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I have heard from some who used the VP100 with M60 or M80 that the timbre match and overall sound quality were noticeably improved in going from VP100 to VP150. This was the basis that I decided to try the VP150 with the M80s. Unlike drew88, I have not been disappointed at all. In fact, I have been very satisfied with its performance, and my sense is that the vast majority of owners are very pleased with the VP150. I agree fully that there are many factors that influence a speaker's performance and that you should consider evaluating it first-hand in your sysytem.
John

I have not noticed any timbre-matching issues with my VP150 and M80s.

The only time I noticed a timbre mismatch between my VP150 an M80s during movies was when using my Denon’s Audyssey Room EQ. Turning Audyssey off cleared things up just fine for movies.

There is a noticeable mismatch between the VP150 and the left front M80 due to room effects when I listen to test tones but it’s not noticeable during movies, music or games.

If anyone wants a great example of panning effect try the film MISSION TO MARS. There's a scene where the camera does a 360degree turn on a room while a man's voice is heard coming from a communication screen in a spaceship. As the camera pans (turns) around the room the voice moves from front center to front right, to surround right, to surround left, to front left and back to center. The film is in 5.1 but decodes well in 6/7.1 adding another placement for the voice to be heard as the camera pans.
And because it's the same sound/voice it is a good sample for testing volume levels as well.

BTW - I have M80 and 150 and 4 QS8s and timbre quality is excellent - with the only real difference heard is (as previously mentioned) probably the room and how how it affects the sound from each speaker location - which is normal with sound in general.

Thanks for posting this.

The only issue I've noticed is pans from the fronts to the rears or vice-versa. This is not a timbre issue but rather a location issue. The voice goes from low down to high up (or vice-versa). Practically it's really a non-issue unless you plan on listening to track 11 of Alan Parsons: On Air all day .