Its all a personal preference. Ignore all that crap from other people because if you like the sound of the M3 then it is fine. I had M22. I found the sound forward in your face and piercing to my ears. I sold them and went with M3 and enjoyed them more. It was more laid back and pleasing to my ears. You are not losing out ... it is more of a personal preference. I have posted somewhere else that there are lots of other top notch excellent speakers that do not have a flat responce (looking like the himalayas) and these speakers range from $5000-$40,000. And they have been rated as top notch speakers like the Axiom are in a price/performance ratio.

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