M3s for stereo. What to buy next?
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I have a pair of M3 tis, a relatively recent Yamaha RX-396 Receiver and a room that's about 12'x18'.
What should I buy to improve this setup?
I was considering a sub, but I live in an apartment with neighbors below. Also, I'm not much of a fan of bass-heavy music, I'm just after fullness and overall sound.
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What are you doing with the system? Music Movies?
If properly set up, a good sub dosn't give you heavy bass. I listened to the M22s with an EP350 and I really liked the bass for music. It was not heavy at all. After level matching you can always adjust the bass to your taste.
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It's a system for music, primarily, though at some point I may join the rest of the world and connect a TV through it.
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Definately add the sub. It will fill out the bottom end on the M3s. Of course, you could always just go for the M80s...
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Major, welcome. You should also consider adding a pair of QS surrounds. Even for music, surround sound adds significantly to the listening experience. Modes such as DPLII and Neo:6 can be applied to CDs and other 2-channel source materials to send the ambience which originally came from a direction other than the front to the surrounds where it belongs, and makes listening a little more realistic.
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Welcome to the boards Major.
I would suggest adding floorstanding speakers as the mains and then using the M3s as surrounds. The fuller overall sound of a floorstander is much better, IMO, than any bookshelf even with a sub. I would recommend the M60 or M80s. You will also most likely find the detail from the M60/M80 easier to hear than from the M3's, at least it was for me.
My next upgrade selection would be to then go with adding a sub as the next best upgrade and then simply adding surrounds as the last upgrade to make.
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No, I'd add the sub before changing out your mains.
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I would recommend surrounds before the sub, everyone has their tastes I guess. The M3s put out decent bass, you won't know you're missing anything. If you get the QS series surrounds it really will make your system envelope you in movies.
I like Jakewash's Idea of upgrading your mains to floor standers and using your M3s as surrounds. A good use of your current resources.
Last edited by Hutzal; 05/28/08 06:37 PM.
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