Thanks everyone for chiming in with your comments , I had an LP listening session last night and the M80's do sound good indeed.... tho' I wish there was a bit more detail at times . There is material between the speaker and the stands and the stands themselves sit on a hardwood floor . The stands are the poor mans oak speaker stands from Target which are a heck of deal . Oak Stools that are solid and heavy and the tapering outward legs make me feel safe with our 3 yr. old granddaughter over every weekend knocking things around.
The one who must be obeyed arranges the color schemes in the house and she rules out any black or silver finished speakers . I think the thing for me to do is keep checking on Audiogon when I get closer to having the dough saved up and will get the better bang for my buck that way . If I can get something that sells for around my target price that was originally $1500 or so I'll be getting some better drivers inside the cabinets
The one who must be obeyed arranges the color schemes in the house and she rules out any black or silver finished speakers . I think the thing for me to do is keep checking on Audiogon when I get closer to having the dough saved up and will get the better bang for my buck that way . If I can get something that sells for around my target price that was originally $1500 or so I'll be getting some better drivers inside the cabinets