M60 exchanged for M80
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Hello,
I have a NAD 372, 150 watts per channel, and a NAD C542 CD player. Listening preferences mostly acoustic jazz, and the mellower side of adult pop, Bob Dillan, Amos Lee, Madelyn Peyroux, Nora Jones, etc. Ten days ago I received the M60s and was not as wowed as anticipated. The great folks at Axiom lived up to their deserved custumer service rep. and sent out a set of M80s with a return ship label. I was only charged the difference. Doesn't get much better than that. Well, as of a couple nights ago I have been getting wowed by the 60s. Takes a little while to adapt to even a better sound. Just checked Fed Ex tracking and the 80s arrive today. My expectations are lower lows and improved dynamic pressence at lower volumes. I'll report back.
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photonblur , Welcome, I also went from the M60's to the M80's, The 80's will play much louder and Imo have a touch of something more that I can't really explain, looking forward to your comparison and thoughts.
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When I first received my M60's, I also wasn't initially wowed. Before that, I owed a pair of consumer line Infinity's which were quite bright. When I listened to the M60's (who some say are bright) for the first time, I actually thought I was losing detail. But it didn't take long to realize that I was actually experiencing *more* detail with the M60's, but with much less harshness. Even with my untrained ear, I appreciated the M60's more and more because I started listening and enjoying music like never before. Let's see...three years later and I'm *still* pleased with their performance. However, I must admit that I'm curious about the M80's! Please give us your comparison when your M80's arrive!
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Don't mean to hijack but earlier in the week I dragged the 60's into our TV room and set 'em up as dual center channels on either side of the TV (didn't work due to cancelling and off axis dialog) and didn't even think about giving them a good workout and see just how they do compare up against the 80s ... I have the next two weeks off of work so there *should* be time to play around with them. I'll share my thoughts in a couple days *after* the garage gets a thorough cleaning (just one of many items on the honey-do list).
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Where'd you put your EP600? with all those speakers up there taking up room?
Man that looks like a killer setup!
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I think he has it mid left wall, just out of the pic with a trace of it visible.
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Robb, Dave is correct ... the 600 is left mid-sidewall and barely visible in the picture. Both the 60s and the 80s are great speakers sonically, although I tend to believe the 80s have a little more something (depth?) that the 60s are lacking even at reduced volumes. Probably biased induced belief though, who knows.
The 80s will certainly be the mainstay of our system though, that's for certain.
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Bob Dylan would be said that you don't know to spell his name, are you sure your a fan? Anyway, I've never heard m80's, but I would never describe the m60's as lacking, they are great speakers. Properly setup and the bass is killer, mids/highs are crisp and clear. Some of the auditions I've performed have been by people that ask me to turn off the sub. They keep asking me if I've turned off the sub over and over again, that is how good they are. Just my opinion.
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Randy what is the crossover on your M60 set at again?
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My Denon only allows for ONE setting for all speakers, so currently I have all speakers set to small, with a crossover of 80hz. Keep in mind that even with a crossover of 80hz, the bass does not just STOP at 80hz, there is actualy a slope or blend/transfer to the sub. Even bass down to 80hz is powerful and the 80's or 60's handle it great. The sub does a better job handling those lower freq's because the larger driver can move more air in the room.
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