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Driving Vantages I am using a McIntosh MC-252, which delivers 250w/channel. It's not a tube amp but I am very pleased with the sound of my Vantages. I use an Outlaw 7500 to drive the remaining ML (Mosiacs) I use as surrounds. I am not conversant in the terminology but suffice it to say that...

My experience with Outlaw I use these forums for educational purposes and rarely "chime in" when things heat up. I began my system upgrade by plugging in seven M2200's into the back of my Denon 2105 to get more power to my Mosiacs. These seven monoblocks have been running almost continuously...

Shame on you, Magnolia Audio Video I just bought a pair of Vantages, they have been delivered and removed from the crates but they have yet to have current run through them. I just couldn't swing the $12,000.00 they wanted for the Summits but it sure would have been nice of Magnolia to tell me...

I took a major step in building my dream system yesterday. I purchased the main two-channel amp for my system, a McIntosh MC-252 and also bought a pair of Vantages to fulfill my audio lust. I ordered an Outlaw 7500 to drive the rest of the speakers and bought my Blu-Ray player, a Sony...

Joey, are you finished with Medical School? How's school? I just spent the past year dealing with more doctors than I can shake a stethoscope at. Funny, just like people, there are some doctors who are wonderful and are doing what they should be doing and some are not. My Primary Care is a...

DTB300 (Response) Please let me know what you might consider for a sub? I have had terrific results with Def-Tech but for this kind of money and the caliber of expertise available from the members of this forum I welcome comments, please. By the way, what does SFP mean? I paid around...

Thanks Thanks for the kind words. I feel like I have just come in from the Portland rain, thrown off the Portland Silk (Gore-Tex) and lit the Duraflame log. It's nice to be back. I will be putting this system together over the next two-three months. I have been away from my hobby for so...

I see from my profile that it has been almost a year since I have been a resident here, in Martin Logan land. I experienced some medical problems and now I am on the mend and thinking about putting a new system together. Here's what I am considering and PLEASE, I welcome suggestions: Martin...

Many Thanks Many thanks folks, I appreciate your input. I'm not a big fan of mixing the sub (powered) with the speaker, I would rather place it somewhere else. I really can't go the summits but the Vantage and Vista may be do-able. I have two Definitive Technologies Supercube II's that I am...

My budget says Vista but my heart says Vantage. I have never heard any Summits before but can they really be 'that' good? Do the Vantage and Summit use the same panel? How much difference is there between the Vista and Vantage panel? Is there a difference? I think I may have posed some of...

Gothover, I enjoyed your post. It must be difficult to be honest about some of these products, especially those who pay a lot of money for advertising. (Bose?) I wrote this after spending a rather exacerbating day trying to compare speakers for an upcoming upgrade. There are folks on this...

Ralflar: Gonk's writing and knowledge base is so far beyond mine that I couldn't tell. He shows up all over the place but you are correct, his home base (I think) is Outlaw Audio. I actually asked Steve at Outlaw if Gonk was an employee. Steve says no. I think he's just a particularly nice...

Risabet: My spellchecker will sometimes hang-up when I Tab over or break a line entirely for a paragraph break. It's a nuisance and does give the reader pause. " ... do I really want to read this morass?" Personal attacks aside do you have any comments on the thread? I would like to hear them.

I am close to replacing or upgrading (I guess the difference is if you spend any money or not) my main speakers for my home theatre. My budget has influenced my decisions for most of the choices I have made. (While a divorce/bad motorcycle accident/job loss and bankruptcy three years ago means...

Did you ever have a boat-drink in the Alpenstube?

If at first you don't succeed ... try and try again. I have heard unplugged Vistas before and that was not the problem. I'm going to listen to the Vistas, the DefTech and the B&W eight series today. Then I'll come home and listen to Monsieur Buffett while toasting with a "Boat Drink." I have...

John, I too am considering the B&W 800 series speakers. They are really beautiful boxes as are the ML line of speakers. My inclination is to go with the Vistas since my surrounds and center are ML. (My two rear surrounds are both Definitive Tech BP-2's) I listened to the large Definitive Tech...

I think I liked your response the best. I'm just trying to figure out how to balance these Mosiacs now ...

Richard, the Magnolia we have here, on Oregon is of a different ilk, they are the real McCoy. I do know what you mean about knowledge base though, one guy said the Vantage and Vista have the same drivers but the Vantage had a powered sub. Another guy said something else. I have one particular...

I can see where the spikes would significantly reduce the surface area of the speaker that actually contacts the floor but so what? Thanks friends!