Recent content by etc6849

Good advice. It's good to know ML has improved things. I don't doubt this, but even if the life span has improved, the price for replacement parts seems crazy at best and has completely turned me off from ever supporting the company. I don't need the extra octave a khorn has as I use large...

Thanks! Turns out I had to back out of the deal. I called ML and they stated replacement panels were $1639 + shipping, that the panels on the pair I was looking at were made in 2001, and that typical panel life-span is 15 years or less!?! Seems funny that ML has a video on the "myths" about...

Will $800 allow me to resale if I don't like them (not saying I won't like them...)? Really? I hope so. :D The La Scala II's were expensive even on the used market. That's not including the space two pairs of the suckers take up in my theater! They are very dynamic though and make awesome...

What is old for a panel? These are about 10 years old according to the owner. I'd be driving them with an Oppo 105d used as a preamp, into an old Kenwood integrated amp: KMF-X9000. The amp is pretty good for what I paid off craigslist. It has separate transformers for each channel and is...

Hi, I have a somewhat local deal lined up to purchase a pair of Ascent's for $800 from their "original" owners (who bought display models from Tweeter). Is this a good deal? Are there any issues I should look for before buying/picking up? These will be my first ML speakers. I currently have...