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Old 11-14-2015, 08:25 PM
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Thumbs up Summit X or A Montis system

ML owners was hoping for an opinion from your real life experience with Martin Logan

I was wondering how a McIntosh 452 would do with either a Summit X or the Montis system ... is it overkill ?

Also my listening room opens to our kitchen and was curious if the panels are a magnet for cooking discharge - We listen to music when preparing dinner but do not turn on the overhead projector (with an intake cooling fan) because the filter was pulling in some nasty stuff

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Old 11-14-2015, 09:01 PM
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ML owners was hoping for an opinion from your real life experience with Martin Logan

I was wondering how a McIntosh 452 would do with either a Summit X or the Montis system ... is it overkill ?
I can't speak to the Mac, I can to M/L, you can't go wrong with either choice. With that being said I favor the use of the Montis and with the $$ differential one can easily better the bottom end with a quality sub purchase.

FWIW, I utilize the Montis predecessor (Spire), augmented with a Velodyne DD-15 sub. My amp(s) are Rogue M-180 MonoBlocks (when the 'tube mood' hits) and a Plinius SA-102.

As said I'm not familiar with the Mac you speak of but both Logans are hybrids and are not that difficult to drive, yet both are mighty revealing with respect to all upstream equipment.

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Also my listening room opens to our kitchen and was curious if the panels are a magnet for cooking discharge - We listen to music when preparing dinner but do not turn on the overhead projector (with an intake cooling fan) because the filter was pulling in some nasty stuff
This is where you may have issues, for IMO electrostatics need to be in as clean an environment as possible. Smoke, grease and any other air borne particulates do not belong ………...
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Old 11-14-2015, 09:47 PM
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OK, I found Dan's review of the '452' …. http://www.audioaficionado.org/mcint...52-review.html

this beauty will provide you with sonic bliss regardless of which direction you choose ……...
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Old 11-14-2015, 10:17 PM
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Thanks Mikado - The proximity to the kitchen is a concern - I had an overhead projector go out and when the tech came to service we looked at the intake filter and it was a mess - I am worried the ML's will attract kitchen cooking ... which is a shame as I really do like the sound they put out

The theater room is 10 feet from the kitchen and shares an open wall - The theater itself is 20 feet deep but the ML's would come out 5 feet ...... I am considering switching to a diet of boiled food
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