. Our site fell victim to something similar twice over the last 5 years or so. It's grueling when it happens to you and I feel their pain. Nobody for a second should doubt that Axiom wouldn't resolve fraudulent charges for their customers...

This system was designed to integrate into a family room. I actually installed this exact system for my sister-in-law so I turned it into a series of articles. When putting together a system for such an application, matching the look of components is very important to some people. I was...

I emailed David from Ascends. I'd love to have them participate as well. Come on guys, get registered so I can make selling this event even easier to other potential sponsors!

Cool, my B-Day is the following day (10/27). Admission to our event is FREE and includes lunch so long as you post here and tell us you're coming. PS. I am definitely down with you bringing some wine/beer from Bell's!

Sounds Excellent Dave. Who was the guy you had at your place switching out the amps, and setting up the A/B switch boxes? Was it Bandphan or someone like that? If so, I hope he can attend and assist as he did a great job! I will get a cable sponsor to furnish some cables and I will bring...