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Hi guys. Thanks for the suggestions. I did decide to go with the M22s. I already received them and really am impressed. The only problem I have is my Pioneer VSX 915 doesn't do them justice. I get a lot distortion a moderately high levels. I took them to my HT room in the basement and hooked them up to my Onkyo 3007 and WOW. I have M80s in the basement and the 22s really come a lot closer to them than I thought they would. Of course the bass is lacking. But I did get to try them with my EP500 last night. If you saw my thread on my trouble with the sub, I finally got it going and it is amazing how the 22s sound with the sub. Now my problem is I will want to put a sub in my living room. Don't really need it for what I use them for, but I might use them a little more with the sub.
Thanks for all the input.
Steve

Wow, the Pioneer is a 100 watt per channel receiver. Exactly what are your "moderately high levels"? 100 watts is not a powerhouse or anything but I find it curious that it would give audible distortion so quickly. Of course, your "moderate" may be very far from my "moderate". If not, that receiver may be more broken than underpowered.

Murph that is what I think. Something is going on with the receiver. The Onkyo is 140 watts, so not that much difference. But I was listening last night with the Onkyo and I get go as loud as I can stand and no distortion. With the Pioneer it starts distorting what I would consider moderately high levels. So at some point I may need to replace the pioneer. I don't listen at those levels too much in the living room, but nice to be able to if I want.