Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Technical Questions M3Ti's & EP125 in larger room

It depends a lot on how the room is arranged, specifically the distance from speakers to listening position. If the room is that big but the speakers and seats are over to one side or corner the M22s would be fine. If you are using the whole area for HT and are sitting way back from the mains you may not be able to play as loudly as you like.

VERY VERY roughly, the main and center speaker size is a function of how far away you are sitting from them (and how loud you want them to play) while the sub is more a function of how big the whole room is. Dr. Hsu has been recommending a "sub right behind the sofa" position in a number of cases and that seems to be a great solution for a big room.

Same goes for the M3 system... depends on distance from the speakers. Totally oversimplifying, you could think of M2s as being ideal for 7-8 feet from the listener, M3s and M22s maybe 8-10 feet, M50s and M60s 10-14 feet and with M80s even further back. Listening distance is not the only factor, but the ol' inverse square law sure makes distance something to think about.