cmalak |
07-03-2013 05:25 PM |
So I believe Marck in your Ref 75 and Summit X posted that he is using the Ref 150 with his CLXs and thinks they do a good job driving the speakers. Here is his comment:
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Originally Posted by Marck1973
(Post 508924)
I am using the Ref150 with my CLX and it is an amazing amplifier. It drives my speakers with no issues so with the Summits it will be fine.
BTw I have the ref40 preamp too.
M.
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However, in the following post, Kev, mentions that he had the Summit Xs for 12 months and first drove them with a Plinius 125wpc SS amp and thought that was fine but when he went to the Sanders Magtech amps (500 wpc of Class D amplification I believe) that that made a huge difference to the better. Here is his quote:
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Originally Posted by bzr
(Post 508926)
I lived with the Summit X's for 12 months. The first amps were Plinius 125w bi-amped, I thought they did a great job with the load until i upgraded to Sanders Magtech 500w -8 ohm, that really made them sound like I'd upgraded. Beware of the power!
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I know you have your heart set out on the Summit Xs but personally I really do think they do their best with high-powered SS amps with high damping factor. You should definitely take up the ML dealer on his offer and take your Ref 150s over for a demo but also do yourself a favor and ask him to hook them up to his preferred amplification in the store (my guess will be high powered SS and probably Magtech as Kev pointed out as those are pairings often seen in audio shows) and compare the two.
There are many great speakers you can drive with the Ref 150s (they will do a great job on most speakers and they will probably do a decent job with the Summits but my guess is they won't get the best out of them). Again, only a guess on my part so there is no substitute for auditioning yourself.
Finally, if you are open to other speaker options, let us know what some of your listening preferences are and I am sure many ARC (and non-ARC owners) here will chime in with suggestions.
Good luck no matter what you decide and congrats again on the Ref 150.
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