Throwback Thursday - a look at the (recent) past...

[Masterlu]

Originally Posted by V7Sport73

I've have listened to a set of the XRT2K's and was very impressed. I just purchased a used pair on Audiogon. They should be here in about 3 weeks. I get nervous not purchasing directly from dealers. I’m making this rare exception for the heavily discounted price. I’m hoping they arrive in good shape. If they sound as good as the ones at the dealership they will be keepers. I'm currently running the Wilson Maxx 2's. It will be interesting to see how they compare.

What are you going to power them with?

[MyPal]

Originally Posted by Still-One

The Upton
I think you could say a well rounded bottom end. The highs are a bit forward and have a tendency to draw your attention away from the overall build quality. Only a few lucky individuals will ever get to put this high end model through it paces. It should be very serviceable for at least ten years, then hold it own for another ten. After that everyone will prefer a newer model.

Hey, there's always the option to recap after ten if she's a stayer.

[GaryProtein]

Originally Posted by MyPal

Hey, there's always the option to recap after ten if she's a stayer.

I think we'll all find a newer model to supercede this one in time.

[MyPal]

Originally Posted by V7Sport73

I've have listened to a set of the XRT2K's and was very impressed. I just purchased a used pair on Audiogon. They should be here in about 3 weeks. I get nervous not purchasing directly from dealers. I’m making this rare exception for the heavily discounted price. I’m hoping they arrive in good shape. If they sound as good as the ones at the dealership they will be keepers. I'm currently running the Wilson Maxx 2's. It will be interesting to see how they compare.

Best of luck! Hope the 'Gon trx lands as promised to you. Let us know, how you go. Also, curious to know what big power-plant you are going to push them with...

[V7Sport73]

Originally Posted by Masterlu

What are you going to power them with?

For now I'm going to use the McIntosh MC601's.

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While those are fine amplifiers... you will very VERY quickly realize just how anemic the speaker will sound with them.

The 2K's really demand juice. Gobs and gobs and gobs. 6000wpc is easily doable on them. (as in MC2KW actively triamped per channel)

There's a reason for 9 sets of binding posts behind each speaker o.O

[Masterlu]

Originally Posted by V7Sport73

For now I'm going to use the McIntosh MC601's.

How many of them?

[GaryProtein]

Originally Posted by Masterlu

How many of them?

You probably want him to say six!

[V7Sport73]

OK gentlemen. I plan on using just one pair of MC601's. I do have a set of MC402's I can bridge if needed. I sold off the MC1201's long ago. However McIntosh say's you can power these with as little as 75 watts? My understanding is that the MC2K amp is just 2000 watts. The different sets of posts are for different ohm loads. I had been strongly considering a pair of the MC2K’s in the past but didn’t really have any use for that much power.
The main reason I choose the XRT2K is because of my living room acoustics. The Wilson Maxx 2's are unforgiving in their placement. You only have about a 2 foot sweet spot to sit in. I have the McIntosh XRT28's and the XRT29's. I really like how they sound great at any height you may be sitting at i.e. floor or standing up. I'm hoping that the XRT2K will resolve some of the seating position issues I'm having in my home theater setup. Also, I have high hope that they will sound as good as the Wilsons. Pretty tall order but we'll see.

[-E-]

Originally Posted by V7Sport73

OK gentlemen. I plan on using just one pair of MC601's. I do have a set of MC402's I can bridge if needed. I sold off the MC1201's long ago. However McIntosh say's you can power these with as little as 75 watts? My understanding is that the MC2K amp is just 2000 watts. The different sets of posts are for different ohm loads. I had been strongly considering a pair of the MC2K’s in the past but didn’t really have any use for that much power.
The main reason I choose the XRT2K is because of my living room acoustics. The Wilson Maxx 2's are unforgiving in their placement. You only have about a 2 foot sweet spot to sit in. I have the McIntosh XRT28's and the XRT29's. I really like how they sound great at any height you may be sitting at i.e. floor or standing up. I'm hoping that the XRT2K will resolve some of the seating position issues I'm having in my home theater setup. Also, I have high hope that they will sound as good as the Wilsons. Pretty tall order but we'll see.

The XRT2K's with the massive line array will be far more forgiving in a difficult room.

And I mentioned the back of the XRT2K's have 9 sets of binding posts - not the MC2KW (which does have the taps for 2/4/8 ohm).

And yes, the MC2KW is "just" 2000 watts. A meddlesome 2000 watts.

While Mc will say "oh sure you can use a 75 watt amp, how about this nice little MC275mkIV?" - but seriously... McSpeakers demand a wide throttle range. They sound the best when over-driven (read: over-driven as in tons of excess headroom, not because you are wanting to play at 124dB 24/7 - which the XRT2Ks can deliver).