Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater MA Silver 8 and M60 in home demo.

Well, I picked up the MAs last night. Unfortunately, I barely had time to set them up and hear a few songs before the baby had to go to bed. First impressions:
-the Rosemah finish is nice, but not nearly as nice as the veneers on the Gold series or on the B&W 804s.
-compared to the M60s, the MAs seem much smaller, but are only an inch or so shorter.
-they are not as sensitive as the M60s (big surprise to me).
-they sound remarkably similar, with the exception that the MAs are "softer" sounding and project a more recessed stereo image.

Hopefully I'll be able to set them up for A/B comparisons today and give them a more thorough listening.

Also, the MA manual is a joke - full of talk about biwiring, break-in time and other techno-babble marketing hype. Most surprising was how poorly the manual is written. Call me a pedant, but aren't the English supposed to have a better grasp of their language than ignorant Americans?

Looking forward to your final thoughts between the two.

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Also, the MA manual is a joke - full of talk about biwiring, break-in time and other techno-babble marketing hype.

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Gotta give the aUd1o l33t what they want to see... give them that good OOBE (out of box experience) that makes them swell with pride at the technological marvel that they have just bought. The last thing anyone wants to see after dropping a few grand on speakers is "let's face it, these are speakers - some wire, some metal, something that goes flopity-flop to move air and some wood to hold it all together."

Bren R.

LOL! I think you nailed it.

Will...I am still working on a plan to be out your way on Sunday.

Dam BigWill, from your initial thoughts it sounds like you already have your mind made up on a few points. I'm shocked that the M60's and the MA8's sound remarkably similar. When I played with the MA8's and MA10's they sounded nothing at all like the M80's. Now you have we wondering again just how different the M60's are from the M80's.

Order a pair of M60s ya know ya want to

Ah....................no. I'm more then happy with my Monitor gear............but I will take that Rotel amp you are running!

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they sound remarkably similar, with the exception that the MAs are "softer" sounding and project a more recessed stereo image.

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Thats what I found with my old Silver S6. But if you actually compared A-B on both speakers that recessed stereo image is actually the soundstage 5-10 feet behind the speakers while the M60 has a more forward 1 foot in front of the speakerse presentation. The MA has a greater depth in soundstage at least thats what I found with the MA S6. The S6 nonetheless had a similar sound with the M60. But I found the MA S6 to have greater bass than the M60. And no ... the MA S6 does not have a bass hump. The M60 does not have a flat frequency response in our regular rooms.

Considering the M60 is cheaper ... if one can't chuck out the extra cash for the MA S6 or MA S8 then the M60 is excellent. But for those of us labelled "Elite" that CAN afford it...hell I'd take the MA S6.

I would really like to know your findings BigWill & Curtis. As all rooms are different and outcomes can vary. In your case the M60 can be king.

Just giving a hard time John .I think I'll keep the amp,I'm quite happy with it.