Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Upgrading from M22 to M60?

I am currently using M60's as fronts and M22's as rear surrounds...no place to hang QS8's...

I find the M22's to be very close to almost identical to the M60's with the M22's not having as much bass simply due to their size and lack of additional drivers.

In my opinion, for that size room, I would suggest going for the M60's...you will not be disappointed especially if you like the way the M22's sound.

I plan on moving my M22's into front main duty in the upstairs game room (with a sub of course) and purchase a set of QS8's for the great room when we get our new house completed.

OT: For those interested, the foundation is poured and framing will commence as soon as it stops raining here.

BTW, M60's with M22's as rears for 5 channel audio (no DVD-A / SACD player, only experience regular DVD player) sounds awesome!

Live from Austin, Texas.

WhatFurrer

Auditioned both the M22s and the M60s. M22s are a very good speaker, but they just can't compare w/ the M60s. I have a fairly small listening area and even the wife agreed that the 60s just sounded much better. Even though she wasn't a fan of the price difference, she still thought that we should go w/ the 60s. They are just a much more well-rounded speaker. I tried the sub/22 combo and still couldn't match the quality of the 60s.

...sorry to all that 22 owners that I might have just depressed.

How far away do you sit? If you sit closer than 8-9' I'd say you'd likely be just fine with your M22's. If you can give yourself more space, the M60's will be well worth the jump.

My primary seating location is approximately 11 feet from the M22s.

I'd say you have room enough to enjoy the M60s. If you've got the cash, then go for it. I'm certain you'll hear an improvement. M60s are the M22s big bother: everything you like about the M22s, but more of it.

Yep...with 11' of space, jump on the M60's. You'll love them.

Well, I pondered the exact same question. I thought the 22s (and still do) sounded great which is exactly why I coundn't part with them. The 60s add a very different sound, like a previous post, they fill the room. I hate to bring up the damm "bright" word, cause the 22s are not bright, they are a wonderful "bookshelf" sized speaker. they have a less big-soothing sound, and they should, it's called physics/fiscal. The 60s are a hell of a valuue, but dollar wise, the are more than twice as much, about 3 times bigger, and more, and bigger drivers, so yeah the sound is much diifferent, or "better" if you will with the obvious question really being room size?????? You can't expect the 22s to outperform the 60s they shouldn't, and don't. All that said, my 22s light up the room as rears as I listen to alot of SACD recordings. They are great in the 7.1 mode with my QS-8s as side surrounds. And with 2 SS SVS subs, Igotta go watch a flick now. 2 great speakers, just depends on the room.

We need at least one discenting opinion. Save your money and stick with the M22. I heard the M22 and M60 side by side and didn't hear enough of a difference for the jump to the M60 to be worth it. Obviously, I'm in the minority on this one, so take it for what its worth.

When you heard them side-by-side how big of a room were you in, and how far back were you sitting? That'll make a huge difference. If the M60's don't have room to stretch, they're not going to be much better than the M22's. It's really dependent on room size which to go with.