One thing that is VERY important is when you are thinking about other speakers the real ONLY way you can make a proper comparison is side by side with your existing set-up in YOUR home. I have heard speakers in retailers in which I had a good relationship with that store whereby they would allow me to take the speakers home to try out in my environment before I made a buying decision and especially with those that I THOUGHT sounded better than what I had. In almost every instance when I listened and made a comparison, I took the loaners back.
It is amazing but generally your ears can play tricks on you especially in a retailer that is set-up for such instances and generally all it did was verify that it was really unnecessary to spend all that extra money. If the store where you heard those speakers doesn't allow you to try them out before you buy then I would say "thanks but no thanks".
Regardless of the money, believe me, the M80s and VP180 are "excellent" speakers.
