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I have the grotto i in my two channel setup fed from the pre outs of an anthem integrated. I'm still working on integrating the sub. It definitely improves the bottom of the low end but the vistas on their own are still fantastic.

Getting some room behind the speakers is a great starting point. I have my vistas almost 4 feet out and they really opened up compared to when they were closer to the wall. I also jumped on the audio advisor deal. Congrats and enjoy the show!

1. Member Name: Sean 2. Location: Charlotte, NC 3. ML Model(s): Vista and Grotto i 4. Year Purchased: 2012 5. Mods/Changes: None so far 6. Associated Electronics: Anthem Integrated 225 Sonos ZP90 Panamax M5300-EX Monster Cable speaker wire and interconnects 7. Comments...

Welcome and congrats on your new ml setup. I recently purchased a similar setup with the grotto I instead of the depth. I have been blown away by the sound as I'm sure you're well aware. Initially I was running a Marantz 8001 receiver and was very happy with the results. I bought an Anthem...

Mickey, Very interesting, those were all on my short list. The PrimaLuna was a bit out of my price range and I seriously considered a used Bryston 60r but ultimately went with the Anthem for the value. I'm sure I gave up a bit with the Anthem but the savings is what allowed me to get the...

Congrats on the Vista purchase. I got the same deal two months ago and have been happy ever since. On a side note I was at the truth in sound demo here in Charlotte where Dennis Chern from Martin Logan was showing off the new Clx's. I told him about my Vistas and he leaned over and whispered...

Well, it's been almost two weeks with the Anthem Integrated 225 in my simple setup. All I can say is wow!! I think I now see the enormous potential my Vistas have and can better understand some of the reviews and comments of other systems in these forums. I've never reviewed audio equipment...

Well, as it turns out my dealer contact was able to get me the anthem 225 for a great price. With the savings on the anthem I had enough left in my budget to get a grotto i sub (refurb fron audio advisor)!! The anthem and grotto should be here on Monday and I'm eagerly awaiting their...

Quick update on my search for an amp for my vistas. I had decided to go with the anthem integrated but I don't think I'm going to be able to get the unit from the dealer at the price I initially thought. I've started looking at a simple separate system and have narrowed it down to the rotel...

Hi Peter, I'm a new MLO (Vistas) and plan on attending the event tomorrow here in Charlotte. Really looking forward to hearing the CLX!!

Thanks for the detail on these choices Edwin. I think I am going to narrow my choices down to the Anthem and Bryston pieces. I haven't seen much feedback on the wyred4sound and I don't think tubes will work for me right now (small kids who love pretty shiny things...). It appears to be a...

I had not considered Bryston but I think used would be ok. Their warranty seems to be top notch and is transferable. Looking at your system you seem to be very pleased and I would assume the Vistas would be a bit easier to drive than your Theos. I noticed in another post of yours you liked the...

Wow, the PrimaLuna's really are beautiful! Unfortunately both of these are a bit out of my price range. I'm relatively new to this and don't know much about tube amplifiers. I've always thought they were way out of my price range but form reading this forum if you've got the budget the sound...

Hello everyone. I'm looking for some help with selecting an integrated amp for a simple 2 channel system. I have utilized this site to help me narrow my choices as this has been a tremendous source of information. Below I have listed my choices as well as all of the constraints and...

That's good to hear as I think they already sound awesome. I did get one of the last couple of pairs from audio advisor. Two years ago I also purchased an Abyss sub I love that is part of my HT set up. Right now I'm using my Marantz SR-8001 receiver to break these in so my HT is temporarily...