Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater OK, one more M60 Vs M80 for movies

Like, totally ditto.

The Budget will allow for M80's. But, don't really want to spend the extra $400+ if it is really un-neccessary .I know that word is spelled wrong.
When I look at the graphs though, my point is along the Mid-range and highs both the 60's and 80's look very well the same. The only difference being that the 80's play louder in the ranges.

I am getting 80's for the music system though. just trying to figure out the difference in a movie theatre perspective

hmmm

what I should do is wait ..... get the m80's for my stereo ..... then order the M60s' do a side by side. and if there is no difference then I am good. If there is then I got to ship back and get the 80's. I will only lose $100 return shipping.
if of course I go the floorstanding route for HT.

Thanks for the advice guys

I have two sets of M60s. No regrets at all. One room is small enough that floor standers were probably overkill, but I stayed with them purely for psychological reasons.

are you going to be doing a side by side with or with out a sub? If you are doing side by side comparison without a sub there WILL be a difference, if you are doing it with a sub, then i would bet there will not be a difference..


If you are doing it with a sub, i would be interested to hear what you think.

I moved from M80's to M60's in my HT. At first I really couldn't tell much difference, if any. Lately I have been plagued with a feeling, or possibly a notion of sorts that something is now missing. I'm not sure what it is, but the word "punch" comes to mind when I try to visualize it. I am not sure if it is that the 80's were Ti models and the 60's are V3's, or if it's more of a speaker model thing. I got a similar impression when I moved from a dual M22 and VP150 center arrangement to a single VP160. I thought it might just be Audyssey playing tricks on me, but this feeling of missing something remains when I turn Audyssey off as well.

From my side-by-each comparison day at Axiom I, like Jason, will say there is a slight advantage to the M80s in the mid range and trebble. It is subtle by noticeable.

I think your direct comparison is a good idea.

Furniture would be in my equation. If you are going to use stands, the I would just get the floor standers. If you were going to put bookshelf speakers on furniture or wall mounted then I would consider them.