The M3's should be able to compete with Polk and Infinity in their respective price classes. What models did you own previously from each respective company?

OMG! NOT BLACK! YOU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN A DIFFERENT FINISH!!??!~! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?????

See, I was so tempted to post that... but unlike Mark, I have some self control.

Polk Monitor 40. Infinity Primus 150. Cambridge Soundworks Model Six.

What's wrong with black? I like all my speakers to be black. I don't like any other color. I like all my components to be black also.

Mark's just yanking your chain. Pay him no mind.

OK.I just find that any color other than black draws my attention to the speaker. I want the speakers to be invisible. I don't focus on black. The cherry would look so nice I wouldn't stop staring at them and then I would be reminded of where the sound is coming from.

Do you have any or all of the other speakers you listed to give a direct comparison?

That would be the best way to know if the M3's are actually "better" than the others.

Audio memory is very short term.

I think you will be very impressed with the M3's, but I have not compared them to any of the speakers you mentioned. I have run them A-B with my M80's, but that's apples and oranges.

Sure hope they live up to your expectations.

I still have the Polks. I'll know the second the music starts playing how they sound. I've always bought cheap budget speakers.

I think you will be impressed with the M3's.

I would never consider them (the M3's) cheap budget speakers.

They are fantastic speakers at a budget price. IMO. I would never give mine away, as I have with many other speakers I have owned.

Definitely do some A-B testing with the polks when you get them.

Be sure to post your views on the two.

I would be interested in the comparison.