I had owned a pair of the ND310's which are the older series of northridge dual tens.. I ended up getting the M80's and the difference was more than significant. A huge improvement. I found my JBL's to be rather dull and lifeless sounding whereas the axioms were very precise and clear. I love the forward sound but if you said the northridge were too bright then perhaps they are not for you.

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