Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Recommedations: M60ti or M80ti?

I figure it this way, why not go with Axioms flagship speaker if you can afford to do so. I can't say I have ever heard of anyone that has had the M60s and M80s at the same time going with the M60s.

As far as what I use for mine, I use a Rotel RB1080 @ 300 watts per channel.

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It only gets worse.

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I heard that LOL

hummm. interesting both of u are putting more power than the yammy rec's 95-130 watts, and both say they sound better feeding the m80's mo powwa. There must be a reason, I'll assume they didn't sound as good as expected without the extra wattage being pumped to them. while the 60's being 8ohm, are getting fed the power they need from the yammy amps 95-130 watts

gonna keep me I on dis thread. as my key word is "optimally" , for driving the m80's AND the m60's for that matter.

dying to hear more input on this.

Another recommendation for the Axiom M80 speakers! If money is not a constraint, get the best that Axiom offers today! These are true audiophile speakers at very very reasonable prices.

I used to drive them with a Denon AVR-3805. Now I use slightly more powerful amps listed below. :-)

The 80's and the 60's both sound great with or without more power. The way I see it, the 80's can take a huge amount of power so give em some, I like em loud

Stoney, there's really no such factor as "optimally" powering a speaker. As long as the receiver can deliver as much power as the speakers would need at peaks(which is less than is sometimes thought, especially with the M80s which are slightly above average in sensitivity), nothing more can be accomplished. Keep in mind that, for example, 200 watts represents only 3dB more in maximum sound level than 100 watts; if 100 watts could play a brief peak at say 110dB, 200 watts could play it at 113dB. Unused maximum power capacity is simply that: unused.

I totally agree with those that say get the best if you can afford it. You won't have to upgrade in a short period of time.

My M80s sound great with my Onkyo even though some may question driving 4 ohm speakers with an Onkyo.

Onkyo 703 is not rated to drive 4 Ohm steady-state at full power. But to drive m80 steady-state at 100W, well, it's LOUD. Quick estimate shows that the SPL will be around 108dB at 12 feet, for both speakers. It is rated, though, for a pretty high dynamic power - 170W+170W for 2 front channels at 4 Ohms. I 'd think it's more than enough for faithful peak reproduction.

Like I said, I really like my Onkyo! I looked around for over a year before I bought it. I think that it represents, for me, the best overall receiver value out there.

I don't listen to music/ HT that is really all that loud anyway. It is unusual for me to have sound levels over 90 dB at 12 ft.

Agree. I haven't seen anything that good for that price.

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Stoney, there's really no such factor as "optimally" powering a speaker. As long as the receiver can deliver as much power as the speakers would need at peaks

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thats pretty much what i mean, with saying "optimally" , will the 130watts be enough to drive the m80's "without" loss of quality, at various sound levels. I am no pro but think that , to say it simpy, the sound would break up and distort. where as if fed more watts that it wouldn't break up. I don't crank it up all the time, but when I do I'd like to know that the speakers will sound just as good as they do at lower volumes.

It's funny how I started with the m22's as mains , then up to m60's and am now stuck with regard to going to the m80's. Another thing as the low end is what appears to be the "real world" difference betweeen them. would it make sense to pair 60's with the ep 500 and the 80's with the ep 350? as these pairings would be very close in price?