Geez...I'm listening to Wade in the Water by Pete York on Spotify Premium via the M100s and Pioneer A9 and no sub. The Pioneer is at -5 and I'm getting 116dB peaks. Every time those drums hit, it is downright scary and disturbing! The sax, the piano, the cymbals...they all sound so absolutely perfect. I keep praising my M5s but they don't offer the same level of fidelity as the M100s and certainly can't hit this SPL.


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