JP
Personally, if I create a device, and it’s the best there is, I don’t want it likened to a Bentley, in the car world, that’s small potatoes, liken my product to a McLaren F1, a Bugatti Veyron, or a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, not a Bentley. Then again, these don’t really appear to be even in the Bentley league, maybe the BMW of the audio world.
In fact these look like that house on the corner that used to be condemned but someone came along and threw a new paint job on it and is now selling it for a small fortune. These speakers claim to be of audiophile quality, and it sounds like they are even trying to compare their product to those $400 Bose PC speakers, but they look quite cheap.
Sure, they have various finishes including real wood for the boisterous price of $559, oh, and the subwoofer, which will cost you extra, a $179 extra. I have yet to hear or even see this speakers in real life, so they may actually be worth it, but for now, if I get close to $700 to spend on a PC speaker system, I am going to the closest place that retails Klipsch or Polk Audio products, not some company in Canada that I’ve never even heard of.
Axiom Audiobyte: The Bentley of PC speakers [via news]
7 Responses to “Axiom Audiobyte – it’s been called the Bentley of PC speakers”
Charles November 20, 2007
What is this exactly. A “review” of some offhand slogan? Stick to “reviewing” objects. Not seconhand marketing hype.
+1Lee November 29, 2007
Wow, you sure did your homework on this one James! What an informative review from someone who has apparently not even seen this product in person, let alone heard it to compare! First of all, these speakers look fine, not at all like a “condemned house”. How can you tell that from a low-res web image? Secondly, Bose is not “audiophile” in anyway, save perhaps pricetag. I purchase these speakers based on Axiom’s quality and reputation over any Bose product any day of the week. If you actually did any research, you’d find that Axiom is a well-respected, small Canadian company that happens to make some spectacular speakers. Check out AudioReview.com for reviews of their products. So next time you are buying speakers, go ahead and wander over to your local Best Buy and shell out for some Klipsch or Polk, they’re probably fine speakers, but nothing special. But for someone who is willing to try out a small company with great products, head over to AxiomAudio.com and pick up some speakers that will blow your mind. I haven’t heard these particular speakers, but if I were in the market for some “luxury computer speakers”, I would surely consider these. Axiom has a 30 day guarantee, too, so at least give them a try!
+4You're an idiot December 10, 2007
I love people like you who think they know the first thing about audio equipment. Bose sucks! You can do way better than bose for half the money. Just like Lee said. Axiom is very respected and well known in the speaker community. The reason you have never heard of them is because you are easily swayed by advertising that exists in the mainstream audio industry.
+4Mojo February 25, 2008
I’ve been enjoying these speakers in my office for 2 months. I also have a pair of Bose 601 Series II and I would take the desktop audiobytes over the Bose floor-standers.
I’ve also been loving my Axiom EPIC80-600 system. Great sound, great company, great service!
+2Tom August 5, 2008
This was a very imformative review. I got a real sense that the author was a true audiophile seeing how he praised bose and all. Good for you. I think I will review the axiom EPIC80-600 tomorrow. I mean I’ve never heard the system, but I saw a picture so I think i’m qualified.
+2videoCWK August 17, 2008
They are trying to compare these to the $400 Bose computer speakers? My God, you are a moron. You’ve just been influenced by Bose’s marketing. Anyone who knows anything about audio at all will say the exact opposite. These don’t look cheap, they look like $350. Two way speakers, real finished wood cabinets, and they appear to be of solid construction. Bose is the opposite. One way satellites, the subwoofer is just a midrange speaker, and they’re made of plastic. You could snap one of their stands in half on your knee. Try to snap one of these in half, your knee will just hurt. They aren’t “trying to compare their product to those $400 Bose PC speakers,” instead they’re one-upping Bose’s most expensive home theater system all the while putting to sleep every pair of computer speakers Bose has ever made.
+1And is this supposed to be a review? What gave you the idea that you were in any position to do a review? You’re basing everything off a low resolution picture you saw, and on top of that you appear biased against anything that’s not Bose. You haven’t even seen them in person, let alone heard them. You have no business in anything that involves hifi audio.
Luke November 27, 2008
I was looking for a real review of these speakers from someone who knows what they’re talking about….guessI’ll look elsewhere. Enjoy the speakers you bought at Circuit City…Doofus.
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