Burke
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System #168 (Summit, Stage, Script i, Descent i)
Name: John Burke Gallagher
Location: Chicago, IL
Purchased: July 2006 - Aug 2007
Previous ML speakers: none. The room as first pictured in (July 2006) has a pair of Vistas, a Cinema i, three Script i, and a Grotto subwoofer. Joeyists has since struck twice and combined with Tweeter's one year trade in policy, all but the Script i surrounds have been traded out.
Mains: Summits (Mar 2007)
Center: Stage (Mar 2007)
Surrounds: Script i (Jul 2006)
Sub: Descent i (Aug 2007)
Room size: 11 x 14 (reduced to 10 x 13 by new room treatments Jan 2009)
Mods/Changes: 2.5" spikes added to rear of Summits
Associated Electronics:
Dedicated 120V 20A circuit for electronics
Dedicated 240V 20A circuit for Sanders ESL Amplifiers
Dedicated ground (wires and ground rod) for the media room.
Room Treatments:
see thread The Room with in a Room Project
Comments and/or stories about your Martin Logan experience:
Back in the early 70's I first heard the Infinity ServoStatic-1 electrostatic speakers. I never forgot how great they sounded, nor about how electrostatic speakers worked as compared to magnetic speakers. 15 years later I listened to a pair of Stax headphones. I always wanted electrostatic speakers some day. Now that kids are out of college, I can afford them. Never been happier with the sound.
Unfortunately Joeyitist struck, in Jan 2007 after Martin Logan demoed the Summits for the Chicago Audio Society. I took delivery of the Summits and Stage mid March 2007. I had hoped that would cure it but no, the more you feed the disease the worse it gets. Cherian was doing some upgrades and sold me his Sunfire Symphonic Reference amp. What a difference that made to the Summits (night and day compared to the Pioneer receiver). But I kept reading the site and during RMAF Sleepysurmf starting posting about this new amp, especially built for electrostatic speakers, Rich got one at the show and loved it, So I bought myself and early Christmas present. Loved it so much I want to get a three channel for the center and surrounds, but Roger does not make a 3 channel, He suggested a 2 channel and a mono block for the center. That sounded ok but I could not bring myself to put the mono block on the Stage and leave the Summits to the 2ch amp, so three mono blocks it is.
Everyone that stops by leaves wanting a ML system. And those that have heard the original Vistas, comment about how much better the Summits sound.
In Dec. 2007 I moved the electronics and ran all the wiring in the walls and crawlspace. I think it looks much better than before.
Pictures: (more pictures of the Dec 2007) posted to thread at that time.
1. (Fall 2006) Original setup with Vistas, Cinema, and Grotto
2. (Spring 2007) the Summits, Stage, Grotto
3. (Dec. 2007) Summits, Stage, Descent i.
4. (Jan. 2009) new room treatments.
Name: John Burke Gallagher
Location: Chicago, IL
Purchased: July 2006 - Aug 2007
Previous ML speakers: none. The room as first pictured in (July 2006) has a pair of Vistas, a Cinema i, three Script i, and a Grotto subwoofer. Joeyists has since struck twice and combined with Tweeter's one year trade in policy, all but the Script i surrounds have been traded out.
Mains: Summits (Mar 2007)
Center: Stage (Mar 2007)
Surrounds: Script i (Jul 2006)
Sub: Descent i (Aug 2007)
Room size: 11 x 14 (reduced to 10 x 13 by new room treatments Jan 2009)
Mods/Changes: 2.5" spikes added to rear of Summits
Associated Electronics:
Integra DTC 9.8 pre/pro
Sanders ESL mono block amplifiers for Left/Right/Center Summits and Stage
Sanders ESL 2ch amplifier (2ch), for Left/Right surrounds Script I.
Sunfire Symphonic Reference 2ch amplifier for Left/Right Surround Back Script I
Oppo DV-981HD DVD/SACD player
Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD player
Sony BDP-S500 Blu-Ray player
DirectTV HR-21 satellite receiver / DVR
Sony VPL-HS20 projector
Sanders ESL mono block amplifiers for Left/Right/Center Summits and Stage
Sanders ESL 2ch amplifier (2ch), for Left/Right surrounds Script I.
Sunfire Symphonic Reference 2ch amplifier for Left/Right Surround Back Script I
Oppo DV-981HD DVD/SACD player
Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD player
Sony BDP-S500 Blu-Ray player
DirectTV HR-21 satellite receiver / DVR
Sony VPL-HS20 projector
Dedicated 120V 20A circuit for electronics
Dedicated 240V 20A circuit for Sanders ESL Amplifiers
Dedicated ground (wires and ground rod) for the media room.
Room Treatments:
see thread The Room with in a Room Project
Comments and/or stories about your Martin Logan experience:
Back in the early 70's I first heard the Infinity ServoStatic-1 electrostatic speakers. I never forgot how great they sounded, nor about how electrostatic speakers worked as compared to magnetic speakers. 15 years later I listened to a pair of Stax headphones. I always wanted electrostatic speakers some day. Now that kids are out of college, I can afford them. Never been happier with the sound.
Unfortunately Joeyitist struck, in Jan 2007 after Martin Logan demoed the Summits for the Chicago Audio Society. I took delivery of the Summits and Stage mid March 2007. I had hoped that would cure it but no, the more you feed the disease the worse it gets. Cherian was doing some upgrades and sold me his Sunfire Symphonic Reference amp. What a difference that made to the Summits (night and day compared to the Pioneer receiver). But I kept reading the site and during RMAF Sleepysurmf starting posting about this new amp, especially built for electrostatic speakers, Rich got one at the show and loved it, So I bought myself and early Christmas present. Loved it so much I want to get a three channel for the center and surrounds, but Roger does not make a 3 channel, He suggested a 2 channel and a mono block for the center. That sounded ok but I could not bring myself to put the mono block on the Stage and leave the Summits to the 2ch amp, so three mono blocks it is.
Everyone that stops by leaves wanting a ML system. And those that have heard the original Vistas, comment about how much better the Summits sound.
In Dec. 2007 I moved the electronics and ran all the wiring in the walls and crawlspace. I think it looks much better than before.
Pictures: (more pictures of the Dec 2007) posted to thread at that time.
1. (Fall 2006) Original setup with Vistas, Cinema, and Grotto
2. (Spring 2007) the Summits, Stage, Grotto
3. (Dec. 2007) Summits, Stage, Descent i.
4. (Jan. 2009) new room treatments.
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