Many posts over at some other forums by a couple of their resident 'experts' are of the view that if you are using towers with subs in a HT setup where the AVR sets the towers to 'Small', then the whole lower end of the towers (<80 Hz) isn't being used & thus is a waste. I kinda agree with that premise & that is why I've gone with sats + subs.

Furthermore, as I understand it, a HT AVR combines the LFE into 1 channel for movie soundtracks & probably for live music concerts. My M2 + EP-400 audio only system is a true Stereo (2 channel - not 2.1 nor 2.2) only. On certain SACDs & CDs I can definitely hear bass notes coming out of one channel or the other as they should.

I don't know why the M80 would sound better than a M22 in the mid to high range. If it does, then the difference would be subtle at best & of course be a completely subjective opinion of the particular listener...

TAM