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My nephew has an M120, it's a nice little guitar.
I never much liked 80/20 brass, they seemed a bit brash and went off fast. I found 85/15 generally a bit warmer. Phosphor bronze is a love/hate thing... I really only like them when they're near-dead, I'm so weary of that lush overtoney new PB sound, I want something a bit more front-porch.
Consider entering the vortex of online opinion on nickel/Monel strings for acoustics. Long life, balanced sound, warm when broken in, woody, natural, slightly old-timey. Notorious for often sounding like total shit for up to two weeks and then coming good for absolutely ages. Not for everyone, but on the right, often small and/or mahogany guitar, they can be ace. Available from Newtone (nickel or monel), Martin ("Retro", monel) and D'Addario ("Nickel Bronze", actually nickel-coated phosphor bronze, my faves so far).
Otherwise there are tons of long-life/coated PB strings, I don't have much experience with any of them, though I hear the D'Add XS are up there soundwise.