Thanks for the kind comments and warm welcome!
Murph: Brevity is not one of my strong suits. Maybe that's why I'm a physicist.
JohnK: I tried _everything_ with the M2s. I confirmed the phase by eye and with AVIA. I did not actually look at the drivers during my soft tests, but they went UP in volume fine, just not down. Subtleties that disappeared around 58 dB on the M2s were audible down to 55 dB on the CSWs. Conversely sounds that became unbearably shrill at around 85 dB on the CSWs were still clean and pleasant at 95 dB on the M2s. The M2s are definitely more dynamic, and better suited to HT than my CSWs, but that's not my primary listening. I was astounded by the difference between the 2 & 22. I would have never guessed.
kcarlie: I considered floorstanders, but right now the wife doesn't want anything that big in a traffic area. Further, since I already have a quality sub in the HSU, I didn't need the extra bass from the towers. I also didn't have the justifiable disposable income for M80s at this time.
fredk: I plan to be around for awhile, but it appears I need to find a suitable avatar.
