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To loop back on this thread, I called ML to ask about the plastic piece. The tech was not concerned as to the minor hairline cracks...it is only when the cracks get bigger and start to rattle which may eventually happen...but the piece is apparently only about $40 each and can be replaced on...

Thanks everyone! I have not been posting but have been looking into the various things suggested in the replies and doing listening tests since returning after the holiday. As suggested by Bernard, I used some pillows to cover the back side of the panels to see what a tube trap behind the...

I am going to have to look into this as well...thanks.

JonFo, quick question: what does the "separate them" part of this advice mean? Is it just increasing the spacing between the speakers? And how much toe in are we talking about? The flashlight adjustment in the manual says within a third of the panel. Maybe at the middle? Thx.

Thank you all for your advice and suggestions. I really do appreciate it. I will look into the linked sound panel company and see if that is a viable option. Per the suggestions, as a test, I pulled the Vantages out so that the panels were 3 feet from the wall and listened for about 3 hrs...

here is the pic. To the left is the dining room. Behind the single chair is a hallway from the front door, and my office door. The big couch cannot be moved to the other side because there are columns outlining the living room space and the couch is too big to fit between the columns. I...

Thank you gentlemen. You are all likely right that the room acoustics is probably a significant contributing factor. I will have to try pulling them out some tomorrow...as of now, kids just went to bed. The thing is, because it is in the living room (and not a very big one at that), there is...

Thanks everyone for your thoughts. The Rotel is actually class ab and it is supposedly neutral although it is apparently not as detailed or refined as higher level amps. Joey, I don't know of any appropriate tube preamps ....have you or anyone ever tried any tube DACs such as Music Hall dac...

All is NOT well with my new-to-me Vantages. While I like the airy feel of the music, I cannot get over the brightness and the resultant ear fatigue. I am used to a laid-back warm sound presentation. My Rotel RC1070 and RB1080 combo went well with the vifa ring radiator in my Polk LSi...

Thanks for the info Victor. I will give ML a call about the plastic piece. I am on my third pair of speaker cables and that seems to have attained balance of not being too bright but not losing any detail. I also noticed the subwoofer is always ON. Strange. I will have to ask them about that...

Thx for your input timm and your comment about the wall is noted but I cant have it all. I had some time today to listen at normal volumes and things sound good but there are some issues at normal volumes: Due to positioning close to a corner and the wall, I was getting some loading of the...

Well I am enjoying some quiet piano music while my kids are down. Hard to formulate impressions at lower volumes but I am enjoying it. Yes, it is still the airy sound I remember from 10 years ago when I first heard MLs when I went speaker shopping. After listening to about 25 different...

Thanks for the input. My thoughts were also on Rotel but they don't seem very popular with the ML crowd so I thought I would solicit some opinions. I picked up the Vantages today. Not mint but very good condition. I should have it fully hooked up tonight with the Rotel gear unless I am...

Hello from an almost new owner of some Vantages in northern VA. I have waited a long time to get my self some MLs and although I have bought a set for my father, this set will be for me! I will be taking delivery of new-to-me Vantages in the next few days and am working on a 2-channel set up...