Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Mono blocks + m80

I was just wondering if I were to get a set of Mono blocks (300 watts)for my m80s, if that would ruin my front sound stage and HT experience? I just want to know if there would be any implications or problems that I would run into.

Come Christmas, my HT will consist of the following;

m80
VP150
QS8

No, wouldn't change anything except the headroom on your M80s. As long as you balance the levels, you're set.

Get em and let those M80s rip.

By all accounts the mono's will just make the M80s even better!

And let's not forget to post pics and impressions once you have them.

You should check with an Avia disk or equivalent to make sure that the monoblocks didn't invert the signal compared to the amp in the receiver (equivalent of having the speaker wired backwards). If you do find that main and centers are out of phase, just reverse the speaker wires on each of the M80s.

I can't think of any other potential problems -- everyone who has added amplification to their M80s seems to have been very happy with the results. Those puppies seem to like power.

I never noticed a difference once I added my Odyssey mono's.

Alex, keep in mind that regardless of whether you use a 30 watt, 300 watt or 3000 watt amplifier with your M80s that those numbers are simply the maximum output that the amplifier is capable of; you're the one in control of how much power is actually used. As Ken mentioned, you calibrate your speakers to an equal level, regardless of what the maximum output of the amplifier might be. The M80s are slightly above average in sensitivity and require less power than many other speakers, including the other Axiom models. It's unlikely that you'd use the maximum output capability of the units that you're considering.

I look at it this way, wouldn't it be nice to have 600hp available in a 2500lb car even though you will only use less than 100hp 99% of the time. Acceleration lanes to freeways now have new meaning as does passing on said freeways. It is just a luxury to be able to afford such thoroubreds but if you can afford it why not?

There's a reason that the Bugatti Veyron has a key lock for turning on that 1000 HP. Unless you know what you're doing, you're not going anywhere.

Besides, car analogies to audio don't really work too well in general.

>>I never noticed a difference once I added my Odyssey mono's.

Interesting... not even at high volumes ?