My 1st venture into higher end! I'm pumped!
bobsauto49
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Just ordered a set of Martin Logan Montis speakers! I have been giving them,a set of ML Ethos,and a set of Dali Helicon 800's a good test ride,for several hours at Sound World in Appleton. The manager has a large "highend" room upstairs,and he let me bring my Amp,and drove them with a Jolida Fusion tube pre,and a Cary pre. I've been there twice to listen,and have had an absolute blast! Upstairs is reserved for all things high end. He typically keeps 3 sets of speakers upstairs,ML Montis,The Dali's,and a absolutely stuuning set of KEF 207/2's! The KEF's are the biggest(not tallest) speakers i've ever seen! A Cary CD player,as well as Cary Amp,and pre,and all Analysis Plus cables! All speakers blew me away,but I have been drawn to the ML's for a few months! So airy,and live! Its like it's Flippin real!! I put the Montis,and Ethos side by each,and couldn't tell the differnce in soundstage or detail when u were in the sweet spot,but did notice an improvement in off axis performance with the Montis! The Montis had a slight edge in Bass response as well! I didn't want to afford the Cary pre,so I had a listen to the Jolida Fusion pre,and was very impressed! So i'm gonna pair the Jolida Fusion pre with my B&K 2220,with some Analysis Oval 12 speaker cables. This guy gave me a hell of a package deal on this stuff,and I cant wait til Friday when I can pick it all up! Love this hobby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:cool::cheesygrin:
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Good for you. Glad your getting the chance to put together that nice 2 ch system that you were looking for.
Sounds like you did your research and made the right choice!
Have fun...2 ChannelTurntable - VPI Classic 2/Ortofon 2M BlueAmplification - Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum II, Parks Audio Budgie PhonoSpeakers - GoldenEar Triton 17.2 Home TheaterDenon AVR-X3300W; Rotel RMB-1066; Klipsch RP-280F's, Klipsch RP-450C, Polk FXi3's, Polk RC60i; Dual SVS PB 2000's; BenQ HT2050; Elite Screens 120"Man CaveTurntable - Pro-Ject 2.9 Wood/Grado GoldAmplification - Dared SL2000a, McCormack DNA 0.5 DeluxeCD: Cambridge AudioSpeakers - Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary; LSiM 703; SDA 2A -
Thanx hoc! Wifes letting me keep the KEF's upstairs too! Life's good!"Everything I ever did in my life worthwhile I caught hell for"
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bobsauto49 wrote: »Thanx hoc! Wifes letting me keep the KEF's upstairs too! Life's good!
Wow, that's awesome! I'm actually relieved to hear that you didn't have to dump them for what you almost did. Those KEF's are beautiful speakers.2 ChannelTurntable - VPI Classic 2/Ortofon 2M BlueAmplification - Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum II, Parks Audio Budgie PhonoSpeakers - GoldenEar Triton 17.2 Home TheaterDenon AVR-X3300W; Rotel RMB-1066; Klipsch RP-280F's, Klipsch RP-450C, Polk FXi3's, Polk RC60i; Dual SVS PB 2000's; BenQ HT2050; Elite Screens 120"Man CaveTurntable - Pro-Ject 2.9 Wood/Grado GoldAmplification - Dared SL2000a, McCormack DNA 0.5 DeluxeCD: Cambridge AudioSpeakers - Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary; LSiM 703; SDA 2A -
bobsauto49 wrote: »Thanx hoc! Wifes letting me keep the KEF's upstairs too! Life's good!
Hmmmm, very clever wife!!! Just like mine. Wait until you get HER request
When it comes, be sure to handle it smoothly, don't falter, just take the hit :cheesygrin: Source: BRP Panasonic UB9000, CDP Emotiva ERC3 - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Pre/Pro: Marantz 8802A - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-2 x 2, XPA-6, Speakers, Mains/2ch-Focal Kanta No2's, C-LSiM706, S-702F/X, RS-RTiA9's, WS-RTiA9's, FH-RTiA3's, Subs - Epik Empire x 2
Cables: AudioQuest McKenzie XLR's/CDP/Amp, Carbon 48/BRP, Forest 48/Display, 2 channel speaker cable: Furutech FS Alpha 36 12AWG PCOCC Single Crystal (Douglas Connection)
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Its already done! I had to buy her a suv last week! She's been wanting a different vehicle for awhile,and last week I suprised her!"Everything I ever did in my life worthwhile I caught hell for"
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Cool one of those pay it forward deals....I do that too:cheesygrin:
Good luck with your new system2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
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Good job. Here is a nice review in stereophile. I hope you are going to get some good cables to let them perform at their best.
http://www.stereophile.com/content/martinlogan-montis-loudspeakerLumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes
Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables
Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
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Ic's will be MIT EXP 1's,Analysis Plus Oval 12 speaker wire,and Analysis Plus Power Cords"Everything I ever did in my life worthwhile I caught hell for"
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The salesperson called today and said the ML will be a couple weeks out in the finish I ordered:frown:So i'll have a long 2 week wait!
Can anyone chime in on a decent AV rack? I'm lookin for a 3 or 4 rack thats decent quality,and wont hurt the pocketbook so much!
Everything i've looked at so far is $300 bones or more!"Everything I ever did in my life worthwhile I caught hell for" -
bobsauto49 wrote: »The salesperson called today and said the ML will be a couple weeks out in the finish I ordered:frown:So i'll have a long 2 week wait!
Can anyone chime in on a decent AV rack? I'm lookin for a 3 or 4 rack thats decent quality,and wont hurt the pocketbook so much!
Everything i've looked at so far is $300 bones or more!
Bob: Given your DIY skills I would suggest a "Flexy" rack. You can DIY it yourself and it can be configured to your needs regarding height, width, ect. Doesnt require much in the way of tools to make and you can go as cheap or expensive as you want on the materials. They are really nice as you can constantly change the height of it to fit your needs as your gear changes.
I have seen some really nice ones out there."....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
Thanx Enders! I have a retired friend that looks for little projects all the time! I'll ck this out! Thanx again!"Everything I ever did in my life worthwhile I caught hell for"
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VTI racks are nice. However right around 300 bucks. Congrats and its a fun room upstairs ain't it? Last time I was there it was Parasound Halo with ML speakers and not really much else at that time but it was the summer.
If you are ever in the area of Appleton again let me know and maybe we could meet up and go listen together! Congrats on the speakers and everything you got! They are some decent guys to work with. -
That'd be great CST! I'll be heading down there when these come in,and i'll give u a shout! Pm me your # if u'd like! And thanx!"Everything I ever did in my life worthwhile I caught hell for"
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Very nice
