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Good point. :think:

Dynaudio recently sold out to the Chinese. So has Vifa, Scan-Speak and Elac (through a shelf company). The only surviving major speaker manufacturing company left in Europe is Dali. Dynaudio's C1 and C2 range are stupendous speakers. I don't know if it's fair to compare the C1 with the...

Like most people here, I love Maggies. They have lots of character and offer a BIG soundstage and load a room like no other speaker. But when it comes to coherency, speed, dynamics, detail, and sheer musicality - nothing beats an electrostatic panel. I would love to say otherwise, but it...

A mid level Denon (AVR-X4000 and 4520) or Marantz (6008 and 7008) receiver will drive the Theos to reasonable levels and make some nice noises. I've tried a Byston B60R and this amp is a good match. Don't bother with the NAD receivers - they shut down.

There are a few things the Summit X does better, but when you factor in the price differential, Montis is hard to beat.

My dealer lent me a pair of demo Elac FS247 floor standing speakers while I was waiting for delivery of my Montis speakers. I thought they were a good compact size for smaller rooms, but the sound was too brittle - sounding like they had too much energy in the top end. Also, the bass was very...

Tom, did you get the R300? I just latched on to some Kef reviews - interesting reading. I bought a pair of Motion 15s for surround duties for my Montis speakers. After reading the reviews, I'm going Kef hunting myself. I'm thinking I could back trade the 15s for Kef LS50s which could do...

Tom, does it really have to be a stand mount? Would you consider going a slim, floor stander? If you did, that might open up some other contenders - like the Totems, or perhaps the GoldenEar Triton 7 - which is receiving outstanding reviews for such a relatively inexpensive speaker.

Actually, the 'look' is growing on me. I don't mind that blue color. And you're right Dave, I reckon only a big room would do them justice.

I hope it sounds better than it looks... :)

My shortlist for the best sounding bookshelf/standmount speakers are: 1. Stirling LS3/5a V2 (Beautiful speakers - limited loudness) 2. Stirling LS3/6 (Beautiful speakers - not so limited loudness) 3. Harbeth C7ES-3 (Yum!) 4. ATC SCM 50 (Active/standmount/VERY expensive/VERY loud) 5...

Sorry about your dad passing :( I agree with the other guys. If you can afford the Summits - you'll never look back.

I own a pair of the Motion 15s which I use as surrounds. Very nice speakers. I would imagine that as mains their bigger brother, the Motion 40, would sound great. I would suggest however that you go the next model up if you can afford it. I believe the XT series offers a slighter larger...

Happy birthday Tom and Roberto. Great stories, Roberto!

Okay, if we eliminate the Martin Logan electrostatic models from the 'wish list', let me talk about some other ML options. I have owned a pair of gloss black Motion 15s for about 6 months. I bought them to replace my Bose AM5s which I was using as rears for my Montis speakers while I was...

The EFX has a surprisingly wide sweet spot. Maybe it's got something to do with the fact that it's optimized for near wall placement -sound bounces off from the near wall placement and widens the soundstage. I would look closely at the Peachtree Audio amplifiers. They have a bunch of options...

It seems to me, Tom, that electrostatics may still be in your future. I could see a nice pair of EFXs in your living room. Matched with an ML sub, I don't think you'll be losing much in the way of sound quality.

Being a big Klipsch fan myself, I can testify to the difference in tonal quality between Martin Logan and Klipsch. If I was going to upgrade your Klipsch system, I would recommend the Heritage line. But if you are going to go all Martin Logan, a good upgrade would be the ElectroMotion ESLs...

Too many choices. So much money to waste. Like Gordon said... :cheers: P.S. Go back to an inexpensive dedicated 2 channel setup until you work out what direction you want to go. How about a pair of the smaller ML stats (Theos, EFXs?) which could form your rears in a topline ML system later...

Awesome room. It just goes to show (as Roberto is always happy to point out!) you don't need a big room to enjoy the Martin Logan sound.