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How about Mcintosh 6900 ( 200watt 2/4/8 ohms ) to drive My Ascent i?
Please recommend.
I think Krell 400xi is too small for my Ascent.
Please recommend.
I think Krell 400xi is too small for my Ascent.
Once you've owned MAC separates with high power you realize how lousy most of the other so called high end brands sound. The Levinson and Krell stuff I had was garbage; all of it. Mac works particularly well with digital and is the opposite of bright or analytical. Too bad you haven't heard it sounding right. AND THE SEPARATES SOUND MUCH BETTER THAN THE INTEGRATED PRODUCTS THEY MAKE.DTB300 said:It should drive it ok. Just make sure you are ok with the MAC sound - meaning make sure you listen to it before purchasing.
Personally MAC gear does not do it for me.
Dan
ovature said:Once you've owned MAC separates with high power you realize how lousy most of the other so called high end brands sound. The Levinson and Krell stuff I had was garbage; all of it. Mac works particularly well with digital and is the opposite of bright or analytical. Too bad you haven't heard it sounding right. AND THE SEPARATES SOUND MUCH BETTER THAN THE INTEGRATED PRODUCTS THEY MAKE.
No need to yell there sport.....ovature said:Once you've owned MAC separates with high power you realize how lousy most of the other so called high end brands sound. The Levinson and Krell stuff I had was garbage; all of it. Mac works particularly well with digital and is the opposite of bright or analytical. Too bad you haven't heard it sounding right. AND THE SEPARATES SOUND MUCH BETTER THAN THE INTEGRATED PRODUCTS THEY MAKE.
Right..............I HATE the new Logan Line, Summit, Vantage, and Vista and really like McIntosh. I don't like the looks of the Mac gear, but I like the sound. I think my SL3 blows away the Vista or that Vantage piece of garbage with the paper thin veneer; nothing more than a panel mounted to an ugly box with or without a little worthless amp!DTB300 said:No need to yell there sport.....
High power, low power, seperates, integrated, whatever...I still do not like it, and it does not matter if you like it, or the rest of the world likes it. I do not, so I will not own it. And yes, I have heard MAC stuff in many different settings, with many different components (all MAC with many different models, mixed with MAC stuff), different cables & IC's, vinyl and digital, and many different speakers, over and over, just to confirm what I have heard, and to this day, I still do not like it.
That is what makes this hobby so great. So many different things to choose from - tube, SS, digital, vinyl, etc. etc. and each of our opinions are just that...opinions.....and everyone needs to get out and listen to gear and make their own judgements. This is the point you completely missed with my post.
Just as you do not like the new ML line, I do not like MAC stuff.
Dan
ovature said:Right..............I HATE the new Logan Line, Summit, Vantage, and Vista and really like McIntosh. I don't like the looks of the Mac gear, but I like the sound. I think my SL3 blows away the Vista or that Vantage piece of garbage with the paper thin veneer; nothing more than a panel mounted to an ugly box with or without a little worthless amp!
Everytime I try to post my system, it won't take the photos because they are too large. I took the vantage and vista home. They sounded hyped on the high end and the bass sounded like juke boxes on the bottom; same thing I heard in the store. I heard the Summit at 3 locations. It was the best of the bunch, but to me the woofer integration is the worst so far. It sounds like a panel mounted to a powered sub. The microperf claim is nothing but marketing BS. The protegy sounded just as big and I think the Ascent I was one of their best sounding reasonably priced speakers ever. I had a pair to use for a month and I loved them. My system consists of:jjqiv said:Wow! What a critique! You should apply for a position at one of the audio rags!
I listened to the Summits with HT gear and thought they showed potential. I would have to bring them home for an audition in my two channel rig before make any real judgements. Did you do this?
B.T.W., What is your system number in the memeber's section?
ovature said:Everytime I try to post my system, it won't take the photos because they are too large. I took the vantage and vista home. They sounded hyped on the high end and the bass sounded like juke boxes on the bottom; same thing I heard in the store. I heard the Summit at 3 locations. It was the best of the bunch, but to me the woofer integration is the worst so far. It sounds like a panel mounted to a powered sub. The microperf claim is nothing but marketing BS. The protegy sounded just as big and I think the Ascent I was one of their best sounding reasonably priced speakers ever. I had a pair to use for a month and I loved them. My system consists of:
ML SL3 speakers
McIntosh MC 2200 tube pre amp
McIntosh Mc-402 400/channel SS Amp
VPI Extended Aries with JMW 12.5 arm
EAR 834 Chrome phono pre-amp
Sony SCD 777es SACD player
Monster 2.4s bi-wire speaker cable
Madrigal HPC cables interconnect.
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