I have a set of Martin Logan speakers (Aeon, Cinema, Script, Descent) for home theater use, but I recently bought a stereo amplifier and D/A processor to drive my Aeon for stereo music. For movie watching, the speakers were connected to the Sony 5200ES receiver, but I knew that it never drove the Aeon to its potential.
I bought a used MC2 MC650 pro amplifier and a studio-grade Lavry DA11 D/A processor to try to drive the Aeon to its potential for stereo music. The MC2 is very commanding, powerful, and neutral. The MC2 MC650 is rated at 650wpc into 4ohm. I chose MC2 because I knew the Aeon can go down to 1 ohm and the MC2 can handle that with ease. I was correct. The sound is totally different from the Sony receiver. I have never heard such powerful bass from the Aeon, and the highs and mids are now much more precise.
After listening for a few days, I noticed that at medium volume when the vocal goes louder, I hear distortion.
It's the type of sound when the sound is too loud for the speaker to handle (ie. similar to the sound I hear when the equalizer bar reaches beyond the top red LED bar in my ancient stereo system) But I am not turning it up THAT loud. Is this normal with Martin Logan speakers? What is wrong with my system? Thanks.
I bought a used MC2 MC650 pro amplifier and a studio-grade Lavry DA11 D/A processor to try to drive the Aeon to its potential for stereo music. The MC2 is very commanding, powerful, and neutral. The MC2 MC650 is rated at 650wpc into 4ohm. I chose MC2 because I knew the Aeon can go down to 1 ohm and the MC2 can handle that with ease. I was correct. The sound is totally different from the Sony receiver. I have never heard such powerful bass from the Aeon, and the highs and mids are now much more precise.
After listening for a few days, I noticed that at medium volume when the vocal goes louder, I hear distortion.
It's the type of sound when the sound is too loud for the speaker to handle (ie. similar to the sound I hear when the equalizer bar reaches beyond the top red LED bar in my ancient stereo system) But I am not turning it up THAT loud. Is this normal with Martin Logan speakers? What is wrong with my system? Thanks.
