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Folks: I am fortunate enough in today's difficult economic times to be be relocated by a new employer. We currently have a pair of Martin Logan Vantage speakers that are set up on a floor that is a thick carpet over a concrete slab. The Vantages are spiked into the carpet. Our new place will...

I had purchased the CJ LP66s and ET2 preamp along with my Martin Logan Vantages and Esoteric X03SE CD player. While the price is "entry level" the sound is not. I was a bit concerned that there was not enough power to support the speakers; I have not been at all disappointed. Our listening is...

I am an owner of the ML Vantages and have recently purchased Conrad Johnson's LP66S Tube Amp and ET2 Tube Pre Amp to replace CJ 2250A SS Amp and PV14l2 Tube Pre. The change is quite astonishing. The 60 Watts of power in this amp is more than what I need for moderate to occasionally loud...

Our Election? What we seem to be missing is that we have a hideously poor choice of candidates. On the left we have an inexperienced candidate who speaks with retoric that is frighteningly reminiscent of the 1960. On the right we have a traditional right of center republican with no respect...

Gordon - I have enjoyed reading some of your posts - found them to be insightful and tempered with reality. There are so many variables that go into selection of equipment. The gentleman I used to do business with has moved out of retail audio sales and into high end audio systems for those...

Bernard: Listened to the CD3 MKII. While it was a marvelous machine, my wife and I just felt that the sound of the Esoteric was in a league of it's own. Others might feel differently though. The CD3 was a bit more up front. The Esoteric overall sound was more relaxed, holistic, and...

Jerry: This was the first CD player I have ever listened to that has me focused on the music as opposed to indiidual instruments. That's not to say that they are propelry not spaced and organized in the Esoteric, but rather that I don't really seem to hone in on the details as much as I have...

All: The wife and I have been on a CD player search for a while. We have been using an old Musical Fidelity 308 CR CD player which sounded fine until we purchased a pair of Vantages. All of a sudden it started to sound a bit congested and constrained. Our other equipment consists of Conrad...

Point Well Taken - Those who (in my opinion) have exacerbated this mess are in the financial services world (banking, brokerage, investment management, insurance companies, etc.). Have you read about the fund manager (whose name escapes me) who is angry at the state of New Your because he wants...

Rich - There is one mitigating factor that is modern (post 1990) and leads to more volatile swings - The ability for interested parties to use information technology to manipulate what we used to feel were normal business cycles. The reference to a "pyramid scheme" is quite accurate. In...

It's kind of interesting that we have all missed a very important underlying factor impacting our economy - GREED. Greed of corporations that use leveraged financing to make profits far beyond those that might be sustainable (and then whine for government intervention [cheap money] to bail them...

I was an owner of Aeon I speakers for about three years and have recently upgraded to the Vantages. My room is rather large with a cathedral ceiling. The Aeons were fine, but they seemed to strain in such a large room. Complex passages of music seemed a little congested. The midranged...

The Dictators - Viva Dictators Not for the faint of heart or politically correct. Pre punk rock and roll that is very well produced. Mike

I have a pair of Aeon I speakers that have been disconnected for about two months due to a flood at home. These speakers are about two years old and have had plenty of use. Now that we have reclaimed the living room I have set up the speakers and notice that they sound a bit on the bright...

Review of Martin Logan Vantage I would like to give a brief review of the Vantages. It is quite difficult to find a dealer who properly showcases Martin Logan. The fellow I visited no longer sells retail. He specializes in high end cutom installations, but still is supportive of his old...