New M80's
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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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Great to hear, JB! congrats on your new Axioms.
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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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Welcome to the forum. Thanks for the quick write up, looking forward to some more of your thoughts about the M80s.
Jason M80 v2 VP160 v3 QS8 v2 PB13 Ultra Denon 3808 Samsung 85" Q70
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Welcome,
Thanks for taking the time to write your first impressions. How long have you owned the Energy ?
jc
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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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I'd lose the Energy and go with QS8's.
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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/
Last edited by Jc; 01/27/11 06:02 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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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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