hey Shawn , I agree about your findings. I also read here some where that Alan was having an Axiom party and had the M80's cranked pretty good with Dennon amps and guess what? They shut down! I think Axiom could speak up and let us know their thoughts on this issue, these speakers do seem to be more difficult to drive than is first seen, however, they sound awesome!

Chris

Emotiva DMC1, MPS-1 ,M80v2 ,Klipsch RC64,Mirage Omni260 surrounds,Paradigm PW2200 sub