Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater M60 v M80 for HT only

I've seen several threads comparing these 2 overall. You guys are a great resource. I guess the consensus is that the performance is very similar, the 80s may be better for a huge area, the 60s offer more flexibility with the receiver but offer plenty of authority.

Would it make a difference in my case if there will be no music from my system? I have a dedicated media room (13W X 27L X 9H). I'll be using a 7.1 setup, and it's only for movies and football watching. Just for grins, let's say money was no object. Is there any reason for me to get the 80s in this size of a room? I know some of you say there's no such thing as too much, but I'm wondering if there's any advantage at all to getting the 80...I'll never be cranking these things to the max anyway.

Well, that's a fairly good sized room. I would think the 60s would work fine for HT only. But, if money is no object, the 80s wouldn't be overkill, IMHO.

If you went with the 60s you could put the money saved into a BIG sub. Don't scrimp on the sub for a room that size. Better to get the 60s and a thumper of a sub, than get the 80s and a lesser sub. If you can afford the 80s AND a big sub..........!

.............or go all out and get the big sub and M50's all around for all channels!!!!!

So let's say I get the biggest/baddest sub and the biggest/baddest receiver I could find....would my movie watching experience be better with the M80s in the room I described?

I'm not the type that wants a bunch of unused power to impress friends...but I certainly don't want to come up even the least bit short on the HT experience. Is that a possibility w/ the 60s?

I think you'll never be able to tell the difference between 60s and 80s if all you're doing is watching movies and games. The advantage of the M80s seems to be better reproduction of music at high volume levels. For HT the difference will be squat, IMO.

If money is not a concern I would go with the Epic 80 system and a EP600 sub.No worries about coming up short with that system.

Well, duh.

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Just for grins, let's say money was no object.

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He said it in his original post.What kind of answer would you expect.

OK, but would I ever be able to tell the difference between the 80s + the EP 600 and the 60s + 350 if I'm watching a movie in a 27X13 room? Money is not really an object if we're talking hundreds of dollars, but it is if the difference is in thousands.

Well I would then suggest as Bigwill says and consider the Epic 60 system and a sub of your choice.You also say you would not be playing them at high volumes so the 60's might be the better choice of the two for you.