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Carmine | I am looking for a good bookshelf speaker in the $200-300 price range. Do either of these stand out as being better than the other? Any other speakers that I might want to consider? I will be using them with a Yamaha receiver. |
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G-Man | They are both good speakers but I would would say the Ascends truly shine. They both need a good subwoofer if you want solid bass response. And the minimum price for a good quality subwoofer costs as much as these speakers. For instance, the PSB subsonic 5i can be gotten at around $350. And with high quality speakers like the Ascend it would be a shame to compromise on the subwoofer. But if you don't mind not having deep bass and a solid bottom end either speaker is good. |
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New member Username: David_rPost Number: 10 Registered: 12-2003 | carmine you might want to want to look at axioms m22ti for $360 (in the outlet area) at www.axiomaudio.com |
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New member Username: JonmoonPost Number: 9 Registered: 12-2003 | The only point I will make is price. You can get the Paradigm Titans for $200 or less. The others cost about $360 or so. The comparison of these speakers should not exclude the price. The Ascends and Axiom should sound better as they cost 80% more. Ultimately you have to decide between sound quality and price. If $300 is your maximum, perhaps the Ascends and Axioms are not on your list. |
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New member Username: AfrogtPost Number: 3 Registered: 12-2003 | A better comparison to the Paradigm Titan might be the Axiom M2i or M3ti which can be had around $250 or less. |
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New member Username: AfrogtPost Number: 4 Registered: 12-2003 | The M2i can be had for $216 at the outlet and M3ti for $248. http://www.axiomaudio.com/factoryoutlet.html |