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Originally Posted by turntable
Hi Philip
I have got the MX-R's at home ATM. Can't say I am a Ayre fan, or any ss amp however open to be convinced. Then again up to recently I was not a Wilson fan either. There are incredibly smooth and go loud effortlessly. They are a little reserved sounding currently. That will be effected by 3 things. They are brand new, I am running them SE and my cj pre amp has zero grain and is a little laid back.
I have cd on repeat on a low volume when not listening, so hopefully later this week they will open up a bit more. They should be around 100 hours by then.
I will never listen to the mono momentums as I cannot afford them. The stereo will be a stretch but very keen to try them. Again, they will be as new so not run in. Philip, I hope you are right in them being a turbo charge MX-R.
I just wonder whether they can drive and control my Maxx3's at LOUD volumes. Lower volumes will not be a problem.
Cheers
Cheers
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Shane,
Unlike the MAXX 3, the Sasha W/P is probably the more fussier of the two speakers with its amplifier-testing impedance minimum of 1.8 ohms at around 92Hz. At least on paper, this is a tougher load calling for either a beefier high-current SS amp or powerful valve amplification.
However, that being said, from what I heard in Dan D'Agostino's room at CES 2012, the Momentum stereo amp was effortlessly driving/manhandling the Sasha W/P's displaying terrific grip & control coupled with a huge and very full bodied soundstage. In addition, I was impressed with the absolute consistency in the overall musical presentation whether at low or ridiculously high volumes - being me, with a wicked grin, I asked Dan if I could crank up the volume big time, and I think the next time round, he's going to hide the remote from me!
Truth be told, after hearing the just launched Momentum stereo amp, if I had initiated my amp search today instead of almost a year-and-a-half ago, I would probably be having a tougher time deciding between the Momentum monoblock and the stereo amps given the price difference as well as knowing that I could always upgrade the stereo amp to mono operation at any later point in time thereby lessening the initial wallop on my wallet. Then again, I have always been a sucker for monoblock amps!
In any event, will be eagerly awaiting your impressions once you manage to demo the Momentum stereo amp with your MAXX 3's.
Philip