Oh yeah, almost forgot. Once the third M2i shows up I'm thinking about moving the M60s to the upstairs system and playing my serious music there, and running 3 M2i across the front of the HT.

I believe that was the reason for ordering the M60s in the first place, but I didn't have that second receiver when they showed up so I stuck em in the basement (HT) and completely forgot what the original plan was.

I felt that (two M2s + sub) was borderline for the basement, but now that I have an AV receiver and 5 speakers it's clear that you get a lot more "effective" SPL from having 5 speakers going, either with a DVD or with a surround stereo mode. My guess is that (three M2s + two cheap surrounds + sub) will be more than enough for "normal volume" HT and music.

I will try the "2 M2s as center channel with M60 mains" configuration first, though.


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