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Originally Posted by schaefer11

Congratulations! Great setup. MEN220 before new amps?

Some acoustic treatment probably before anything else... Still not sold on the MEN220 based off of availability and what I would consider "mixed" reviews.

Originally Posted by Masterlu

Poor E, everyone's spending his money...

Yeah - usually only you get to do that!

Originally Posted by Poobah

Very Nice System.. Congradulations.

I could chant 1.2's... But heck, I'm thinking maybe those new 801's... Might be a More then satisfactory fit?

My mind is reasonably set on the 1.2's. These things demand power - gobs and gobs of it. The 402 is no slouch, and nothing fatigues at louder volumes, but you can definitely notice a lack of control vs. 1.2's.

[Jerome W]

Congrats !!
New beautiful speakers. New beautiful avatar.
Life is Beautiful.
Enjoy them as they and you deserve !

[cnote]

The 1.2’s will give the control and provide the authority to work the XRT1K.s. I’ve toyed with the notion of bi-amping them, however I believe the best route would be to replace them with a set of 2K’s. All things in time! Congrats on your new acquisition.

[Yardbird]

Congratulations on your new speakers!
Those are some beauties!
Take your time and savor the new sounds. All the other changes will come - in good time!

[80B]

Emile,
Wow! Excellent acquisition and congrats. Wonderful photos man.
Paul

[jrsystems]

Welcome to the XRT club! Mine have been cranking away for 2 years now. Magnificent speaker. Give them some break in time and they'll get even better.

I recently auditioned the new Wilson Sasha's with high expectations. I was underwhelmed. Same dealer as where I got my speakers and he had XRT1K's on display too. So I listened back to back and the Mac's really blew the Wilson's away.

On amps, jumping up to 1.2's is the way to go. My 501's are superb, but I definitely miss that last but of energy -and I do listen pretty loud. The JL sub makes up a good bit of the difference. I do NOT recommend bi-amping. I started out by bi-amping with 4 501's and I prefered the sound of 2 501's. Definitely invest in 1.2's over bi-amped 402's or 501's.

Enjoy!

[KMC45]

That's a nice clean looking system.

Since you're not one for hyperbole, at least on this forum, I find myself wanting to give those speakers a listen.

[Mctwins]

Hi
You have great speakers there, remember when I listening to them with MC2301 at my dealer about two years ago. Great sound they produced
Thanks

[1KW]

Congrats. that is one nice stereo system. You will enjoy them for many years.

[cnote]

Originally Posted by jrsystems

On amps, jumping up to 1.2's is the way to go. My 501's are superb, but I definitely miss that last but of energy -and I do listen pretty loud. The JL sub makes up a good bit of the difference. I do NOT recommend bi-amping. I started out by bi-amping with 4 501's and I prefered the sound of 2 501's. Definitely invest in 1.2's over bi-amped 402's or 501's.

I agree