Hello lomb
I have a very good friend with an Outlaw receiver and a pair of Michaura M665s (very much like Axiom M60s - same 6.5" aluminum drivers, same 5.25" driver but with the Merak 3/4" titanium tweeter), a pair of Michaura M55s in the back (very much like the Axiom M22s) and a Dahlquist PDQ 1500, 15" subwoofer. The sound is incredibly good!
Nevertheless, if you want a 2 channel music system, I'd seriously consider the Panasonic XR 45 5.1 channel all digitally amplified receiver. It has received rave reviews for 2 channel stereo service. Reviewers note a serious improvement with a high grade power cord. High grade doesn't mean expensive, a thick orange power cord from Home Depot should do the trick. The advantage of the Panasonic is you can use it to drive a 5.1 channel upgrade if you need.
An alternative for a dedicated 2 channel system is a nice tube amp. I'd recommend a minimum of 15-20 watts per channel for the M22s, if you had the M3s, I'd say 5 wpc would be sufficient (both based on personal experience). There is someone with the Cayin Class A solid state unit that is a very musical amp, or the Antique Sound Labs AQ 1001 DT 30 wpc tube amp. These should be magic with a pair of M22s and a good, fast, musical sub.
The advantage of the Panasonic XR 45 is price. They can be had for $300, MSRP is $400.
Last edited by 2x6spds; 09/20/04 03:15 AM.
