I don't know what to say either. I A/B compared the M80's and the M22's, both powered by the amp. I thought I was nuts, because the M22's seemed better with the amp. More authoritative bass, more presence, spacious, better depth. So I played around with all of my speaker/power combinations and came to the conclusion that the M22's sound quality did move up a notch when powered by the amp.
It wasn't a huge difference, but I really do think that the M22's benefit from the dedicated amplifier. I'm not an expert, so don't take my word for it!
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Oh boy, it's amp envy time. Seriously, I'm a little confused by this news. I was always under the impression that an efficient speaker, like the M22, wouldn't gain anything from further amplification vs a respectable AVR alone. After reading this, am I to conclude that this impression is completely wrong?