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I have yet to hear a CLX with subs. A question for those with this setup (CLX with ML subs in particular), or have heard this setup: Is it better to connect the amp to the sub's line outs? Or to have a Y-connector (or a preamp that has two mains outs) feed both the ML sub and the amp for the CLXes?

Congrats! very nice indeed. Could I ask what are the dimensions of your room? (Length, Width, Height) to better appreciate suitability to different rooms. Thanks!

One of the very best demos I've heard was the complete Avantgarde set, with the bass module. Large room needed, where they sounded "live," particularly a Hugh Masakela CD with killer vocals. "Dynamic" doesn't even begin to describe it. Having said that, a CLX + 2 Depths would still be my...

Performing This Week: Live at Ronnie Scott's The bass player is Aussie lass Tal Wilkenfield, 23 years young. The other band members are first-rate too: Vinnie Colaiuta (drums), Jason Rebello (keyboards). Clapton and Joss Stone are featured guests. Awesome disc! Thanks for the coverage!

Jeff, were you able to try them with ARC Ref 110 and how was that match?

Thanks for the pix. Yeah, ARC stuff just looks "right" to me. A CLX center channel, now that's just the thing! :D

I'd suggest setting your Aeons to Large for music and Small for movies. Cinema and Scripts set to Small for all applications.

Power output should be no problem. But you might want to check if the 909 can handle the low impedance. I used to have a Quad 405 and it couldn't. You're looking for a graph of power vs. impedance. HTH.

Good to know the Vantages do well with low power; not usually heard about MLs. Am kinda noting, though, that Double D has an amp that does 360 watts into 4 ohms. We don't hear about many BC-ML pairings these days, so please indulge, DD!

here's one of my faves... "If you are not a rich audiophile, you must immediately become one." (This needs to be read in context. It was taken from a review written in saitre form, by Anthony Cordesman, I believe, from a 1980s review of big-bucks Infinity RS1's, IIRC. Quite applicable in...

Thanks for the link to your review, Jeff, good job as usual. About room treatments and MLs... Just wanted to link this interesting article about when Gayle Sanders first encountered room treatments that were so extensive as to dampen the backwave. Said Gayle, "That whole experience has...

Thanks for your post CAP. You don't read about many comparisons like this. About "master tapes" - where can they be sourced?

Jeff, That is an outstanding 200-word comparison review! It tells me why I don't like the Wilson sound (despite my best efforts at trying to like it), and why I probably won't like Magicos. The bit about Avalons is very instructive too. I recognize that it's not logistically easy to do...

Only the ones I've heard, and in no particular order... MartinLogan CLX Avantgarde Trio with basshorns Sonus Faber Stradivari Homage Von Schweikert VR-9 Stax electostatic earspeakers

Oh man don't get me started on Lucia. SHe is also on the Josh Groban Blu-Ray. BTW, great song, that one. The original by Michel Colombier has Toots Thielemans playing the violin's part. Heavenly.