docalan
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I'm looking to purchase either a pair of Theos or Ethos. Is either a better choice to use with my McIntosh MC300 amp (300 w/channel). I ask have a ML Dynamo 700 sub- how would I connect the ML's properly with this?
Hola. When I said the Ethos do not need a sub is due to their superb low frequency response. Ordinary musical instruments, like bass, electric bass, including heavy musical notes from an organ, are reproduced nicely. Of course, if you are going to listen a very heavy low frequency content, a sub is a must. But these speakers are made for audiophiles, who believe in getting the clean, right size of the instrument at the stage, and not next to you. If you use too much bass energy from a bass, or from an organ, you can spoil the stage and the image. Now, if you want to have the ultimate sound and bass performance, you do need two subs...
You can expand the sense of deeper stage, using two subs, but you must listen carefully not to exaggerate the bass. If you have over bass energy, the musician playing it, will be next or in front of you, and the other musician(s) will be at the stage. Quality bass is better than quantity bass. Your ears will tell you easily.
Always, room acoustic treatment is a must too. But with the Ethos, for the low frequency and the standing waves that present in every room, you have a volume control at 100 Hz +- 10dB. This means that you can adjust the bass energy of your room with your ears... a very easy task to do. Just listen and if you feel, you perceive that you need more bass energy, just move the knob at the back of the Ethos, and adjust the quantity that you want...or if you have too much, you can lower that bass energy easily.
For an audiophile, the Ethos represent a new way of listening experience. They have the ability to provide superb dynamics and crystal clear highs! Cymbals and percussion instruments are reproduced with outstanding performance. Steady image and stage, and right with the harmonic texture that you can listen the player's bow of a violin dancing at the strings. The most delicate notes from a Spanish classic guitar, to the explosive big tympani drum, are reproduced lifelike. You can listen the 6 concertos for violin of Nicolo Paganini, played by Salvatore Accardo, where you will understand what I just said about the player's bow, and listening all these concertos without any ear fatigue. Now, getting back to the bass, you should listen to them with your music. Listen carefully if they pleased you in all aspects... do not listen the bass, listen the instrument that it is producing that bass, and the feeling of that musician. Do not listen to the mid-range. Listen how you perceive the instrument(s), and seek for the stage. How deep it is, and question yourself regarding the left and right of the stage. Are the musicians well understood? Do you find the chorus at the back and usually at the left or right at the stage? Do you have a steady voice at the center? It could be a little off the center too. The important thing is to have steady. When listening to an acoustic guitar, the strings are nylon or steel? All these nuances are revealed with the Ethos (and other models too) with an outstanding precision. This is why I like them so much! Happy listening.
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