Hi JohnK
You're correct. My friend system cost more than $50,000.00 BUT there in no denying the GREAT sound it produces. I've been bugging him that I can put together a system that will produce the same quality of of sound for under $10,000.00 I'm at a point where I'm close, but my Mirage is a bit bass heavy and not as detailed and crisp as I want. Recently, I'd changed the tubes on the AMP to give it a softer feel, but not quite there. I really believe the Mirage is the issue. They were great speaker for its time. By the way and I don't know the exact models, but my friend has a McIntosh tube amp, Rotel cd player and ProAC speakers. I know that sounds are personal and subjective, but if these M80 really perform as well as you all say, I would really enjoy rubbing it to him.