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Hi folks .... with great pleasure I met the friendly ML folks at High End again. It looks like I have a privilege again to have a look at new flagship ML product (as it was with CLX) on the first day. Well - what can I say - these spaeakers are real beasts! probably reaching someting like 2...

Yes, oops. Bass and panel crossover sections are separated, so no fear of biamping.

I am really glad that it worked out for you just as great as it did for me. I did not want to comment on Summit X vs Ascent sound deliberately not to sound preposterous but as you did it I say a big +1 from my side. Actually, after hearing the Summit X - which is beyond any doubt a magnificent...

Spectral, for the panels - I have great experience with Obbligatos. Relatively cheap and small compared to competition. It requires some nerves to wait for delivery from Hong Kong but otherwise I can only recommend them. http://stores.ebay.com/diy-hifi-supply50

I found the 1839 easier to install, they are axial version of 1837. Use them to bypass all the polypropylene foil capacitors, 10nF. I also found that using 630V 10nF Wima MKS-4 brought another level of clarity, I have put them parallel to MKP1839. Even better 1000V ones. I have noted that the...

Actually, it is the caps on the panels that brought in a huge change. On the bass driver (at least on Ascent) putting a 270uF foil cap brought a faster, cleaner bass. If the values don't fit, you can combine 2 or more but this can easily eat up the free space on the back cover (I assume Odyssey...

With Odyssey you've got a tremendous loudspeaker - a new panel + tweaked crossover (you can even try Mundorf foil inductors + resistors) should catapult it into heights that you never dreamed of (I never expected such a huge difference on my Ascents). I went for cheaper components and did...

You don't need to remove rails to get the panels out. Just unfasten the screws behind the panel. Unscrew first 4 lower screws on each side, then remove the stator wire cover plate, lay them down on their backs and unscrew the top screws. Slide the panels upwards an inch or so to reveal the...

I don't believe that there is not even a transformer in the signal path to the panel. In this case the amplifier should produce kilovolt level voltages which is certainly not the case (at least with "normal" amplifiers) [edit] cross posted with Peter. Thanks for the explanation.

Hi Andy, you did not biamp. For biamping you would need another amplifier in addition to your Citation to power the panels. I have also tried biwiring (which is what you've done) and it does have some (moderate!) impact on the sound. But the real breakthrough was adding another amplifier. Maybe...

If you really want to get out the best from your Ascents, you may try to biamp by leaving the big solid state amp on bass and use a tube amp on panels. Honestly - any kind of biamping will be an amazing help. I remember having for some time two 200Wpc solid state amps in biamping and the sound...

OK. After a burn-in period I promised to report what I hear. So in short what I hear: - deeper and wider sound stage (considerably) - great macro- and micro- dynamics - mids and highs flow effortlessly from the speakers - bass is as already reported faster and cleaner - natural colors What I...

Jantzen is parallel to the woofer coil and is definitely a far better choice than the original bipolar electrolytic capacitor. Now it is very clearly audible how the electrolytic caps stored the energy in them - the bass is now clean and fast, without ringing. So Jantzen is actually very good...

I have modified my Ascents' crossovers using Obbligato Gold caps several weeks ago. I changed caps only and did not touch the inductors. The results were very good, and the last bit of the modification came today: a polypropylene replacement for the bipolar electrolitycs. It's Jantzen...

Good luck! Hope it solves your problem once for good. Happy listening.