Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Stereo from m60s to m22+sub - anybody tried it....

I dunno. Don't you think a unit with more girth has a higher WAF?

Yep, check the custom wood shop. They charge you $150 for the service, but they claim to be able to match the stain very accurately, which sounds like it'd be worth it if aesthetics are a driving factor.

Here is a review of the m60's that discusses the differences between the m60's and the m22's. Hope this helps.

http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/speak...-and-conclusion

- Nick

You should know that it's not about total mass but how you utilize it's space.

Here's my review...

http://axiomaudio.com/boards/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=190290#Post190290

My take on this, having auditioned the M22's (but not the EP175, so take this for what it's worth), is that they are very neutral, musical speakers. I was able to blend them (with some effort) with a much larger sub than the EP175 and get good results. For movies, I think you're far better off with monitors and a sub, than just towers and no sub. Music is a bit trickier, though.

The frequency chart on the M60's is quite flat, as speakers go. You will get neutral (accurate) sound from it's entire rated frequency range. While that range doesn't go down to the nether regions that a good sub will bring to the table, it goes down far enough for most music, and will be a better balanced sound overall, in my experience (with different high quality, full range towers).

I still have the same struggle between towers and sub/sat setup. In the end, I chose towers because I plan to listen to a lot of music in bypass mode on my pre-pro.

Another potential advantage to full range towers is that if you do add a sub for movies, you can still run the front L+R in full range mode which can help smooth out the bass response in your room. One problem with a single sub is that you can't escape the "hot" and "dead" areas.