Re: Which front speakers: M22, M40, M50, M60
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I think i am going to go with the M60s. After auditioning the B&W 603 and the Paradaigm something and Vienna Acoustics, I think spec wise the M60 is my best bet. However, I wish i could listen to them first. Hopefully a Marantz SR7400 can power all the speakers.
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Re: Which front speakers: M22, M40, M50, M60
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Ya know, going back to your original post on this thread-being concerned about "crappy sound" on a variety of different inputs-the M60s may not be forgiving enough.
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Re: Which front speakers: M22, M40, M50, M60
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From what I've read in these forums, your Marantz should work perfectly. BTW, can't sleep or do you work nights?
A qustion concerning fronts. Is it better to get M22 and play loud or M60 and play mid-volume with the occasional "got to bring down the house" ?
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Re: Which front speakers: M22, M40, M50, M60
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M60's at mid-level volume. when I owned my M22's the sounded terrific at low and upper middle volumes, but when pushed hard they sounded like they were being pushed hard. (I also had a fairly large room). The M60's don't even break a sweat, even when the blood begins to drip from my ears.
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Re: Which front speakers: M22, M40, M50, M60
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The M22s are very efficient speakers. They are totally different from what you may be used to. If you want forgiving speakers that you can turn up to insane volume levels, the M50s may be a better choice. I think the whole point of the M22s is that you don't have to turn up the volume. They sound there best at medium volume levels. And as Spiff has said, they might start to strain a bit if you like to push them alot.
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Re: Which front speakers: M22, M40, M50, M60
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Couldn't sleep, all this speaker choices have gotten me all wound up.
Well, when i listen to music, i'll only be using the two front speakers so they should be good. That is why even though the M60 aren't forgiving for crappy sound, I want to know that my source is crappy sound and not fake it out.
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Re: Which front speakers: M22, M40, M50, M60
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my vote will be for a little different setup than what you originally suggested. Though I don't recall the history (if it was mentioned) of your 7.1 choice, but I would stick with 5.1. You'll save $400 from the extra pair of QS4s and you could then go with the QS8s, VP150 and M60s with change to spare. It will also help you avoid any bouts of upgraditis. Now depending on your wiggle room, you may want to look at adding the EP500 also, rather than the 350.
Regardless, you are going to be very happy with any Axiom setup you choose. Good luck!
"Chickens don't clap."
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Re: Which front speakers: M22, M40, M50, M60
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Absolutely. Go 5.1 and get the M60's.
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Re: Which front speakers: M22, M40, M50, M60
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Well, I am now thinking that since I won't have the optimun configuration for a 7.1 system, i'll probably go with the 5.1 M60, VP100, QS8, EP350 and buy some B&W in ceiling speakers for a 2 channel environmental sound. Have those in ceiling speakers on like all the time to provide conforting classical or soemthing and turn those off and the 5.1 on for when i want to listen to music and movies.
That config will probably be best because I usually always have music on and don't want to have the whole system on all the time just for the radio. That would end up needing two amps. Probably a Marantz sr5500 for the 5.1 and some cheapo amp from best buy to power the in ceilings.
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