Hey guys, need some advice. Looking to change my current set up and have always been intrigued by ML products.
A little background on my current set-up. I have a dedicated smallish listening room 12x14x8 full treated acoustically. Current speakers are Infinity Renaissance 90’s powered by an Aragon 4004MKII (400watts/channel 4ohm), Aragon 28KMKII preamp and running a Jolida CD-100A cd player.
I haved auditioned the Summits and the Vantages. Of course the summits far outperformed the vantage on the low end but are well out of my price range. The Vantage didn’t do so badly on the low end and I was thinking that the Vantage may work well in my room since it’s not large and I will have some in room bass reinforcement.
The real question is this…I have a real hard time departing with 4k for speakers that I’m not sure will work well in my room. I know that ML does not have a trial period with their speakers so I was thinking about going older and used. This way I can try them out, see if it’s something I like and then upgrade to a current model in the future. If I don’t like what I’m hearing I should be able to resale with little loss of cash.
I see some older models up on Audiogon that look like possibilities but I’m not sure what older models compare to the Vantages. Looking for some advise on which model compares to the Vantage in terms of bass response. I see Ascent i, Aerius i, Aeon’s. Just not sure where these models fall as compared to the new stuff as far as performance. I’d like to stay away from integrating a sub as it’s just never worked out well for me in the past, plus I like the look of a clean, simple set-up.
So if you guys can help me out with some comparisons, feedback… stuff that I have not thought about, etc...anything that might make this decision easier would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Chris
A little background on my current set-up. I have a dedicated smallish listening room 12x14x8 full treated acoustically. Current speakers are Infinity Renaissance 90’s powered by an Aragon 4004MKII (400watts/channel 4ohm), Aragon 28KMKII preamp and running a Jolida CD-100A cd player.
I haved auditioned the Summits and the Vantages. Of course the summits far outperformed the vantage on the low end but are well out of my price range. The Vantage didn’t do so badly on the low end and I was thinking that the Vantage may work well in my room since it’s not large and I will have some in room bass reinforcement.
The real question is this…I have a real hard time departing with 4k for speakers that I’m not sure will work well in my room. I know that ML does not have a trial period with their speakers so I was thinking about going older and used. This way I can try them out, see if it’s something I like and then upgrade to a current model in the future. If I don’t like what I’m hearing I should be able to resale with little loss of cash.
I see some older models up on Audiogon that look like possibilities but I’m not sure what older models compare to the Vantages. Looking for some advise on which model compares to the Vantage in terms of bass response. I see Ascent i, Aerius i, Aeon’s. Just not sure where these models fall as compared to the new stuff as far as performance. I’d like to stay away from integrating a sub as it’s just never worked out well for me in the past, plus I like the look of a clean, simple set-up.
So if you guys can help me out with some comparisons, feedback… stuff that I have not thought about, etc...anything that might make this decision easier would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Chris