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I would go for the m80's. I have a 2200 cf room that opens to a kitchen and a hallway and They sound great... I sit 11 feet away from them.
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I am currently using M60s as mains in a 12x12' TV room in the basement. I love the detail at any volume level. I can't imagine getting any clearer but it could be the old "don't know what your missing" syndrome.
Murph, you know how the M60s open up at high volumes, they get more spacious and open, I would say even a little more cleaner/forward sounding, at least in my time with them they did to me, that is what the M80s sound like all the time. Once I stopped comparing the M60s to anything I started to really like them and would forget about the sonic differences it has to the other speakers I compared it to, but once the M80s showed I quickly remembered why I wanted them. 
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Good description. I can visualize that. Impressive.
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Interesting thread. I heard definite differences at 80-90 db when I did an a/b comparisonbetween the two, but was with music. I take that to mean that would have heard even greater differences at lower levels.
My understanding is that the movies are less demanding on speakers than movies. Do you guys also notice a big difference on movie material?
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My understanding is that the movies are less demanding on speakers than movies. Do you guys also notice a big difference on movie material? Er... which of the "movie" is to be replaced by "music"?
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Oops. My understanding is that movies are less demanding on speakers than music.
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My understanding is that the movies are less demanding on speakers than movies. Do you guys also notice a big difference on movie material? Er... which of the "movie" is to be replaced by "music"? The one from Marklar.
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I guess that depends on whether or not the movie is a musical . When I had the M22s down with the M80s comparing them, for most movies, I really didn't miss the fuller sound the M80s have. But for music in 2 channel or 2.1 it was missed right away.
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Thanks Jason, that's what I thought. Given that 90% of Eric's listening will be movies and it will be in a smaller room, it seems to me that the M60 would be the ideal solution.
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Thanks Jason, that's what I thought. Given that 90% of Eric's listening will be movies and it will be in a smaller room, it seems to me that the M60 would be the ideal solution.
I think you are right! I don’t want an over kill system. After reading the review on both speaker (M60 and M80), I thought that either way I cannot lose... But for my part, on week-day I tend to listen to movie on low-medium volume to let the family sleep ;-). Right now on my Polk (monitor 50) on low volume you lose all the detail... By the way I just sold them (Polk) yesterday so I am ready to pull the trigger soon!  Thanks, Eric
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