I was using M2's and a subwoofer for music but was never totally happy with the results until I ordered the M60ti's and moved the M2's to surround duty. QS8s came later.

M22's would allow a lower cutoff than the M2s but I have never been a huge fan of sub/sat for music.

Note that this is a bit of a minority view and a lot of people (including some with a lot more audio knowledge and experience than me) are really happy with M22 or M22+sub for music.

IIRC my receiver (HK AVR 630) allows different speaker setups for each input so CD can use mains-only while DVD/BR can use mains+sub, but I don't think most AVRs allow that.

We should probably hold off and get some input from others - I ended up with a separate music system just because the acoustics in the HT area (a loft with 45 degree ceiling/walls) were so hard to manage so I'm not the best person to listen to re: using the same system for HT and music.


M60ti, VP180, QS8, M2ti, EP500, PC-Plus 20-39
M5HP, M40ti, Sierra-1
LFR1100 active, ADA1500-4 and -8