I had problems with the Emo MPS-1, some have had issues with the XPA amps, some have not. Emotiva will tell you the 80's dip below 4ohms which is dead wrong. Emo makes nice stuff, and I wish them well, but for whatever reason some people have had issues with 4ohm speakers and some of their amps, even other brand speakers, not just Axiom.
There are some 80's owners on here that have had no issues with Emo.
How are you going to have 7.1 with 2 3-channel amps down the road? With the 80's you would be better getting some monoblocks from Outlaw Audio, Odyssey, etc. and then later get a 5 channel amp for the rest of your speakers, imo.
So it almost sounds like pick of the draw, for both Axiom as well as Emotiva
Hmm... I think I will stick to M60s for now and might dispose of them later in favor of M80s if I really feel the need for it
But if i feel that the trouble with the Amp is few and far between i might still go for the M80
You really need to listen to speakers yourself and make your own opinion. I would check the audition thread in the Hearing Things section to see if there is an Axiom owner in your area...
Thanks for the heads-up will check out the forum to see if I can get an audition for the same over here
