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What AMP? I have fueled the CLX's for nearly two years with Pass Labs XA-100.5's and a Pass Labs XP-20 preamp. Never looked back. IMO unless you listen at the ear bleed level you don't need more than 30 watts of class A power. For me, the important issue is match between preamp and amp...

Not to muddy the waters, but... First some good news. Magnepan has come out with the 3.7 and 1.7 replacements for your speakers which are better and not much more expensive than what you paid for yours. I have heard them both at 2011 CES and they are the best Maggies that I have heard...

If you liked this one, check out the Mahler 4th First, thanks for starting this thread, I am a veteran classical music fan, mostly vocal and opera. There is a recent (2010) blu-ray of Abbado and the LFO doing Mahler symphony No. 4 and the Ruckert Lieder with Magdalena Kozena, the great Czech...

M-L por toda mi vida! Just tuned in on this great piece of news especially since I have a total M-L ESL surround system with M-L subs. It reinforces my faith that good companies do listen to their customers and will do the right thing. It also ensures that these expensive speakers will not...

Center channel for ESLs I would agree with those who have emphasized the importance of center channel speakers for home theater. I have a Stage and have loved it. You can find used CCs on audiogon for about half price which would be a very good deal. The Stage lists for about $3K but if you...

Power conditioners for ML's I have had considerable experience with line conditioner/surge protectors, including Tice, Chang, PS Audio, Nordost, and most recently Running Springs Audio. The latter conditioners are the least colored and best built ones that I have ever had in my system...

Magtech amplifier I visited Roger's suite at the Flamingo and heard the magtech amp driving the 10c ESLs. One of the best sounds at T.H.E. show and a veritable bargain at the asking price. I think this amp would do a nice job with any 'stats since the load issues are going to be similar.

Sanders Speakers I had a chance to spend some time with Roger at his exhibit. Having owned apair of original Eros I, eventually upgraded to mkIII, the 10c represents a significant step upward over the past 15 years. Coherence between panel and bass driver is excellent, the MagTech amp an...

Squeezebox Touch I have lived with a Squeezebox Touch for several months and have previously owned the Classic and the Duet. The Touch is the best version of these devices that I have had in my system. It is a very very good buy for the money and what has not been brought up is that you can...

TT Isolation Issues

CLX or Summit X I have had Summits (original) and now the CLX's. My room is 21 x 15 x 8 (L x W x H) feet. I have the CLX's on the long wall about 4.5 feet from the front wall, 6.5 feet from either side and 7.5 between. I sit 10 feet away from the inner panels. I don't think that I could...

9/11 I was on my way to a meeting in Victoria B.C. Staying in Seattle a couple of days in advance, I was on a run along the Seattle harbor, listening to NPR. With a 3-hour time lag, the announcers were still trying to connect the dots when the final plane crashed in Pennsylvania. I...

Dear Bing, You have hit on one of the most difficult areas in setting up a system. You are mating two pieces from different manufacturers that will have different impedance characteristics and voicing. There is no right answer to this quiz. I would suggest that you sample a few ICs before...

Power Distributors If my math is correct you have about a dozen peripherals including speakers to hook up to power distributors. There are a number of good choices out there and the good news is that there is a used market for such devices. With a 2K budget you might be able to get the...

Ascent vs Ascent-i I had an opportunity to listen to both speakers at my dealer's before I bought the Ascent-i some years ago. The Ascent-i had better imaging possibly due to the new panel design. Bass response was definitely better although not a quantum leap. If you are thinking about...

Cables for M-L I have used Nordost speaker cables for years with all of my M-Ls. The line starts with very reasonable cable to insane. These are neutral cables. Best advice I can give is to contact The Cable Company (www.cableco.com). They have a lending library and you can audition and...

Rich, I just discovered your e-zine and really enjoyed the first issue. I am an inveterate vinyl junkie with a collection of more than 8000 lps. I was wondering if you needed reviewers. My main interest is classical music but I certainly have a large number of rock, pop, jazz etc lps as well...

I was intrigued by a recent thread on CC's for the larger MLs, Odyssey, Summits, CLX's. I am currently using a single stage between my CLX's. Would be interested if anyone has gone that route to get a larger suface area more in line with that the two front channels.

1 amp to monoblocks I went from a Pass X350.5 to a pair of XA-100.5 monoblocks. While the single amp had greater rate power, it exited Class A at 40 watts. The major gain was in imaging and a more natural less analytic sound presentation. I think it is somewhat of a crap shoot when you...

Center Channel for Large M-L's I have been running a Stage CC for my CLX's for the past year. Originally was mated with Summits. While not entirely ideal for the larger speakers, I have used the EQ with my Lexicon surround processor which has really helped with the blend of these speakers...