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I also goofed, that should be 2400 cubic feet


2400 square feet and you as well buy a quartet of M80's

Yeah, I was thinking, "damn if M22's fill 2400 square feet with music, I wonder what my M80's will fill"?

Any word yet on W60s/W80s, anyone?

the room is about 2550 cubic feet.

I am also debating which receiver I should use with these. I can buy all onkyo at dealer cost but am open to any suggestions. I have with my existing system an onkyo 906 but even with the feet off it wont fit in the desired location... so I need something smaller that will still sound good with these speakers.

I think as close to W60s and W80s as we're going to get are the T80s. But again, they're really, really deep.

You said you were a day away from ordering... What did you decide to go with?

Steve, welcome. You haven't given any details about this "desired location" downstairs for the new receiver, but it doesn't seem to be a good idea to be looking for a smaller receiver rather than looking for enough room for the receiver that you want. It also wouldn't seem to be wise to consider removing the feet to save 1/2" or so if this results in blocking the ventilation slots on the bottom.

The Axioms that you'll get will sound good with any receiver in the category that you're considering and a few watts one way or the other are meaningless. If you're still going to insist on a smaller receiver it can be mentioned that the Denon 4310 is smaller and lighter(about 1" lower and 34 vs 54 lbs)than the 906.

My concerns are that if your current receiver won't fit in the desired location with the feet removed, buying a slim unit isn't your answer. Because given that amount of space you'll just burn up whatever model you try to stuff in that area. You need at least a few inches above and to the sides of your receiver to properly ventilate it. And it doesn't sound like you are anywhere near that.

It's much more important to integrate a worthy unit into your system and give it room to breathe than to force something to fit all nice and neatly into some square somewhere. A little extra effort to accomodate a bigger receiver will pay dividends in the future.

Sorry guys... the location is my basement which has built in cabinets and such which I was hoping to store all the audio equipment. I have a remote screen for my VPLHW10 SXRD projector which drops down in front of my cabinets which houses an ln46a650. thus if I can fit everything in the cabinets when the screen is down it will hide everything. So that is my problem. I want a good receiver but am lacking space... I have a 607 that seems to fit ok (still a little tight) but is this enought power at 100w/7? P.S. the room is about 2550 cubic feet and the front row of chairs is about 12 feet from the mains and the back row about 17 feet. let me know if there is anything else you need to know. I am going to go with the epic grand master 500 I think. The reason I say Im a day away is I just have to convince my girlfriend that orb audio is not the way to go... so any amo would be helpful...