Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Anyone running M80s off an emotiva UPA-7?

I cant comment on the sound quality of the Onkyo 886, but I could hear an improvement in detail and sound stage on music compared to my Onkyo tx-nr1007. as far as video I use passthrough and I dont see any difference between onkyo and the umc. Movies sound better as well. I dont think the difference is as noticeable as adding the xpa amps was.

My xpa-2 has different resistors on the protection circuit which makes it less sensitive. I have driven it pretty hard with no shutdowns.

As far as heavy bass. I will have to try them again without the sub. I would imagine that heavy bass at some level would be too much for the bass drivers in the M80s. They do pump out quite a bit of bass but they are only 6.5's. On my system I am sure they would bottom out before my xpa-2 will clip. On higher frequency bass or with my sub it is not a problem.