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I am wondering if any of you have experience driving Summits with either of Ayre's top amplifiers, the MX-R monoblocks or V-5xe stereo amp. My current setup is Summit X, McIntosh C50 preamp and McIntosh MC452 amp, but considering a change to Ayre electronics. Thanks!

Forgive the heresy, but...has anyone tried hacking the Summit X yet to achieve a warmer tonal balance? I notice in the documentation for the new Magnepan 3.7: "Optional Tweeter or Midrange Attenuation To attenuate the tweeter or midrange, remove the jumper(s) and install a resistor. The 1 ohm...

As I was working on speaker placement last the other day, I noticed a small amount of white noise (kind of a dim roar) coming from the woofers on my Summit Xs. The ESL panels are dead quiet. Both speakers exhibit the same noise whether connected to the amp or not. They are powered by a PS...

Summit X is nominally 4 ohm, but according to the manual, dips to .8 ohm at extremely high frequencies. I'm curious to hear if anyone has tried the 2 vs 4 ohm taps on your amp with the Summit and what differences you observed. Cheers - Jim

Hello everyone - new member here... I have been struggling with my new Summit Xs. I'm finding that there is something about the midrange that I find very irritating, particularly with certain female vocals. No problem with breathy vocalists like Diana Krall, Lisa Ono, Heather Rigdon and the...

I have recently renewed my interest in audio and am in the process of building out my home theater. Will post my system in the Member Systems forum Best Regards - Jim