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I have 11A’s and don’t find them overly bright. When compared to other speakers at my dealer, I found most others to be significantly brighter to the point of being fatiguing. That said, mine are paired with McIntosh equipment (tube pre, ss amp) which is a little more laid back than others. And...

I have 11A's with two 1100x subs in a room that is a bit smaller than the OP's. It's an irregularly L-shaped room, 11.5' wide by 21' deep on the longest wall and about 15' deep on the shortest wall ending at a doorway that leads into a hallway that runs parallel to the back 6' of the room...

Hi Tmort- For what it’s worth, I tried floor to ceiling GIK Impression corner bass traps with the Gatsby pattern diffusion plates in a similarly sized room with my 11A’s. I did not feel they did much to help my particular issues, mainly bass buildup along the front wall and a somewhat narrow...

Welcome! I’m always happy to see younger folks taking an interest in this hobby, and even more so when they’re ML fans! Originally from WI here, now in IL. Very familiar with Abt in Glenview. More than I’d care to admit… Before that (showing my age a bit) I was a fairly regular customer of...

I’ve owned both (well, the older 50XT). Sold the 50XT to buy the ESL C. Call me crazy, but I preferred the 50XT. The ESL C sounds too laid back, too diffused for me. And like TiBone said, no bass. I actually cross it over at 90Hz to try and improve dialogue clarity. It absolutely does not match...

Very interesting issue. I have two 1100x bought a couple years apart and haven't experienced anything like this. You may have tried this already, but if not, connect to each with the ML app and try doing a factory reset on each one. A second thing you can try is to connect to each with a USB...

My hifi dealer friend was just telling me about the WiiM Mini. You can connect it into RCA inputs on a preamp. You control it from your smartphone. It supports several services - Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify, Amazon Music, Napster, etc. Normally around $100, but right now it's a "Lightning Deal" on...

Back when I had traditional box speakers, I was pretty adamant about having them all be from the same brand/line. I had 7.1, no Atmos then. Honestly, the combo of stuff I have now sounds better to me. But then a lot of other stuff has been upgraded along with the speakers, so that’s probably...

My front 3 are ML - 11A’s and ESL C. On ceiling Atmos are ML 4i’s. Side surrounds are DALI Oberon on-walls, back surrounds are DALI bookshelves. I feel the DALI blend quite well after running ARC on my Anthem processor. I went with DALI primarily for the low profile on-wall design of the...

Very nice! I'm also a fan of McIntosh with ML. Just curious what led you to choose the 7-channel MC257 over the 3-channel MC303?

I’m running a McIntosh tube preamp into a McIntosh solid-state power amp. I actually wish it was just a tad bit brighter than it is. But vocals are sublime. I may do some tube rolling in the preamp to see if I can add a touch more sparkle. I auditioned the MA352 hybrid tube integrated, the...

I can’t speak to how much my ARC graphs changed throughout the break in, but be prepared to run it several times if you are playing around with the position of the speakers. Even a change of a few inches side to side or front to back can change the bass response enough that you should re-run ARC.

I've had my 11A's for about a year and a half. They're fully broken in at this point and sound fantastic. I didn't mean to imply I had any major room issues now. Careful placement and ARC has helped a lot. But I definitely don't have the perfect room. It's hard to describe the layout. It...

I somewhat impulsively bought floor to ceiling corner bass traps with scatter plates from GIK for just the front corners after I got my 11A’s. I ended up taking them out and now they’re just sitting in the corners of one of my bedrooms doing nothing. I wouldn’t say they made things sound worse...

I occasionally traveled to Philly for work years ago and became very familiar with the legendary Tastykake. 😋 Would be happy to share more details of my setup and some of the trial and error I went through when integrating my 1100's with my 11A's.

Congrats on the new Impressions! Gorgeous! I hope you love them as much as I love mine. Totally agree on the bass. I continue to be blown away with the quality of bass coming out of those 8" drivers. The ability to use ARC to room correct just the bass and leave the panel untouched was one...

I had both Tidal and Qobuz for a while. Flipped back and forth between the two, comparing the same albums, and, based on nothing more than my ears and my perceptions, Qobuz's FLAC sounded better to me than Tidal's MQA. Qobuz does a "Weekly Q" playlist that's based on your listening habits, but...

100%! It took 7 months, but I finally got my MC462 in August. Had ordered in January.

Very similar process here. My typical workflow is this: 1. ARC separately on each of the two 1100X subs, 2. ARC on the 11A's, 3. ARC on the AVM 60 for all speakers/subs. I'm using a separate 2-channel preamp with HT passthru for music, so no room correction there other than what's done in the...

Don’t overlook the $499 Emotiva BasX A2. I have a Gen 1 BasX A7, primarily used to drive all my surround channels, but when I was without my integrated for a few weeks, I used it to drive my 11A’s and it sounded pretty darn good. Honestly, sounded better than my 5-channel Rotel 1585.