Moved the M40s upstairs to the HT area and brought the M60s downstairs for music. Definite improvement -- apart from the obvious "slightly more forward" sound of the M60s their ability to play louder made a big difference.

The M40s could play jazz or chamber music as loudly as anyone would want but weren't really comfortable at the levels you need for rock & orchestra.

Upstairs, of course, different story. The M60s were already running as Small with low frequencies going to an EP500 and an SVS PC-Plus 20-39 plugged for 16 Hz and center channel handled by a VP180, so the M40s didn't have to work nearly as hard in the HT system as they did playing full range music.

The Boston Cherry finish doesn't fit in with the upstairs decor any better than it did with the downstairs decor, but at least it's usually dark up there.

I guess some kind of v4 High Power in Knotty Pine needs to be somewhere in my future.

M60ti, VP180, QS8, M2ti, EP500, PC-Plus 20-39
M5HP, M40ti, Sierra-1
LFR1100 active, ADA1500-4 and -8