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Steve, your 94TXH can use all of the "potential" of the VP180 which is needed for all safe hearing levels. Speakers of this capability have the potential to be played at levels which cause permanent hearing damage, which is one potential which should remain untapped.
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Thanks for the input everybody! I Found a used VP180 for a good price and it should be here by Friday 
Pioneer VSX94TXH, M22ti fronts, VP150ti, QS8ti side + rear, SVS PB13 Ultra, Oppo BDP93
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you will freak out when you see the size, now you need m80's to match.
M80s VP180 4xM22ow 4xM3ic EP600 2xEP350
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Haha yeah, Dakkon posted a few pics of the 150 sitting on top of the 180 but I am sure it will still be amazing! I researched pretty hard when first building my system and decided to go with the m22 as my mains based off of the fact that I use it for primarily movies and gaming. From what I gathered at that time was the M22s would suit my needs just fine and the m80's would only make a huge difference for 2 channel listening. But who knows what the future may bring
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I've made up my mind that I am going to upgrade from my VP150 to a VP180 once I get V4.0 of my home theater moving - got all of my wood for building all of the walls in the basement. In a couple of weeks things will really be moving forward. Now if I can just find a use for my existing VP150 I'd feel better about it. Doesn't seem like people get much (or much response) from the auctions here. Anyone know what those of us with VP150's but want VP180's could do with the "old" VP150s? I was originally going to add another pair of QS8's, but with the shear awesomeness of the VP180, I'm going that route and sticking to 5.1 I guess.
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Thanks Dakkon... What are you using to run it? An AVR or separate amp?
Separate amp, 250W @ 8 ohms 500W@ 4 ohms... The 180 gets all the power it could ever want... i don't know that there would be an audible difference between an AVR and Separate, just that with the separate the speaker will the extra power it wants if you have a large room to fill. From talking with Brent, 90+% of axioms customers use AVR's to power their equipment, if the amp section on your AVR is rated for 4ohms, you should be fine. I would try the AVR before dropping cash on a separate amp, I would say only buy a separate amp if you are driving your AVR amp into the clipping region... here are some photos for you vp-150 on top, vp-180 on bottom.   When you look at pictures like that it amazes me that anyone argued with me about the VP150 not keeping up with the M80s. 
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you don't know what your missing, until you don't have it any more....
I always knew the 150 wasn't able to keep up with my m60's... which is why i jumped on the 180 when it came out.... i had been wanting a larger center for a very long time, just not very vocal about it.
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Nick, if I were building a theater from the studs out, I'd at least consider the in-cabinet version of the VP180.
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The 180 made a HUGE difference in my setup. Even my wife was impressed with the sound coming from it. I had the M60's and decided to go with the 80's to complete the 4ohm front soundstage.
Originally I had a Denon 481 and everything worked great. Later I had added a XPA-3 to power the fronts. That helped open the speakers up some more.
Then just last week I added an Anthem MRX-500 after selling my Denon and I am hearing things now that I have never heard... My system sounds EVEN BETTER now.. Couldn't be happier!
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Bah, you guys don't know what you are talking about. I sold my Vp150 and am using my VP100 with my M80s and it sounds great, Vp180 not required.
Jason
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