HOLOGRAM

The m1's midrange was not recessed. The speaker was fairly balanced, though I found that the lower midrange, or any bass at all, was just not very good. The speaker was smoothe, but sometimes a tad fatiguing to listen to. I find the M3's are far better, and as time goes by, the midrange is coming up a bit, and the boomy bass is leaving.
The M1's also didn't have very good transparency and soundstage compared to the M3.