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New M80's
#335810 01/27/11 04:54 PM
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Installed 2 new M80's yesterday, to replace Energy 22 Ref which went to the back for surround duty.


First impressions after listening for about 1 hour:

Better detail in the mid and high frequencies; voices, both male and female are truer than through the Energy's, in fact they're very impressive.
Ambience is better defined too and sounds more convincing.
Treble is rendered with very high fidelity, is very smooth and detailed (i need to listen to triangles...)

That's it for now, i might give more in-depth comments later on as i get more familiar with the sound.

My brain's break-in was done and finished in just a few seconds, minutes at most; i adopted the sound right away and got a big smile on my face too.

Thanks to all who gave their comments on those speakers; they helped me make a good decision.

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J. B. #335812 01/27/11 05:05 PM
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Great to hear, JB! congrats on your new Axioms.


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J. B. #335815 01/27/11 05:25 PM
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Awesome - enjoy the new gear. I am jealous as I need to find a way to fit M80's into my house somewhere!


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cb919 #335819 01/27/11 05:31 PM
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Welcome to the forum. Thanks for the quick write up, looking forward to some more of your thoughts about the M80s.


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Re: New M80's
J. B. #335821 01/27/11 05:44 PM
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Welcome,

Thanks for taking the time to write your first impressions. How long have you owned the Energy ?


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cb919 #335824 01/27/11 05:45 PM
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J.B, welcome and congrats! Your affinity will continue to expand. I'm marveled every time I listen to my Axioms.


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Ya_basta #335825 01/27/11 05:48 PM
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I'd lose the Energy and go with QS8's.


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Argon #335828 01/27/11 06:00 PM
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QS8,
I'm always highly impressed with their sound qualty and performance when listening to multi-channels music recordings (SACD - DVD-A - Bluray). Has someone listen to Bluray recording from the Norwegian company 2L ? Totally spectacular ! ! !
http://www.2l.no/

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Jc #335829 01/27/11 06:01 PM
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i bought the Energy around 1985.
they're still in excellent condition sound wise, but the foam surrounds are starting to show a bit of wear (rot).

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Jc #335831 01/27/11 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted By: Jc
QS8,
I'm always highly impressed with their sound qualty and performance when listening to multi-channels music recordings (SACD - DVD-A - Bluray). Has someone listen to Bluray recording from the Norwegian company 2L ? Totally spectacular ! ! !
http://www.2l.no/


Very cool, Jc; thanks for the link!


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