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Kurt,

You already KNOW what the 50s sound like. Get the 22s and you'll know how BOTH sound. If you like the 22s, keep them. If you don't like them, return them within the 30 day period and go back to the 50s. Either way, your decision will be an informed one based on personal experience, and you'll be able to rest your mind. However, don't judge the 22s until you get the sub to go with them. If home theater is your primary listening goal, for HT, I found the 22s, with my STF-2, to be absolutely flawless.

You're right that the 22s are a little easier to deal with because of size, but they will still work best on stands in a position away from reflective surfaces where they can "breathe."

Thanks Jack, that's what I've decided on. I found some really awsome stands at www.standandmounts.com that I like. I'll be ordering them soon, but I do have something to place them on untill I can get the stands ordered.

I'm going to use them for a while cause I've got my sub to pay for next, just as soon as CraigSub makes it back from vacation. lol

LOL! Are you buying one of Craig's subs? Cripes, is there ANYBODY who hasn't bought one of Craig's subs? Which one are you getting?

Kurt,

As you know, I ordered the m50s to compare with my m22s, side by side. I ordered them because I thought the 22s were a little too forward for my tastes and thought that the m50s would be slightly less forward. I found the m50s to be too laid back, to the point of being boring. If you had the m50s alone, you would probably find them to be an adequate speaker. Initially, upon comparing the two, I found the differences between them to be minor. After about 2 weeks the gulf had widened and there was not any way I could justify keeping the m50s. Everyone in my household told me that the 22s were a much better speaker. They were anticipating the return of the 50s anxiously.

My advice would be to give the m22s a try. If you find you cannot live with their sound you could return them to Buffalo for $20. Then you could order the m50s, or the m3s which many have said sound similar.

LittleB:

I'll admit, I had some doubts at first, but I've pretty much lost any doubts I had about the M22's. I mean how in the heck could so many people be wrong about them ya know. lol

I'll be ordering my setup this evening. Once ordered I'll let everybody know what I went with. I can assure everyone right now, that the M22's are defiantly going to be ordered. I'm just still a little up in the air as far as which way I'll go for the center channel and surrounds, but I'm not worried about it. I'll make my final decison at the time of order.


Jack:

LOL, yes I am my friend. lol
I plan on purchasing one of his HSU VTF-3MKII subs.