System #407 (Summit X)

Kev.

Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia

Summit X

2011

5. Mods/Changes: None

OPPO BDP-95.

Plinius M8 Preamp.

Sanders Sound System Magtech Amp :rocker:

Wire World Silver Eclipse 6 interconnects.

Wire World Silver Eclipse 6 speaker cable.

7. Comments and/or stories about your Martin Logan experience:

I auditioned the Summit X's in Sydney & was absolutely hooked when the system charged up & started to blend after an hour or so with the Gryphon reference mono amp & cd transport with the uber Kharma speaker cables, at a rough guess, 50-60k worth, I mean who wouldn't like 'that'! Speakers now reside in my system that I'd price at half of the demo set-up & still sounds comparable.



The last is a pic of the system before the upgrade, started in 95, all components were there by 00 bar the Plinius M8, added in 06 due to a fusion from lightening. Spent many many enjoyable hrs listening to this system, have listened to some atrociously priced systems too, the peach never falls far from the home tree.

Welcome Aboard!

Let's see them!

We were up in the Hunter recently - we've got a holiday house at Shoal Bay.

Hi,

Your Summit-X's are covered with the factory bag on your picture. Was it „accidental” or do you always cover them between two listening sessions? I know that ESL's shall be kept as dust-free as possible, but I listen them almost every day, do you think that covering them for max. 48 h is advisable?

Domchuck said:

Hi,

Your Summit-X's are covered with the factory bag on your picture. Was it „accidental” or do you always cover them between two listening sessions? I know that ESL's shall be kept as dust-free as possible, but I listen them almost every day, do you think that covering them for max. 48 h is advisable?

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Hi Domchuck, the bags are no accident, I live in a coal mining community where the dust is really bad & as we usually leave the slider open when we're home i cover them when not in use.

OK, I understand now.
I live at the limit of the city, but close to a forest, with no major industrial site nearby, I think the air is quite good here.
When you put the bag on, do you unplug your Summits, or can they stay at idle/stand-by?

Soon as I turn the pre to standby,cheers,kev.

What are those black disc's under your Summit's spikes?

Audioseduction said:

What are those black disc's under your Summit's spikes?

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Looks like hockey pucks to me....

churchill said:

Looks like hockey pucks to me....

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Yep Under the components too

Yeah I cover mine too. I live in dry dusty Nevada haha and I have a Cockatiel and she makes an extraordinary amount of dust for such a small animal haha.

Wouldn't that be nice if it landed on your speakers & she thought it was only gas!!!!!!

I just shuttered at the thought of that. Good thing she isn't that graceful and coordinated so she would just run into them hahaha

the upgrades...all Wire World Silver Eclipse 6 cables, MOON P7 RS preamp.

Hello, I have been on a journey, a wonderful sounding journey & am enjoying my music very much. The upgrades since the above pic are as follows:
MBPro/ssd, MSB Diamond DAC IV, MSB S200 amp & a QOL. The synergy between the MSB gear is phenomenal to the point of a lovely warm & very detailed sound, couple that with the QOL, which opens the soundstage horizontally & vertically to an almost amphitheatre sound & all is well. Replaced all pc's with Shunyata Zitron Cobra as well.