Epos M12 as a replacement ???

Hello everyone,

Here's what I own:

NHT 2.5i's
Rotel 971 transport
MSB Nelson link DAC III
Unison Research Unico

Just picked up the Unico. This unit keeps getting better and better. In fact, my speakers have never sounded better - the Unico has really smoothed them out.

here's my situation/ problem. I think i've outgrown the NHT sound. First complaint: In my room, the NHT's have overwhelming bass (standing wave which loads the room).

Second, the NHT's have somewhat of a recessed midrange (might prefer something a tad more upfront).

Third, better transparency would be appreciated, as the NHT's are somewhat mediocre in this respect.

Biggest concern is that the speakers are simply too much for the room.

At some point, I connected my old NHT 1.3a's to the Unico. In my room, they sounded better than the 2.5i's. Smooth, tight, adequate bass without bass overload, as occurs with the 2.5i's. Unfortunately, the NHT 1.3a's were sold.

This brief use of the 1.3a's with the unico really got me thinking about going the small, hq monitor route.

I remember having heard the Epos M12 in a store connected to a Creek 5350se (was auditioning the creek at the time). I liked the sound of the Epos with the Creek (although it WAS a little too 'hard-sounding' for my liking). I suspect that this was a function of the Creek/ epos combo. When I connected the small NHT 1.3a's to the Creek, it just sounded awful (imo). Needless to say, i didn't buy the creek.

Now that I have the Unico, my desires have tilted in the direction of smaller, high quality monitors to match.

1. What are you opinions on my switching my NHT 2.5i's for the Epos M12? Will the bass be adequate (considering the NHT 1.3a's were adequate in this respect in my room)

2. Will I acheive more midrange clarity with the M12's?

3. Are the M12's a good match for the unico?

Essentially, looking for punchy (not TOO aggressive), open, airy sounding speakers that have more 'up front' charactistics than the NHT's.

Any info on my situation would be greatly appreciated.

Steve