LHawes,

I think what you're describing is the M50's... :-) Sorry, I'm not aware of what the M40's were, since they were from my pre-Axiom awareness time period.

Unless the speakers must be on a "bookshelf", and as long as you're serious about wanting bass, there's really no benefit to the bookshelf style over the M50 towers. The larger cabinet of the 50's will provide the bass extension you're seeking. I've never wished my 50's were a 3-way design, because I love the way they sound as a 2-way. So smooth...

Kind of like engines, there's no substitute for cubic inches.

Last edited by JasonEuc; 09/20/06 12:50 AM.

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