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The Summit/YBA room looks like an intense near field listening experience. How does that compare to your big room? Also notice the BT Audio engine receiver. Those are amazing. I got one to dip my toe into streaming my Amazon HD in the simplest way possible and was floored by the quality...

Recommend also checking with Shawn at DaVinci Media about panels and possible discount. He has been a great resource on this site. Right now there is a 3 month wait for panels from ML.

Congrats! Enjoy and let us know how it goes.

Sorry if confusing- I meant the Rogue 100 watts should be fine. Wouldn't get hung up on the watt range specs too much. So many other variables, how loud you listen, the size of room, etc. I have a friend using my old SL3 with 75 watt Mac amplifier and is very happy.

No personal experience with that model but highly regarded company based in Pennsylvania. I auditioned M180's monos and found them highly detailed and fine sounding. They'll have no problem driving your speakers. Defer to other members who may have tried it out in their system. Definitely a...

The ESL-X has the same panel with the notorious impedance dip. So as the other members say, power reserves are key, doubling watt power, etc. I personally feel they need at least 150+watts but price jumps exponentially. That being said there are members very happy with lower powered amps...

So True! I started taking ear plugs to the movie theatre( back when we used to go to the movies) Now if I only had those plugs after the Yes concerts way back when! I don't remember any warning signs at the door... Interestingly, my son plays guitar in some local bands and those kids put a jar...

With all due respect, I would not discount the tubes for those reasons. That may have been true in the past. Tubes are not rare and easily obtainable online. They are priced like cables -reasonable to ridiculous. Modern tube amps have protection circuits, auto bias, run at a reasonable temps...

This may seem silly- but do you have to run the ARC again with a different amp in the system. My guess would be yes.

Had SL3's for 20 yrs (and like you, remember being mesmerized by them). Welcome!

Took delivery today of this little guy. My first Mac and it is just built like a tank. Out of the box it has taken complete control of the 11A's and sounds much more relaxed and involving than with the VTL's. I am very,very happy today. We'll see how it does at is settles in. Highly...

Welcome Josh! You will find a lot of helpful information here. Look forward to hearing how it all goes. Enjoy!

Love the SL3! Just don't hold your breath-Robert D and I are waiting on panels ordered about 3 months ago..........

The impedance matching stuff is all over my head. I've run tube pre's with SS and now all tubes. I just plug it in and see if I like it. I remember trying out a Hovland HP 100 and I was trying so hard to like it since it was such a beautiful piece of equipment but no dice. These days I...

Welcome! Which ESL do you have now? Tell us what equipment you are running upstream.

If you have never had tubes in your system definitely worth checking out and see if to your liking. The heat factor depends on the amp and it's design. My VTL MB250's are definitely space heaters. They seems to be designed like a nuclear reactor ready to melt down. On the other hand , I...

Good to hear-especially during these difficult times.

Welcome! The SL3 is a phenomenal, highly revealing speaker. Try different amps if you can. Definitely try tubes if possible (they like big watts 150+) Enjoy!

My impression is that amps have a significant impact on your sound depending how they dance with your speaker. You can narrow things down a bit SS vs tube, total watts , doubling power but after that you just have to plug it into your system and see if it moves you. Dave nails it. I would...

Look George- It's a Pierre Cardin! Classic