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Any on-wall folks get tracking numbers yet?

-pd

None for me. Still 2 days left on the week. Fingers crossed.

Hi all. Not a regular on this board but thought I'd just mention that I got the tracking info for my real wood finish M5s. If anyone is curious what they look like in natural maple (semi-gloss) I can post pics when they arrive.

Of course more important is what they'll sound like. Thinking about what I'll be queuing up

I've recently been listening to ambient piano works like those of Harold Budd's. Harold Budd and Cocteau Twins' The Moon and the Melodies is a great album. Ulver's, and Dead Can Dance's catalogs but mostly the really lush albums like Shadows of the Sun and Dead Can Dance's most recent. Jazz of course is always good to audition speakers on. One of the liveliest albums I know, with incredible dynamics, good for auditioning, is John Zorn's Naked City. Some old school progressive rock perhaps, Gentle Giant and King Crimson (just their debut album, nothing after that).

What have you all who have received yours been listening to?

Welcome to the family. What are your current speakers and yes to pics we all love pics here ?

Basia
Drunk on love nice jazz bass riffs
also on London, Warsaw, New York ..... Ordinary People
thnen some Selena for deep bass
Chain Smokers couple songs for tight punchy bass

Since I moved I only have a pair of desktop speakers (Audioengine A2), a pair of Grado headphones (SR325e paired with an entry level tube amp and DAC combo), and for on the go listening yuin pk2s.

In my basement collecting dust are my old nothing to write home about JBL Northridge series bookshelfs and center that at one point I had hooked up with a surprisingly capable (given the price) Atlantic Technology sub for home theatre use. Properly calibrated this setup did movies quite well, again, for the price. But I'm far more critical when it comes to music, and these did not do anything for music.

I'm thinking of getting a pair of M5s for a 2.1 system using a 5 watt per channel SET tube amp. I see they are rated at 90db in room and 86db anechoic. I have a pair of M3s (rated at 92db in room, and 88db anechoic) which are a terrific match for the 5 wpc amp.

Ian, do you think the M5s would be a good match for a SET 5 wpc tube amp?

I think it should work but the best way to know would be to try it. It would be really helpful for us if you gave it a go as we would then have the answer the next time the question comes up.

Hi Ian, any updates on shipping of M5 on & in walls and QS10's? I didn't hear any action on that last week.

Cheers,

2x6, if you are field testing these for Axiom and providing detailed data, make sure you get a discount! LOL