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Brianp - in a room your size, sitting that far back, I wouldn't hesitate for a second to get the M60ti's.

Jane - room size and how far you're going to sit away from them is critical for choosing between the M22 and M60.

Like Alan said, in a smallish room, the M22ti will be the better choice, but in a larger room like Brianp has, the M60ti would easily the better performer.

My room is medium/large (I sit about 13' back and there's an additional 13'+/- behind me) and there was a considerable difference in performace between the M22 and M60. The M22's had to try too hard to fill that size room. Likewise, if I put my M60's into our game room, they'd suffer because the room is too small.

Alan, may I ask how you're blending your M22's with a sub in your living room setup?
Are you matching your sub to the natural "rolloff" of the M22's or using a crossover in a receiver to set a crossover point?
Also, wouldn't the choice between M22 vs M60 also depend on what kind of receiver Jane plans to use? If she's using a traditional stereo receiver without a built in crossover for the sub (thus no option for setting the speakers to "small), wouldn't it be easier to blend M22 with a sub (at a somewhat higher frequency 60 - 80 Hz) than with M60's which go much lower?

I'm a sat/sub person myself. I just prefer it like that usually, but if you have no price limitations a floorstanding/sub combination would be great. Even though they can go much lower, I'd suggest a crossover of 60-80 Hz (I'd personally do 80.) That should let it blend well with the sub, I'd think, but experimentation is key.

Thanks Allen and Spiffme!

I have decided to go with the M60’s which should be more suitable for my room. Thanks to all for the constructive advice.

Could you educate me a bit.

I am wondering why is it that the M60 is able to output more SPL in the mid and high range ( compared to the M22 ) when both the M22 and M60 have the same type and number of tweeter and mid drivers? My impression was the woofers on the M60 aren’t producing anything but perhaps a bit of overlap in the lower mid range...

Much appreciated Jane.

That sounds like an Ian or Alan question, but it could be because the woofers are taking over some of the duties of the mid/woofers, thereby allowing them to play louder on the mid frequencies. (?) Then again, maybe I'm just making this up. :-)