Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Single M22 as a center

I don't recommend you put centers on either side of your TV. In your case, I believe top and bottom would work best. Your TV is large enough and you are sitting close enough that you will likely benefit from dual centers.

I concur with mojo. The only reason to get a couple m2's would be to put one above and below the screen. Axiom is correct that a VP150 would outperform 2 M2's, simply because the VP150 has one more 5.25" driver than two M2's put together. I find the output of two M2s PLENTY enough for my room. If you can't make the M2 centres work, just go for the VP150, which many say is a pretty good speaker.

You can also try 2 M2s on their sides above and below your screen, with an opposite tweeter array. The M2 speaker is so small, i doubt anyone in their right mind would be able to tell which speaker has which tweeter on which side...

I believe we found 2 M22s on either side of my 36" TV sounded like there was a phasing problem and the sound went from side to side for some reason when it should have just been stuck in the middle.

Good memory. That's exactly right!

Outperform in what way?

From what I have read re: speaker interferance, the VP150 will still have more off axis falloff than 2 m2's set above and below the screen.

Here is my current thinking:

I was originally planning on the VP100, as I am in a smaller room and am close to the TV. For not much more money, the M2's in the above/below configuration will have very similar sound quality, but will have noticably better off axis performance.

Is that a reasonable conclusion?

Edit: I am guessing the trade off from the VP150 would be a reduction in the quality or overall 'texture' of movie dialog.

Out perform in terms of volume output. That is it (IMHO).

Fred,

I tend to agree with you.

Thanks gents. I think I know what I am going to do. If the M2's don't work out, I can always slip them into the bedroom.

Fred,

The M2 is a great speaker, it has every quality of the M22, but just less output in a bigger room.

I don't think the M2's would have better off-axis response than a VP100 unless they are sitting upright (re: Robb's suggestion to put them on their sides but with the tweeters on opposite ends). I think Robb's setup with them vertical above and below is buttery and delicious.

I think the VP100 is really a pretty great speaker. Haven't heard the VP150. I'd certainly install two vertical M2's, but it doesn't pass WAF at my house.