Stereonerd
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Hi ML fans.
I live way down in New Zealand, and had heard and lusted over MLs several times while editing a local magazine that revolved around the subjects of home theatre and hi-fi.
I finally got the chance to buy myself a pair when the company distributing ML in NZ stopped doing so (sadly) and put their remaining stock on sale (happily for me).
I bought the powered PURITY speakers, which in most respects sound amazing - I've never owned speakers that are as forensically detailed, or have such a perfectly, pin-point placed sound field.
I could do with a little bit of advice as an ML and Purity novice, however. One of your members has already recommended I buy some room treatments to deal with the sometimes unbearable sharpness I'm getting from less than perfect recordings. But I'm thinking that this sharpness could also be reinforced by a few other factors, like my pre-amp, or the RCA cables that run from the speakers to the preamp. So...
* Does anyone have any recommendations for good quality RCAs?
* Does anyone have any recommendations for preamps that are particularly splendid with MLs, and particularly the Purity?
There are a couple of other things, too. If there are other owners of Purity's, or experts on this model, I'd love to know whether the onboard power amp is really the optimum amp, or if connecting an external power amp can produce better results? Also, I'd really like a definitive answer as to whether connecting conventional wiring to these speakers and running an external amp means the onboard amp is completely bypassed, or just passively processes the information (ie, colors it in some way).
I now co-run NZ's hi-fi/home theatre site www.witchdoctor.co.nz on which I have reviewed the speakers, but the questions above still nag me.
It's a real pity that ML now don't have a distributor locally in NZ, and I hope they appoint a new one soon!
Gary
I live way down in New Zealand, and had heard and lusted over MLs several times while editing a local magazine that revolved around the subjects of home theatre and hi-fi.
I finally got the chance to buy myself a pair when the company distributing ML in NZ stopped doing so (sadly) and put their remaining stock on sale (happily for me).
I bought the powered PURITY speakers, which in most respects sound amazing - I've never owned speakers that are as forensically detailed, or have such a perfectly, pin-point placed sound field.
I could do with a little bit of advice as an ML and Purity novice, however. One of your members has already recommended I buy some room treatments to deal with the sometimes unbearable sharpness I'm getting from less than perfect recordings. But I'm thinking that this sharpness could also be reinforced by a few other factors, like my pre-amp, or the RCA cables that run from the speakers to the preamp. So...
* Does anyone have any recommendations for good quality RCAs?
* Does anyone have any recommendations for preamps that are particularly splendid with MLs, and particularly the Purity?
There are a couple of other things, too. If there are other owners of Purity's, or experts on this model, I'd love to know whether the onboard power amp is really the optimum amp, or if connecting an external power amp can produce better results? Also, I'd really like a definitive answer as to whether connecting conventional wiring to these speakers and running an external amp means the onboard amp is completely bypassed, or just passively processes the information (ie, colors it in some way).
I now co-run NZ's hi-fi/home theatre site www.witchdoctor.co.nz on which I have reviewed the speakers, but the questions above still nag me.
It's a real pity that ML now don't have a distributor locally in NZ, and I hope they appoint a new one soon!
Gary
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