Hi,

I've been using this forum to help me design a music only listening room, and have decided on the M80ti's for the main speakers. Alan's posting and online article convinced me that leaving the option for PL II surround was well worth considering, as my goal is maximum enjoyment of a variety of different types of music.

My original thought was a matched set of M80's as the surround pair, but a closer examination of the area in which they'd have to go, which is by the step up into the kitchen/dining area, has convinced me that a floor standing speaker will not work. However, there are some 'bump out' partial walls bracketing the step up that would allow me to wall mount a bookshelf speaker pointing at the listening area. I also know that the brain does process sound coming from behind a bit differently than in front, so exact timbre matching isn't quite as important for the rears.

Thus, I'm considering getting a pair of M3ti's for this duty. I've seen that they've gotten extremely good reviews as musical speakers. Has anyone used these with M80's in a music application? I might mention that I'm planning on 1 or 2 subwoofers, probably Hsu TN-1220HO's. I'm waiting for the Arcam AVR 300 to audition as the electronics.

Thanks

I think the M2i or M22ti would match the M80's better for that purpose. The M3ti has generally been the speaker of choice for a stand alone, no sub, small room, 2 channel system. Both the M2i and M22ti are considered cleaner, and more detailed, much like the M60 and M80.

BTW...the M2i is a much bigger speaker than I expected when I received mine. They're not tiny by any means.

Wow, I had been overlooking the M2i, and just looked up some reviews. Amazing, they were comparing it to some speakers that cost a grand a pair. For the music lover on a budget, a pair of M2i's combined with a Hsu VTF-2 sub might be the anchor of an amazing little system. Outlaw is going to have an audiophile two channel receiver, the RR2150, probably by the end of the year which they're estimating will come in at about 800 bucks, so for $1,500 bucks or so, you could have some serious music.. we truly live in an age of wonders.