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Time to upgrade? #447344 05/03/2023 11:33 PM
by Clark
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Hi Experts!
Background - I am not an audiophile, but I do love the sound of my M60s. I have a VP150 and pair of QS8 to fill out the rest of my home theater (if you could really call the rec room that..).No sub in my setup. Right now I am powering the set with a Denon 2808ci which has been really good to me.

So why upgrade? I want to put my mains and centre channel on the wall. (free up floor space and unify the look of the 'TV wall'). I cant justify the cost of going to M60 on wall for the once or twice a week it will get used.

I was thinking the M5HP on wall with VP180 on wall but need the comfort of some knowledgeable folks telling me that the upgrade will make me happy. Would this be a good upgrade path for someone who likes sci-fi/action movies and listens to a little classic rock? Or should I sell my motorcycle and get the M60 (or M80) on wall?

Thanks for your opinion and suggestions.
Clark
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Re: Time to upgrade? #447350 May 5th a 07:12 PM
by Hambrabi
Hambrabi
"Should I upgrade" questions are always tough. For me, aesthetic improvements get a free pass as an automatic yes.

I look for something being 50%+ better before upgrading from something that's perfectly serviceable. My M5HP is probably 20% better than the Kanto Yumi it replaced, and with major EQ tweaks it would be closer to zero. I kept them anyway because of aesthetics. My Harman curve-hugging Sony WF1000XM3 wireless earbuds were 100% better than my Apple EarPods with Dirac Realplayer HD, themselves the best headphones I had owned up to that point.

On the other hand, some things just aren't worth it. I test drove a Tesla Model S P85 when it came out, and my first impression was "This drives like a Lexus ES with triple the horsepower and one pedal driving."

Sometimes you won't know if it's worth it until you try it. I did all the low hanging fruit like air sealing, so I recently upgraded the attic insulation of my older home from R20 to R50 and fixed the ventilation. OMG, I cut my space heating in half and the payback period of the install appears to be 5 years. I'm now within spitting distance of EnerPHit standards. My heat loss is 9,000-12,000 BTU/hr during the 50 heat degree days that we can get in Edmonton. That's like heating a home with 2 hair dryers (a PassivHaus-certified home only needs 5000 BTU/hr). We'll see what my A/C usage is like this summer, but a 66% reduction in run time looks achievable, because a heat soaked attic is apparently a thing.
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