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I have a pair of Ethos and a pair of MC601's and I think I prefer the 8ohm taps. Sounds more musical to me at the expense of what seems like an exaggerated sense of air on the 4ohm taps. That said still plenty of depth and amps are running cool but in all fairness I'm listening at moderate volumes 90% of the time and not pushing super hard. I don't think I've ever had the power meters much past 60 watts which seemed plenty loud to me. ;-)
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Do you guys think the MC452 amp will be ok with a pair ESL 13a's?
https://www.martinlogan.com/expressi...-13a/specs.php |
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I see no reason why not Tim.......
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Thank you...I heard this combo the other day at Magnolia AV. Sounded pretty terrific. And I think the young salesman had it using the 8ohm setting by accident!
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Many of the stores I've visited are using the 8 ohm taps with Martin Logan's because a lot of people like the way they sound and I've been running my Ethos that way for a year now with no issues with my MC-601's. When one of the stores in Dallas had a Martin Logan rep in to demo the 15a's a few weeks back they used the 8ohm taps with the 601's for the demo. The 452 and 13a's should be awesome!
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Tim, by all means experiment between 4 & 8 ohm taps, room interaction and your listening tastes will tell you what's best.
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Thx guys...I sold my Golden Ear Triton 1's. So the 13a's are on the way. Might take another couple of months tho! I paid down some $$ but not all of it. Kind of fascinating the different sonic characteristics of the ohm settings.
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I liked these speakers better with Wells Audio amps
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Wanted to report back...after about 140 hours so far on the new ESL 13a's. I honestly think I like the 8ohm tap better than the 4ohm with the McIntosh MC452 amp. Surprised me. It just sounds a bit more natural and full bodied.
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