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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...

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...

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...

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...

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!

I just came back from Magnolia HiFI and I'm very disappointed. I was ready to bring home a new pair of Vistas but when I auditioned them for one last time they sounded flat and muffled. The dealer thought I was nuts until he came in and gave a listen too. He fussed with the amp (stereo amp 75...

Well I don't post here very often but I like to spend time here and try to see just how much of your knowledge will rub off on me. I am currently running a ML Vignette, Center; ML Mosaics (2), Main L&R; Definitive Technology Super towers 7006 (2), for L&R side channels; Definitive Technology...

I've been toying with the idea of upgrading for a while and now after listening to the Vista I know I will be taking the plunge. To be honest I have also looked at B&W, specifically at the 803S. This is a lot of money for me and I really want to be sure. Is the placement as critical for the...

I have often wondered where the best place to invest in a home system upgrade should be? Would you invest in a state of the art pre/pros, a state of the art power amp or a pair of Summits or B&W 802/803D? I should think the answer would be what does the most good but I'm trying to think...

I stopped by Magnolia today to listen - once again - to the Vantages and to find out how to mount my 60GB IPOD through my car stereo. With the pending clearance of the Aeons they are on special for $2600. That's about a grand under where they usually fall. They still have some but as you can...

I was just poking around on Google and did a search on ML Vista. They have a couple of pictures but the language is not readable to me. Anyway, if you want a peek do a search on martin logan vista on Google.

As a gradual upgrade strategy I am using my Denon 2105 as an AVR pre/pro and adding seven Outlaw 2200 200W monoblocks to the system as I can afford to do so. My modest ML front end is comprised of two Mosiacs and a center Vignette. (Two Def-Tec 7006 towers for side channels, two Def-Tec BP-2s...

Well now that I have figured out (Thanks to this very cool forum) that I can use my AVR as a preamp I am starting to work out a strategy for my next upgrade. My next procurement will be MORE POWER to quote Tim, The Toolman. But for now ... I went to Magnolia HiFi and saw my bubba, Steve and we...

I was just buzzing around cyberspace and came upon a discussion board discussing amplifiers. (The site had no where near the class of users who reside on this board!) Anyway, I'm going to upgrade on the power side and I'm pretty sold on the idea of buying seven Outlaw 2200's for the amp-side...

Would someone explain or direct me to a link that would tell me about amps needing more power to drive amps with lower impedience? My instinct tells me it's analogous to water in that the larger the hose diameter the more water you need to fill the hose?? Thanks Craig Holman

Has anyone had any experiences with Outlaw? I'm considering using one monoblock for each channel and controlling them with a B&K controller. Comments please? Craig

I'm looking to make my next upgrade at the receiver level. I'm considering B&K, Sunfire and Outlaw. I was in Toys-R-Us, OK, that was a bad attempt at humor, I meant my favorite store, Magnolia HiFi looking and listing to the B&K when I noticed the incredible amount of heat it seemed to be...

Has anyone had any experience with Outlaw? I'm-for the first time-considering seperates and although I love big knobs and that beautiful color blue they use, McIntosh is just so far out of my range I can't even consider it. I own a Subaru and I couldn't even afford the model with bulit in...

Greetings; I have yet another question. I'm looking to upgrade my receiver for more power and more features, specifically THX. I currently run a Denon 2106 (90w/ch no THX) and I'm looking at a Denon 4806 (140w/ch, THX), a B&K AVR507 (150w/ch no THX) and a Sunfire Ultimate II Receiver (200w/ch...

What are the advantages of a tube amp? I'm old enough to remember taking tubes from the back of the TV and having to replace them on occasion. It was a pain in the tucus. When the transistor was made available on the market it was really a big deal. OK, enough history and praise for solid...