Hmmm...no doubt for me or anyone else from my circles who has listened to the M3 and M50 vs. other Axioms that the M3 and M50 are warmer. Of course they also reach lower than the M2s.

However, the images from the M3 and M50 are also "fuzzier". They are simply not as well-defined. Another way of putting this is lower spatial resolution. So perhaps I should be using the term "spatial resolution" rather than just "resolution".

Craig's comment "...designed to allow one to listen into the performance" is an interesting one. I've made the comment before that when listening to the M3 or M50, I listen to the music and not the equipment. When I listen to any other Axiom, I tend to analyze where all the instruments and voices are located. Not so with the M3 or M50. This may of course be just my problem although I am also noticing the same behavior now from a few of my friends.

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