You know damned well you'd want to know for yourself and not just take somebody's word. So consider it money well spent. smile

BTW, the M5s may need about 30 hours of medium volume to break in. I say "may" because out of the three bookshelf pairs and 1 OW I've heard, one bookshelf and the OW needed breaking in. Two of the bookshelves were already ripe. I have no freakin' idea why. I think someone from Axiom may have thrown a party with them before they shipped.

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