My M3's said they needed the company of some big brothers, so I placed an order for some M80's. Christmas is coming a little early for me. Of course now I'll have to listen to all my CD's over again. Oh well, the torture I must bear. Of course, I have to wait a few days for them to get here.

And, $100 gift cert. for future purchases. Gotta love that.

Congrats! I wonder if Bing sounds smoother on M80s??

That reminds me, I need some Christmas CDs.

Thanks fredk. I'm looking forward to listening to some Christmas music through them. I do have quite a few to start with, but now I may have to get more.

Congrats on the M80s Ed, you're going to love those new additions. The new H/K 3490 will be a nice power plant for those.

Review and pics are required

Thanks Rick. You were of great help over the past couple weeks. Much appreciated.

You're most welcome Ed.

I can't believe it, another sucker fell for Rick's m80's speech.

Very awesome. I still want to hear M3s at some point. Maybe my M80s will get some little brothers at some point.

Aha! You had your chance. . .

I think so.

Congratulations Ed. I hope you won't be disappointed with the extra clarity and forwardness of the m80s compared to the M3s, like sovkiller(sp?) was, at least initially.

Excellent!!!! I'd love to hear your comparisons!

Congrats on getting your M80s.

Like you

yup.

My M80s are independent of Rick's speech.

I like that.


Congrats, you're going to have fun!

M80's are quite the early x-mas gift .

Congrats,

Did you know the M80s are the official speaker of the UPW (United Pirates of the World)? They love them so much, they use their name as a greeting!

Randy, it was only a matter of time. Rick just gave me that little nudge to push me over the slippery slope. Appears he nudged you to a while back. His powers are not to be messed with. Beware evil TV man.

Yikes, 5 inches of snow coming this way. I better keep a spot clean for the FedEx guy.

What a great excuse to stay home and wait for the delivery man!
Hope it all arrives to your door on schedule!

Now there is a great thought. Call in well to work. Hey boss.........I'm feeling too good to come in to work today. I'll give it a try. I just hope they both come on the same day and that they are in working order. No carrier related problems. I have plans for them immediately.

Well where are they at, it's tough stuff waiting like this

That's funny, Peter!

No word yet. I think they go out tomorrow. Hoping maybe Friday for delivery but who knows. Got company coming for the weekend so that could put a damper on giving them a work out. Of course it could mean more business for Axiom if I do show them off.

Validation!

Speaker delivery on Fridays just makes going into the weekend even better :). I hope you can enjoy the sweet sounds of the M80's very soon...

Cheers,

The speakers are in Chicago at this time. Scheduled for delivery tomorrow. Hope the incoming snow doesn't impede the progress.

I'll go get them

Ok Rick. Just means I'll have to drive down your way and sample some smoked goodies before I load them up and head north to cheeseland. Of course we could hook them up to that little amp of yours and compare the ti version to the v2. I like the idea myself.

No smokin this weekend..............to freakin cold. I could use some smoked cheddar though. That's some good cheese

I'll send you some. We got a great cheese room in our local meat market.

I'll be waiting

I can't wait until Ed sees these monsters.

I think he's going to be surprised.

I guess I'll have to build a house around them.

Randy, I had to get them so I could create a triangle to delete the nulls between you and I and Wid. My M3's couldn't match up. Hopefully my H/K will feed them enough or else I have no option but to go Rotel or Odyssey.

So far HKs seem to be able to drive pretty much anything. Doesn't mean you won't be looking for more power anyways

Enjoy !

Thanks John,

More power is always good. I think the H/K will be fine in my little room.

Hope you are back to feeling normal after your hunting ordeal. Food poisoning is not something I wish to experience.

That HIGH Current HK should pump out some great sounds with the 80's. Dang, brb have to go get another Michelob Ultra, yeah I know Ed, I'm out of NLs.

No Natty's Randy? That's just wrong. Ultra.........WTF. Are you watching your figure?

ha ha, I need to man, ok where is my treadmill.

I hear ya. This cold weather tends to keep a guy indoors and inactive way too much. Getting M80's unfortunately won't help me get outside anytime soon........Until tomorrow, as it is snowing again and I will have to shovel.

Michelob Ultra?

Our next door neighbors (the couple who lives up north but owns the house next door and comes down about five or six times a year and gives us their left over beverages whenever they go back) dropped off a 12 pack of Michelob Ultra with one bottle missing before they left last weekend ... I said with a neighborly smile "Aw gee thanks Mary Jo, you really didn't have to" while I was thinking "Now WTF am I going to do with this crap??"

That Michelob Ultra Randy?

He RickF what do they do with the house when they are not down there? Do they rent it out for vacationers? That woul be cool, I could be your neighbor for a week.

There's a recipe for disaster. But I'm sure a good time would be had. M80's should be here soon I hope.

Hopefully, they're not in Springfield, MA....

Actually they are extremely nice folks from New Josiy Mark.

Randy they do have a rental sign up but it's never been rented during the three years they've owned it, it's their getaway house. I don't believe the owner is very aggressive about renting it but he'll certainly rent it with my recommendation (can you believe that!!??). It's a great little two bedroom two bath house that was completely remodeled about two years ago, completely furnished with a screened pool, a block and a half from the beach and three blocks from Disney Vero Beach Resort.

It's easy to find, it has Sirquack printed on the mailbox.

Hey...I'm from Joyzee, YOU from Joyzee?

Man, if the house were a little closer to Disney, I'd consider renting it! Joyce and I think we'll likely be going this winter....

It's not a bad ride to Disney from here Mark, maybe two hours and is pretty much a straight shot. Should we change that mailbox to read Johnson?

LOL... might just work!

Joyce and I haven't traveled in the ten years we've had our dog. Well, I think the time our dog will be with us can be counted in weeks at this point (we thought "days" two weeks ago, but he's rebounded a bit).

We went to Disney on our honeymoon and five year anniversary. A couple of days ago, we had our twenty year anniversary and though we currently can't travel, we likely will have that freedom soon.

Man, can we...OK...me.... hijack a thread or what?

Is Joyze from Joycee? Is that what you were asking?

Thread? What thread? Still watching for the FedEx driver.

Damn I hate this waiting

Nah, she's from Wickid Pissah Rhode Island.

Let me guess, you met her because you were down wind...

Wow, you are close to the beach, just checked out Google Maps.

Uh, merch? You might want to stop pressing your nose against the glass for a couple of days. It's Saturday.

Maybe he's stuck to the glass like the little kid stuck to the pole from "A Christmas Story"?


Okay, that's not really the same, but it is. . .somehow.

My M3's came on a Saturday. FedEx tracking says due for delivery today as well. Guess we'll see what happens. Monday would be fine too.

Oops, my bad, looking back I guess it was a Friday. Tracking says the M80's are out for delivery and due today. I guess I'll just crack in to a case beer and when I go to bed, visions of M80's will dance in my head.

Shhh. He looks so cute with his nose all squished up like that.

I can see the truck from here! Wait... Wait... Geez, I hope you live around here, otherwise it might take a while for you to get them!

Glad they haven't stopped brewing beer.

I know FedEx Home Delivery delivers stuff on Saturdays here, but the only way I've gotten stuff delivered by normal FedEx or UPS on a Saturday is if I've paid for Saturday shipping or if they've taken FOUR DAYS FOR TWO DAY SHIPPING. Ha ha.

Tellin' 'ya....they're in Springfield.....

Springfield IL?

Two of my shipments from Axiom arrived via Fedex on a Saturday, the only one that didn't was the amp, which arrived on Monday morning 9:30 am via Fedex International Priority after I placed an order on Friday.

?????

Was I not clear? From my experience it would seem that whatever arrangement Axiom has with Fedex does tend to involve expedited delivery services including Saturday delivery. I was pleasantly surprised the first time they showed up on Saturday and I didn't have to wait until Monday, because as Charles points out, that does not appear to be the norm with standard Fedex Ground.

Sorry that was not directed at you. I was wondering if Ed got his speakers.

Yeah I was wondering that too. Maybe he's hooked them up already, begun listening, and has become far too entertained to get back to us at the moment.

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A HAPPY series of questions....!

Ok, I guess I better take my thread back again for a bit anyways. The M80's came this morning. I've had a little time to put them to work. They are absolutely amazing. Although the boxes were pretty damaged, the speakers were just fine and are cranking out as expected. Wow is all I can say right now. The bass is incredible and the clarity is tremendous. I will post more as time goes by. I will also put them head to head with my mighty M3's and try to give my perspective on their differences and similarities. For now, I must rock on. So..........the thread is back in your hands my friends.

Excellent! Welcome to the M80 club!

Glad they arrived safe and sound. Enjoy!

Good news Ed

Ed .... how's the break-in going, are you getting close?

Congrats!

I think Ed may have been broken-in some time ago

Ed, welcome to the M80 club.

Welcome to the M80 club also Ed.
I hope you enjoy this great speaker

Welcome to the Wid club.

Ed will be back in a day or 3... after the break in period.

Ed, Ed are you out there?

need another day...

So.......I've had some time to break myself in to my M80's. I'll just touch on some of my initial impressions for now.

First off, these things are huge, but actually, they don't take up any more floor space than my M3's when they where on stands.

Next, the bass from these bad boys is incredible. They seem to energize the room, tight and fast when called for and low and lingering as needed. Probably the thing I have enjoyed most is being able to listen to music as low levels but still having the bass and incredible clarity. TV and movies are just that much better as well.

Another thing I have noticed is that it is hard to tell that there are two speakers playing unless the source calls for it. Even when off center, the sound seems to come from somewhere in between or even outside the speakers.

I have not found them to be bright or harsh in any way. Just detailed and clear. They like to be played loud and do so without effort.

Besides what I have mentioned, they are beautiful and the wife is even enjoying them. Good stands for her Christmas knicknacks.

I know many of you have M80's, but I just wanted to post my thoughts on my newest additions. They are incredible speakers.

I would like some m80's under the christmas tree this year .

Glad to hear you are enjoying them .

Welcome to the club Ed.

Yep. I'm sure better can be had, but not at close to the price of the M80.

Just wait till you get her the ultra EP800 knicknack stand.

merch, you've just nailed my exact feelings about the M80s--including the size! I pulled the right one out yesterday so I could put the lights on the tree, and geez, it was huge! Back in place, not so much. The imaging is indeed fantastic. Congrats!

Nice write up merchman, welcome to the club. I am still dealing with the size issue in my basement, I loved having them in a 2 channel system upstairs till the wife said the big things need to go back down stairs , all well, I still really love to crank them up downstairs too, just not as convenient most days, I have to suffer through M22s upstairs now

Yea we thought maybe you took a liking to the 80s ... since we haven't seen you around much anymore.

Congrats and I'm glad to hear that your enjoying the new speakers!

Welcome to the club. Glad to hear you're enjoying them so much!