Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners M80 V2 vs V3 $$ Saving Dilemma

Another confessed cheapskate here, and I'd go for the V2s. I think you'll be pleased with them and it is a significant savings.

In fact I recently made a similar decision and bought some used M22Ti/VP150 over saving up for a new set. I'm very pleased with their sound, and yours (under consideration) being V2 are a step closer to current specs.

(I do reserve the right to change my mind and upgrade in the future )

Get the v2's, mine are vintage 2007 and sound great to me. I would then, as the others have mentioned, buy a sub. A good sub like the EP350 or EP500, SVS, Elemental Designs, Epik are also very good subs for the budget controlled purchaser. The M80s will play most of the low end for music, if you ever do some HT with them a good sub does it better and lower.

I mentioned on an another thread that back a few months ago I traded in a pair of V2 M60s for V3 M80s and, in the end, I was surprised how similar they sounded. Obviously, my choice would be to save yourself the money and buy the V2 M80s. The idea of buying a sub, especially for HT, is a good one.

I would add, however, that although "Jakewash" has made some excellent recommendations, it is important to note the "Epik" line sells only in the US along with a recent set-up of a distributorship in Europe but, unlike pretty well all the other online companies in the US, for some strange reason, still not to Canada. Kind of ironic considering the fact that from their inception(I am not sure with their current product), they used "BASH" amps in their models, built by Indigo Manufacturing in Toronto.

note to myself: i will not research subwoofers before I've even heard m80's playing music in my house..

Good idea!

But I probably would sneak a peak or two.

paul

I love my 2007 m80v2s but if I could pay 600 bucks and trade them for v3s I'd do it. Also, I'm not sure if the warranty is good if u are not the original owner but someone else may know more on that.

Warranty is good for original owner only

For music listening only, you can get away without using a sub with a full range floorstander. For home theater especially with the demanding low frequency content of many Blu-ray titles, a subwoofer is always needed no matter what speakers you have.