Re: Axiom M60ti's....4 year review.
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question: how will the m80s sound in comparison to the m60s, for stereo music in a small room setup? (like an apartment)
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Re: Axiom M60ti's....4 year review.
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Loud, the m60's are great speakers and Imo would be perfect in a smaller space for anyone looking for floorstanders.
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I noticed that the M80s played with more detail at lower volume levels than the M60, once you start to increase the volume, say near reference levels, the differences went away. I have my M80s in a 12X16 'L' shaped room where the other part of the 'L' is also 12X16.
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Hmm. Well, I opted for the 80s over the 60s for an apartment livingroom that is 20x11x8 and I wasn't even considering them before I did an a/b comparison.
No doubt they will go much louder than I will ever need, but they also present more detail in the mids and highs, and more bass extension.
I really noticed the extra detail with cymbals and the kick-drum, and to a lesser degree with other instruments.
I think that it depends on what music you are going to listen to and how well recorded it is. In my case, I was auditioning with Dire Straits, Peter Gabriel and ELP, all well recorded albums.
I will be listening to a mix of (well recorded) rock, jazz and classical so I will benefit from the step up to the M80.
If you look at a post by sovkiller you will see that not so great recordings sound not so great on the M80 because of the detail they present.
Hope this helps.
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Re: Axiom M60ti's....4 year review.
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Instead of getting the m80s I got the m60s and so far I am pretty happy with them right now. I guess I don't know what I am missing since I have not heard the m80s yet... What if I take that extra $300 dollars or so and invest in a better AMP, let's say a Yamaha RXV1700 and bi-amp the m60s? (I have a crappy sony 70watts right now...) any advice on that?
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Met, if your "crappy" Sony is nevertheless in good working condition and still capable of putting out a clean 70 watts(and if it isn't, there's a violation of the FTC power regulations that all amplifiers sold in the U.S. have to comply with), then spending money on an amplifier with a slightly greater maximum power capacity isn't going to be of benefit unless you're actually using more than the 70 or so watts that your present amp can deliver cleanly(unlikely). A new receiver such as the 1700 will have more up-to-date features, and that could be a reason for considering a replacement, but more maximum power capacity(especially supposedly coming from the fictitious "bi-amp" feature that some receivers advertise)isn't likely to be one. The extra $300 would far more likely be more cost-effective if it was applied toward speakers.
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If you are happy with the M60, don't worry, be happy, listen to more music.
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I've heard the 60s and the 80s, but not in an A/B comparison. I heard the 60s in my audition and was floored with their quality. They are what convinced me to go with Axiom in the first place, so I really believe that you'd be quite happy with them. In my case, the extra money to upgrade to Axiom's best (80s) was worth it as I didn't want to play the "what if" game in the future. They're both great speakers.
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I planned on getting the m60's (partly so I could get by with a cheaper amp) but I could not find any to audition. I auditioned some m80's and instantly doubled my amp budget and added a few hundred dollars to my speaker budget
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You guys are ALL missing it...ya'll need to buy some M22s!
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