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pancho
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Hello,
Nice to learn about this community. I've been a fan of the ML sound for years. I know the Summits are new, and there may not be much of an experience base, but still I though I'd float my question to you all.
Suppose I were to order ML Summits. What amplifer should I buy? I've seen this question posted before, with recommendations for SixPacs, Cary 805s, etc. But today I talked to someone at ML, and was told that while the Summit panel might look smaller, and the woofer is powered, it still needs a powerful amp to achieve the best results; VLT, ARC and CJ were suggested. Reading between the lines, perhaps ML have found a way to way to make the panel smaller but have in doing so have also made it stiffer and therefore it still a challenge to drive properly to acheive a musical midrange sound (with the crossover at 250Hz, the panel is responsible for the midrange).
On the other side, I talked to to some amp vendors and was assured "don't worry, no problem, our amp can drive your speakers"; it didnt' seem to matter what particular amp was being discussed. Typical useless sales patter.
Honestly this leaves me in a tough spot. After listening to Summits, they have an awesome soundstage, but don't seem terribly musical. My guess that this is because the dealer doesn't have a lot choice in amps, they have to sell what they carry, even if they don't match the Summits particularly well.
So, finally, I come to my question: I listen to all kinds of music, sometimes in a chair in the sweet spot with my eyes closed, but other times I just can't sit still and I get "ants in my pants and I need to dance". Can anyone recommend an amp for the Summits that will satisfy both the introspective "head space" material and the dynamic boogie / dance hall material? Or do I need to look beyond Martin Logan speakers if I want to boogie?
Sorry if this question seems to repeat earlier postings; what I'm looking is new "real world" data from actual Summit users.
Thanks in advance for any comments.
Nice to learn about this community. I've been a fan of the ML sound for years. I know the Summits are new, and there may not be much of an experience base, but still I though I'd float my question to you all.
Suppose I were to order ML Summits. What amplifer should I buy? I've seen this question posted before, with recommendations for SixPacs, Cary 805s, etc. But today I talked to someone at ML, and was told that while the Summit panel might look smaller, and the woofer is powered, it still needs a powerful amp to achieve the best results; VLT, ARC and CJ were suggested. Reading between the lines, perhaps ML have found a way to way to make the panel smaller but have in doing so have also made it stiffer and therefore it still a challenge to drive properly to acheive a musical midrange sound (with the crossover at 250Hz, the panel is responsible for the midrange).
On the other side, I talked to to some amp vendors and was assured "don't worry, no problem, our amp can drive your speakers"; it didnt' seem to matter what particular amp was being discussed. Typical useless sales patter.
Honestly this leaves me in a tough spot. After listening to Summits, they have an awesome soundstage, but don't seem terribly musical. My guess that this is because the dealer doesn't have a lot choice in amps, they have to sell what they carry, even if they don't match the Summits particularly well.
So, finally, I come to my question: I listen to all kinds of music, sometimes in a chair in the sweet spot with my eyes closed, but other times I just can't sit still and I get "ants in my pants and I need to dance". Can anyone recommend an amp for the Summits that will satisfy both the introspective "head space" material and the dynamic boogie / dance hall material? Or do I need to look beyond Martin Logan speakers if I want to boogie?
Sorry if this question seems to repeat earlier postings; what I'm looking is new "real world" data from actual Summit users.
Thanks in advance for any comments.