Yes the budget is about 500$ or so. I know the EP175 would be a better improvement and so on. However, my goal isn’t to rock the house at concert level but simply adding some presence in the bass which could fill the room. My concern over the tower would be the placement. With the crossover set at 80 Hz, I would definitely hear it from where it sounds instead of an EP 400 which I could set the crossover lower. But this one is indeed out of my price range. So this is where the M50 becomes very interesting. I might also call Axiom for advice.
Btw thank you helping me spending my money, always appreciated
