Zocco, I suppose you are the only one that can answer that for your ears-brain. The cool thing is that you can A/B them and if you don't like the M5s, punt them back to Axiom.

No doubt in my mind between M5 and v2 anything. The M5s are simply better. I take the M2 over my M80v2 also.

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