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For those of you that have upgraded your mains from M22s to M60s, what was your impression of the upgrade? I am using a sub, so I am not sure if the upgrade would be that significant. The speakers would be used for 50% HT and 50% audio.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts,

David

How big is your room?

I would say it is a medium sized room (about 15' x 15' with arched ceiling). However, the rear of the room is open to a stairway...which adds another 10 feet to the rear of the room.)

You would probably notice a fair amout of improvement with that size room.
I went through the same thing about six months ago. I loved the 22s but after upgrading to the m60s I noticed a much better sound stage. The music just seemed to fill the room more.
The 22s in your room would probably be fine, if you didnt have the arched ceilings.
Just my .02 worth.

Man, I love my M60's. I had some decent bookshelf speakers before (Polk, Boston, Klipsch), but, to my ear, there is nothing quite like a high-quality, 3-way floorstanding loudspeaker for pure listening pleasure. (if somebody wants to start some kind of discussion about electrostats vs. 2-ways vs. 3-ways, let's take it to another thread and not hijack this one, okay? My opinions are just impulses inside my own head, and I am subject to whim, change, new experiences and well-reasoned conversation).

Depending upon your listening habits, I think that size room could accommodate M60's nicely.

I think Craig (spiffnme) went from M22's to M60's. Perhaps he'll chime in.

Yes...with the room opening to a large open space and the arched ceiling, this room has a lot more cubic footage to deal with than the 225 sq ft would suggest.

I upgraded from M22/VP100 and a Hsu STF-2 sub to M60/VP150. Later I upgraded the sub to a VTF-3R. Room is about 21'x17', listening distance about 14 ft.

The M22 and a sub sounded very good, but IMO the upgrade was worth it. There was a definite improvment in presence and overall punch, especially in the mid-range.

One thing I failed to mention in my original post is that I really like the sound of the M22s. In fact, part of the reason I am thinking about upgrading to the M60 is so I can use the M22 in the rear for SACD and DVD-A playback.

Should be fine, then. The M22s and M60s are very close in character. The M3s and M50s have a different tone (according to those in the know, anyway).

Before I made my purchase, I was looking at the 22's for fronts, but I talked to Alan from Axiom, and he really recommended the M60's for fronts to do me having a fairly large volume area to fill with sound. At the same time, he said that the M60's not only offered a similar clarity to the M22's (tonally, they are matched pretty good which will lend to a great set of rear M22's like you want as they will match up nicely with the M60's), but more mids and lows (like others said). On top of that, you will be able to drive them more and really push some sound through your room.

I ended up with the M60's in the end, even though they were 2x the price of the M22's at the time, and pushed me over budget. I am glad that I did. The 22's are supposed to be great, but the M60 is REALLY nice!

If you can swing the price, you will be very happy. And the best part is that you will still be able to use the M22's very effectively as rears.