Got my replacement M3 today so hopefully I'll get a chance this wknd to set up a comparison that would be more favourable than my previous Monitor 11 5.1 system vs single M3 matchup. The M3 was, I'm sad to report here, utterly blown away in that test - clear it may have been, but it seemed to be lacking something, especially in those surround scenes. The imaging was lackluster, at best.

M80s/VP160/QS8s/EP350; M22s; M3s.