Get the Right Speakers for Your Room.

[DINightslayer]

really great information thank you sir

[audiolofft]

Thanks for all your kind comments!

[TheThingsIHave]

Wonderful video, Alan! I hope to one day have a pair of those monster M80's but I may end up settling for the M60's. I like that you are able to not only upsell the great speakers, but also provide some very helpful information.

[JRCrowley]

A good video with good advice. thanks.

[genshrek]

alright then i want M110

[tehghost132]

I have a pair of the M80's, a pair of QS8, and an EP500. Its the best thing I've ever heard.

[buitrami]

OMG I want the M60

[audiolofft]

hi xs,

No, I've not heard of Tetra speakers. I'm doubtful of the "made for musicians" claim. What does that mean? If it suggests that musicians "hear" better than others, that's nonsense. A good loudspeaker is accurate, neutral, and neither exaggerates or diminishes any part of the audible frequency range. -- Alan

[xstohl]

Hey Alan, have you ever come across Tetra Speakers? They're especially made for musicians and the price range is between $1000 & $70,000 each.

Just wondering if you've ever heard them first hand and what you think, are they worth it?

[AxiomHomeTheaters]

part 2: Using several small speakers would not provide that coverage. In-ceiling speakers are the least desirable due to the dispersion pattern.

Check out our site for a great great article on HT setup that provides the appropriate coverage to any room. It's called Home Theater Layout.

[AxiomHomeTheaters]

What you are after within a large room is a speaker that can move enough air to fill the space. Starting with the a subwoofer - the foundation of a system - you need enough power and output to fill the cubic volume of the area. Once you have the correct subwoofer, you then place the speakers to your primary listening area which is often smaller than the total cubic volume. The size of the primary listening area would dictate the size of speaker required in conjunction with the subwoofer.

[lennartgoosens]

Question: both for attaining an even volume output throughout large rooms, and for reasons of averting war with the neighbours, isn't it better to wire a large room with lots of smaller speakers, spaced evenly across the room? Maybe even ceiling mounted speakers in the middle of the room.

My point is, this way you don't have to turn op the volume all the way, when you're sitting on the other side of your insanely large living room. :)

[speakerlada]

nice, than for help!

chek my speakers out too!!

[blitz88krieg]

I like stuff that's made with wood like they used to make. Plastic sucks.

[tehghost132]

I recently got the M80's with an EP500 sub. Its the best sounding thing Ive ever heard!

[99ekcouper]

i want to make something like a M60.. but what receiver would i need???

[raymondleeleggs]

If the woofer is smaller than "6.5" then it's not a LOUDspeaker!

[fibreoptik]

700 watts per channel... overkill IMO

but like Mr. says... depends on the size of the room... and how deaf you are (or want to be)

[username1229]

i have cerwin vega dual 12s with jbl dual 10s and a cerwin vega 18 inch subwoofer and my living room isnt that big and i never have distortion and it makes it twice as loud....u guys should make some big speakers

[derbigpr500]

@username1229 The point of speakers is not to be big, but to sound good. And Cerwin vega ...sonically speaking, are crap.

[svtcontour]

Good information about speaker size. I used to have your Axiom M3ti and it was a wonderful little speaker. Only reason I sold them was that I found them just a bit bright for my small room. The Usher S520 I have now seems a bit more neutral in the small room, although they are definitely less sensitive.

[SMERGHEED]

@svtcontour fuck of milhouse you stalker pedo..trolling me around y/t..the speakers were so good you sold them..lol...what a cretin white matter you are..lol

[svtcontour]

@SMERGHEED They were very good. I only sold them because they were a bit bright for a small room. If you check reviews, the Axiom speakers are very well regarded in their price range. They have some very good subwoofers. Their EP500, EP600 and EP800 are stunning.

[SMERGHEED]

@svtcontour a bit bright for a small room? wtf? ..lol. and a big room is dull like you, what are you on about Milhouse? and you think I am going to take advice from a pedo virgin..lol...go on son dig you self out of that hole...lol...

[SMERGHEED]

not a very good video.....because you dont need towers to get loud clean sound...and the mega purists say you dont need a sub......it just seems more like a speaker promotion video to me.......sorry no stars for you fella....

[vvpjewel999]

he's mesmerizing.

[lipicsai]

great vid

[dihydrotestosterone]

Alan is a good guy!! you can tell he likes his job...

2 thumbs up!!

[holmes1978]

Well said Alan excellent job !!!

[CharlestonChew03]

I want to get a pair of towers for my bedroom =D with a nice huge sub. I like my speakers to be physically intimidating.

[BigNiggazBallSack]

this guys great

[fibreoptik]

@BigNiggazBallSack

so is your user name... wow. just wow.

[audiolofft]

Hi, Bigface, What you say is true. Axiom sells many satellite/subwoofer systems for rooms up to about 4,000 cu. ft. Bigger rooms need more drivers, so it's better to go with Axiom M80 towers (six drivers in each tower). Bookshelf speaker even with a sub have power handling limits, whereas towers will produce a lot more output in really huge rooms--4000 to 8000 cu. ft.--Alan

[BIGFACE08]

you cud but a bookshelf speaker in a large room with a big subwoofer beacuse the high end frequncy are the same as large floorstand speaker only different is a bookshelf doesent have enough bass as a floorstands

[globalcitizennow]

what happed to the 50's

[audiolofft]

Sorry, globalcitizen, I just forgot to include them in the video. We still make the Axiom M50s, and they are very nice speakers with excellent bass and a bit more "laid-back" midrange than the M60s.-- Alan

[TheHackWhite]

@globalcitizennow and 70s

[maxohpne]

do the M-80s could be put in some 3000 or 4000 cubic feet or is it really not working for this size?

[eltonisaflamer]

Easily!! many owners have used them in much larger rooms.

[maxohpne]

haha, of course it was used in much larger room but does it can be too big for a 3200 cubic feet? (I should have asked my question like that)

[eltonisaflamer]

I am using M80s in my HT and have them set up in a room a little over 2100 cu ft, they sound great. If you have specific questions, you should go on the Axiom forums, the guys there are very friendly, knowledgeable and helpfull.

[raymondleeleggs]

I have a fairly large "bookshelf" speaker (really a compact tower) (sony SSB-3000) and its one of the few speakers I found to sound great in my room and they are adaptable for larger rooms as well, the highs sound more dispersed in larger rooms (like the living roo) but that is to be expected.

[jpickles]

I have the M3Ti and they are great as a bedroom system. Excellent sound at a good price.

[myrison]

Great video... 700 wpc on the M80s? Amazing!

[dllewel]

Nice product comparison Alan. Thank you for the informative videos.

[audiolofft]

Hi dllewel, and thanks. Watching this again, I overlooked our Axiom M50 tower--either that, or we didn't have one readily available when I made the video. -- Alan