Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Surrender to the M60 Posse?

I love my M22's. I really do. But I lay awake at night wondering if I should have gone with the M60's. Mostly because the M60 Posse is out there, all the time, sending signals to my brain. So, some questions:

Is it twice the speaker for twice the price?
Will I lose transparency or detail?
I would imagine the soundstage would be larger, although the M22 is just suprising in its ability to produce a good soundstage. So does the M60 really step up here?
Can I move in with you when my wife finds out? I'll feed you BBQ and Italian!

I am especially interested in hearing from folks who have or have had both speakers. Please help before I have to buy a lead helmet!

Mark

You know you want the M50s.

I know I do.

The M50's, that is.

I want the M50's too. Let's start the M50 posse!

How big is your room again ?

Never heard M22s but I went from M2s to M60s because I wanted speakers I could run without a sub. Playing at normal volumes, in a medium sized room, with a sub there is surprisingly little difference between M2s and M60s and probably even less between M22s and M60s.

If you're sitting well back, playing real loud, or want to run without a sub then you have to get at least M50s

OK guys; saddle up, let's ride, we're on a roll now. Remember the good ol' days when M3 was the darling of the Axiom set. Let's bring M50 up to that point of prominence! Yo Ho! Onward!

Oops, sorry, don't mean to hijack the post; a posse is supposed to be full of good guys, not post rustlers. But hey, we gotta good cause here.

15x12x9. Hardwoods. Coved ceilings. The M22's are phenomenal speakers, don't get me wrong. I mean, I am constantly amazed by them. I just wonder, you know. And I do like the idea of listening sessions without a sub as well. You hear the M22 and the surprisingly large soundstage they produce, and an alarm goes off in your head: "If the '22s can do this, what can the M60's do?" I have listened to the '22s without the subwoofer and they are flat out performers. Until you get to that 60Hz mark. The sub makes up for that lack, to be sure. I would like to think that after my well-documented efforts at blending the EP350 into my aural sphere I have it as well blended as I can. But I also think an integrated tower speaker such as the M60 would be even more smooth in it's integration of mid-low and low tones. I run the '22s with the crossover at 60Hz. Most people suggest running the CO at 80 with the 22. But the sheer tone quality of the sound is much more well rounded in the region between 80 and 60Hz when the '22s are handling that slice of the spectrum, so to speak. That is what I would like down to 40Hz at least, and I keep thinking I can have the best of both worlds with the M60's.

Hey Mark, we need to get out the lassos and round this M50 posse up I can't speak for the M22's, but I have heard they are fabulous speakers. I also have the Denon 2805 and my M60's sound freaking unbelievable. I'm sure the sound stage, detail, transparency, etc. would be just fine, if not better. Not sure what your room conditions are, as the M60's will be bigger, but they aren't over bearing.

ps: I stay up at night wondering if I should have got the M80's



Mansfield Beech m60's vp150 ep350 4-qs8's
Denon 2805
Sanyo PLV-Z2 WXGA projector
Toshiba P.S. DVD Player
Samsung OTA HD receiver