Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater how do owners of m80s enjoy their speakers?

Thats exactly what i was looking for.

Then i am sure you will like your M80. But every speaker need the right equipment.

Aside from my Energy RC speakers, I have a decent pre/pro and amp setup with the Yamaha 667 and an Emotiva UPA-5. Also running dual eD A2-300s.

I just bought all my gear before I got orders to TDY for about 6 months. I have not even been able to set up my speakers and tried out all my gear yet and I still want a full set of Axiom M80s, VP180 and QS8s. I do like my RC-50s a whole bunch, though. I just cannot get away from all the enthusiasm of the Axiom brand.

What did you think about the Quad 22L?

Really nice speaker. The equipement i had were the Arcam A85 and CD72 from the diva series. Very open, dynamic, deliver just the right bass. Actually i liked them more than the 22l2 who were flat compare to the 22L.

I've had my M80's for about 6 months now. I bought them because I generally listen at a low volume and wanted full range speakers that would reproduce the full spectrum at a comfortable level for me. After a period of time I've concluded that for me these speakers require a little more volume than I desire to do the job...but they do it very well and so I've resigned myself to listen a notch higher than I prefer. But when the volume is raised these speakers are remarkable. I am a dedicated critical classical music listener and with this kind of music, in its various genres, the dynamic range(s) required does not lend itself to low volumes for many pieces (chamber music and instrumental music are better suited to lower volumes). I did listen to some "pop" initially and they sounded wonderful. In any case I really don't think I could have done better given the great price, aesthetic appeal of the speakers and overall quality of sound. They're driven by an 80's vintage 55 watt Denon stereo receiver designed for 4 to 8 Ohm speakers.

Previously I had a very good satellite speaker system from Speakerlab, which was especially designed for digital reproduction in 1979. It was a kit and I still use the sub today...but the sub too needs replacement as the technology has advanced so much since then. I probably could spend a few to several hundred dollars and get a better sub reaching well down below 25Hz which are the specs for my sub.

I did enjoy the very open sound stage of my Speakerlab's and miss it to some degree...but they the mid-range was not as full or, in my opinion, as "complete" coming from the M80's...and mid-range reproduction is essential for my listening. As an aside, I initially purchased M60's and was not happy...so I upgraded to the M80's before the 30 day home trial was over. That was a great decision for me and that made all the difference.

I had some Bose 201's to start(I was young and naive), went to M22's, then tried the M60's for about 2 weeks before moving to M80s, no regrets with any of the Axiom's, no better bang for the buck, IMO.

I've been enjoying my M80 system since November. I did alot of research and auditioned many speakers at local shops. After reading all the reviews here and on AVSForum I thought I'd give them a try. The M80's were the best sounding speaker within my budget. When I first hooked them up I couldn't believe what I heard.

Nice list of speakers you've auditioned! The Focal 700's & 800's are my short list of speakers to audtion...which also will include the Studo 60/100's, Psb Imagine T, KEF Q's and XQ's and maybe some Totems. If none of these speakers really WOW me...I could likely consider some 80's.

I have had my M80's and VP180 for about 9 months now and have enjoyed them from day one .

Recently i purchased an Amthem MRX500 and now the 80's sound even better .