I'm looking at the lovely REF75 and also speaker shopping, with the Logan Martin Summit-X being at the top of my list at this moment.
Has anyone heard this combination or perhaps speculate on whether the ARC can handle these speakers? I heard somewhere
that 100 wpc. is about the minimum for the Summit-X, but with its powered woofers, I'm wondering if 75 is "good enough" to drive it in nirvana-like fashion. Not that the REF75 could be called
marginal in any area other than brute force!
I listen almost exclusively to chamber and orchestral classical music (Mahler is a favorite) usually in the 80-90 dB range and rarely much over 95 dB in full orchestra climaxes. Sometimes some blues and rock, but at about the same volume.
Listening space is part of a very open arrangement but is essentially a 16-1/2 x 17-1/2 corner area that extends another 15 feet in both directions. Ceiling is unfortunately 8'.
Another option I've thought about is grabbing a pair of REF210 monoblocks off Audiogon for around the same budget point, but that REF75 is just stuck in my mind's eye........