Hi, thanks for your response.
I may not have been accurate in my reference. Although I was unaware of the recent M80ti review (which I enjoyed reading) I was actually refering to the M40Ti's when the reviewer says
I would declare the M40Ti a hands-down winner over the M3Ti except that it doesn’t convey quite that same midrange magic. The M40Ti is every bit as balanced, and certainly even more robust and lifelike in terms of dynamics, but there is just a little bit of lost energy in the midrange that doesn’t allow me to connect with it quite as well.
In all fairness, I imagine this review (as do ALL reviews) opens a whole panaea of issues that a reviewer must grapple with.
I guess one could argue with Plato as to whether there is a PERFECT speaker by which all compare. Or if it is more of a relative issue based on the peers and cost. In reality maybe its just a combination.
Fortuately that is for the reviewer and manufacturer to solve and not this humble crunchy granola Californian!
It would be nice to elaborate on the measured vs listening issue and I think everyone might like to hear a little on the motivation for each or one of the speakers from its creator.
bill
