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Seekinganswers,

I was in the same situation as you back in November. I started out seriously thinking about the M22's for my fronts. Then my thoughts changed to the M60's. After some soul searching I figure what the heck, I should just go with the M80's and never look back. I'm so glad I did, my M80's have met and exceeded all my expectations of what music and movies should sound like. Like you said in your previous post,

"... but I know I will want M80s eventually anyway. I figured why mess around and get it right the first time."

IMHO if you've got the $ I would suggest doing it right and going with the 80's, you'll be glad you did.

Alan,

Thanks for the breakdown of the differences in my old/current gear and the comparison to the axioms. When I do get my axiom setup, hypothetically, it would probably be placed in a living room setting with a size of 15'x20'8.

I do like my Energy Take 5 classics but I have already come to experience or hear its limitations, and lot of it sounds like what you described. They sound small at moderate volume and "edgy" at higher volumes.

On the other hand, owning the classics has got me curious about some of their other speakers. I know the Reference Connoisseur series is out of production, but what do you guys think of the RC-50? How do they compare to the M60s and M80s?

Seeking, I auditioned some Energy's a couple of years ago(RC-70)and though I did not do a direct AB with Axioms, they seemed a bit muffled or veiled to me compared directly to some Klipsch speakers I listened to at the same time. Energy builds some good quality speakers but my feeling is you will get more midrange clarity with the Axioms. I haven't listened to the newer Energy's however, so I don't know how they'd compare.

Seeking,

I never heard the Energy Reference Connoisseurs or the RC-50s, but I did hear several versions of the Energy Veritas (the V2.4 and V2.3) floorstanders, which were the top of the line about 5 years ago. They were very wide-range and uncolored, similar in neutrality to the M80s, but a little bit dull through the midrange --- not quite as much detail as the M80s/M60s/M22s-- and much more expensive than the M80s.

If memory serves you can see that mild dip in a Soundstage.com NRC anechoic frequency-response curve for the Veritas. The midrange is down about 3 dB or so compared to the Axiom M80s, and that was quite audible in my auditions of the speakers.

Regards,
Alan

Excellent! Your M80 club secret decoder ring is on the way.

Is the V3 decoder ring an upgrade over the V2?

Yup. Decodes are smooth and buttery with a hint of chocolaty...

Great, I'm anxiously awaiting shipment. Hopefully it'll be the right size.

My 1st Axiom purchase was the QS8's after an audition from a local owner. Next the M22's I used for stereo. After a couple years I purchased some M80's, Vp180 and some QS8's...I sold all my old Axioms to my neighbour.

To make a long story short, get the 80's, they will rock your world!