They're being packed but I also bought M3s for my living room and I told Deb I'm in no rush so she can send everything all at once. The M3s are in the early stages. Maybe I'll get everything including the QS10s, M5 stands and ADA-1000-3 in a couple of weeks.

I don't need high SPL. What I need is the wide and tall soundstage the M80v2 give me with greater depth and sharper placement of instruments in the soundstage. Discussions with Ian, Andrew and Craig Chase have led me to believe the v4 will give me all that. Andrew has told me the M5HP is a more refined speaker than the M80v2. Both Ian and Craig have told me v4 is a different presentation than v2. Craig has told me the soundstage is more accurate. The M5, being shallower, will allow me to place them even further from the front wall with the hope that the soundstage depth will shine. My only concern with the M5HP is preserving the width I now enjoy but I'll never know until I try them.

I said above I don't need more power. I don't listen loud. But that could be due to distortion in my Onk that is offensive to my ears. So I ordered the ADA to hear if there is any difference.

If I don't like what I hear, it will all go back. I'm not into audio to feed my ego. If it sounds amazing, I'll praise it far and wide like my 800v4 and 160v4.

House of the Rising Sone
Out in the mid or far field
Dedicated mid-woofers are over-rated