See my signature line. I've never had a problem playing the M22's even up to -8. I'm thinking your friend may have a faulty AVR.

Edit: Also IMO, after reading threads here for a few months, I would go 1 subwoofer bigger that what you think you might need.

Last edited by CatBrat; 03/29/10 12:36 AM.
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