my thoughts m60 vs m22 - 01/04/04 05:47 AM
i recently recieved my m60s and i had a chance to compare them directly to my m22s using my HK 525 zone 2 option.
I will start with the basics.
Obviously the m60 has much better bass output. the m60's bass is very clean and noticeable, while the m22s bass is clean, but neither low nor loud.
The m60's have a much better soundstage. while testing i was sitting 10 feet away from both the m22s and m60s(in my 15x24 basement). when i first got my m22s i thought "wow, i really like the soundstage. this is much better then what i heard at tweeter, good guys ect." But when compared to the m60s the soundstage almost sounds bad. the m60's really filled the room. not just with volume of sound, but quality of sound. it is hard to describe, but basically, the m60s really opened up the sound. the m22s sounded more like two speakers while the m60s sound like a soundstage.
the m60s are warmer then the m22s. when both the m22s and the m60s were playing together(HK zone 2 option) i could hear the m22s above the m60s even though they were playing at the same volume. the m22s sound is 'brighter'. i did not expect this. while the tonal quality is the same, the m22s were definitely brighter.
i think the m22s are just as accurate as the m60s. i could not hear a difference. but, my ear is not 'trained' for such listening precise listening. i can tell the difference in accuracy and detail between lesser speakers and the axioms, but to me they reproduced the sound quite similarly.
i am not sure what category this fits in, but to me, the m60s really sounded 'fuller'. i know this probably had to do something with bass output, but i also think the m60 sounded more complete.
it is really amazing how much my view of the m22 has changed since getting the m60. when i first got the m22 i really liked it. it is still better then all the other 400-800 dollar speakers in the stores i went too(except for bass output), but compared to the m22, there is no way i would go back the m22. the m60 is really an amazing speaker.
hands down the m60 is worth 400 dollars more then the m22.
unfortunately i was never able to hear the m22s with a subwoofer. unless my HSU comes by monday (which is when i will be sending back my 4 m22s, i doubt i ever will:(
on another note-has anyone used HK's zone 2 option and noticed a difference in quality of sound between the L/R mains and the zone 2 speakers? i am just wondering because it is possible the zone 2 is not as capable as reproducing sound as the regular L/R mains.
just a thought
I will start with the basics.
Obviously the m60 has much better bass output. the m60's bass is very clean and noticeable, while the m22s bass is clean, but neither low nor loud.
The m60's have a much better soundstage. while testing i was sitting 10 feet away from both the m22s and m60s(in my 15x24 basement). when i first got my m22s i thought "wow, i really like the soundstage. this is much better then what i heard at tweeter, good guys ect." But when compared to the m60s the soundstage almost sounds bad. the m60's really filled the room. not just with volume of sound, but quality of sound. it is hard to describe, but basically, the m60s really opened up the sound. the m22s sounded more like two speakers while the m60s sound like a soundstage.
the m60s are warmer then the m22s. when both the m22s and the m60s were playing together(HK zone 2 option) i could hear the m22s above the m60s even though they were playing at the same volume. the m22s sound is 'brighter'. i did not expect this. while the tonal quality is the same, the m22s were definitely brighter.
i think the m22s are just as accurate as the m60s. i could not hear a difference. but, my ear is not 'trained' for such listening precise listening. i can tell the difference in accuracy and detail between lesser speakers and the axioms, but to me they reproduced the sound quite similarly.
i am not sure what category this fits in, but to me, the m60s really sounded 'fuller'. i know this probably had to do something with bass output, but i also think the m60 sounded more complete.
it is really amazing how much my view of the m22 has changed since getting the m60. when i first got the m22 i really liked it. it is still better then all the other 400-800 dollar speakers in the stores i went too(except for bass output), but compared to the m22, there is no way i would go back the m22. the m60 is really an amazing speaker.
hands down the m60 is worth 400 dollars more then the m22.
unfortunately i was never able to hear the m22s with a subwoofer. unless my HSU comes by monday (which is when i will be sending back my 4 m22s, i doubt i ever will:(
on another note-has anyone used HK's zone 2 option and noticed a difference in quality of sound between the L/R mains and the zone 2 speakers? i am just wondering because it is possible the zone 2 is not as capable as reproducing sound as the regular L/R mains.
just a thought