Bryston Expands Axiom Speaker Range
We’re happy to offer a wider range of outstanding, affordable, Canadian, NOT CHINESE, loudspeakers. Yep, these are made in Canada with a five year warranty.
Last month we informed you of the new Axiom tower, M50. This month there are more new models to lust for. Please ignore the flimsy Chinese imports and support these muscular and refined Canadian alternatives.
Axiom M5, $1000 Per Pair
{19h, 9.3w 10.5d, 91 dB SPL, 8 ohms, 10-200w/ch)
M5 is a muscular, not teeny, tiny, stand mount speaker. It takes big power and pushes strong bass. While everyone else is making cute little speakers in China to hide on a bookshelf, Axiom says, give me some elbow room and let ‘er rip!
M5 is especially tantalizing because its real competition is from Europe, not China. Check out the pricing on high powered two-ways from Europe. We’re typically talking in the neighborhood of $5k per pair.
M5 has a 1” Titanium tweeter, 5.25” Pure Aluminum midrange and 6.5” Pure Aluminum woofer. The woofer has a 1.5” voice coil that you can hit hard! It will fit on a shelf but is better on a speaker stand. That way there is no boxy intrusion incurred from the furniture.
The advantage of a 3-way is greater dispersion with a broader soundstage. You request lower excursion for mid and woof drivers to get better detail than the 2-way M3, for example.
Axiom’s M2 and M3 are good quality, more traditionally sized shelf speakers to be discrete. M5 is NOT trying to be discrete. It’s trying to kick some booty in a manageable size.
Axiom VP100 Center Speaker, $500
{7.5h, 17w, 7.5d, 92 dB SPL, 8 ohms, 10-200w/ch}
VP100 is an Axiom center to mate with its new, Bryston developed Axiom line of speakers. VP100 is an outstanding match for any of the Axioms. Its sound is smoother rather than brighter. If you have any right and lefts that are smooth rather than bright, VP100 would be an appropriate complement.
VP100 uses two 5.25” Pure Aluminum bass/mids and Axiom’s 1” Titanium tweeter. Virtually all the Chinese built skinny centers sound thin and harsh- like cranking up the color to vivid on a TV. VP100 sounds similar to Bryston’s AC-1 Micro ($900) without the same power capability.
Axiom QS-8 Surround Speakers, $1000 Per Pair
{8.25h, 11w, 6d, 92dB SPL, 8 ohms, 10-200w/ch}
QS-8 is a 2-way surround speaker that is ideal for most systems. It features two 1” Titanium tweeters and a pair of 5.25” Pure Aluminum bass/mids. The bass/mids fire top/bottom. The tweets are offset for wide dispersion.
Axiom QS-10 Surround Speakers, $1918 Per Pair
{13h, 13.75w, 7d, 91dB SPL, 8 ohms, 10-400w/ch}
QS-10 is a high powered, 3-way, bigger brother to QS-8. I features the same tweets and bass/mids as QS-8. BUT, QS-10 adds a 6.5” Pure Aluminum woofer. The 6.5 is a high powered driver with long 1.5” voice coil, the same as you’ll see in M60s. The 5.25s act as pure midrange drivers, within their own enclosures, on QS-10, so there’s a much more substantial crossover. Further, QS-10 takes twice the power and is a more purist choice for your surround performance.
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10 Elvis Costello “Veronica”
9 Ringo “Six O’Clock”
8 R Stones “I Wanna Be Your Man”
7 Charlotte Gainsbourg “Songbird In A Cage”
6 Billy J Kramer & Dakotas “Ill Keep You Satisfied”
5 Peter & Gordon “Woman”
4 Peter & Gordon “A World Without Love”
3 Mary Hopkin “Goodbye”
2 Beatles “Like Dreamers Do”
1 Badfinger “Come And Get It”