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Hi Robert, I added a cheap and easy shaker setup. Cost me all of $100 and a few minutes. You can read about it here: https://www.avsforum.com/threads/cheap-and-easy-transducer-setup-amazed-with-the-results.3162668/ I love it for movies, not for music.

Ideally you want to use pink noise instead of test tone to cover all frequencies instead of just one specific frequency. You'll need 2 devices - one to play the test audio through the speakers, and another to run the sound level meter app.

You can download a sound level meter app. I use "Decibel Meter" on my iPhone which is free. Ideally you want to play pink noise on your speakers, which you can easily do if you can play YouTube or some other source on your system.

I have both a pair of Prodigies and a pair of Summits and I actually like the Prodigy better. It has a wider soundstage and the sound seem to have more presence than the Summits. The bass is not as deep obviously (compared to Summits) but to me it blends well with the panel. I supplement it with...

Here's the info: https://bryston.com/trade-up/ Don't think it's really worthwhile as you can probably get a better deal selling your existing Bryston amp.

You can also safely buy used Bryston amps as they come with a 20-year transferable warranty. It's based on date of manufacture so you don't even need any paperwork. https://bryston.com/service-and-warranty/

I've been using a 4B-SST with my pair of Prodigies. Sounds great to me and bulletproof. In about 10 years of ownership and playing it loud it has never once gone into clipping or thermal shutdown.

Email [email protected], they should be able to help.

Ignoring for a moment which sounded best, would you say there is DEFINITELY a difference in sound between the 3? If so that would be the biggest takeaway, and contradicts what a lot of naysayers say about power cables (that it's impossible for it to make a difference because of the miles of poor...

I recently replaced all the power cables in my system with these just for the heck of it: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33034056390.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.2dbd4c4dQ9cxDA Very low price and certainly look and feel very sturdy and well-built. Maybe you can buy a couple and compare with the...

Same here, I'm always tweaking and listening to my ML systems. She's happy listening to music on Google Home. And she works in video production! Once in a while after tweaking (example, expensive new cables) and I'd tell her the sound has improved and I can hear a difference and she'll reply...

Yes he is refurbishing the panels for my Summit and Aeon i. I should be getting them back mid-August, will report back then.

FYI in one of the videos ML says that they tested by poking holes into the panels in a few places and even that did not affect the sound. Washing my panels did not noticeably improve the sound for me. And from most reports even if successful the panels do not sound perfect like new panels, nor...

For the panels give contact Russ Knotts at http://www.justrealmusic.com/ He refurbishes the panels at a fraction of the cost ML charges. I'm having a pair of Summit and a pair of Aeon i panels refurbished, will report back when I get them back in about a month's time.

When the panels have gone out it's extremely obvious, the sound becomes muddy and very bass-heavy (as someone mentioned the panels become much softer while the bass stays the same). It sounds bad, almost unlistenable. If yours sound good then they should be fine. I'd say the gain needed is due...

Oh dear now I have one recommendation for abfuser, one for diffuser, one for absorber and one for nothing on the front wall. Will look into it and maybe I'll shoot ML an email for their recommendation as well. Thanks spkrdctr, it does sound pretty good to me :)

Thanks for the advice Rah. I don't know if I can afford to move them forward 2 feet but will see what I can do. And I have them on spikes and they're a b*tch to move. Will look into abfusers, never heard of them before thanks.

I live in an apartment and my home theater is in my living room (Prodigies in front, Summits in the rear, with Descent subwoofer). My placement is far from ideal due to size constraints and the fact I have a wife. My Prodigies are almost against the wall, with the back around 4 inches from the...

Ah, I see. The correct setting is the default of 76 for all channels. Anything above 76 increases the gain and can result in dynamic range compression. See here: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/the-xonar-essence-stx-q-a-tweaking-impressions-thread.421890/page-231#post-8553954

FYI the PreSonus' DAC has a 105dB S/N ratio (AudioBox USB 96 | Tech Specs | PreSonus), the Essence STX II has 124dB. That's over 8X improvement. It's really a very special card and sounds amazing with high-end gear.