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Yes true dat! But Bose is not high quality on par with Mac or SF. Bose uses plastics, glues, twisted pipes and paper cones, and charges a premium! B&W Nautilus series, especially the Snails (original design of the Nautilus) are an unusual design and sound fantastic! B&W are not cheap plastic...

Mmm... certainly an interesting partnership. To me it's like that cartoon character they used to run on Nickelodeon called CatDog. One part cat the other half dog... couldn't tell which one was the head or the tail, confusing as hell but still a funny cartoon. From the write up, seems like one...

That's what I'm talking about! Quite a lot of stat owners don't drive them with the right type of amplification... then they blame the stats, or is usually the case. Power supplies power supplies power supplies!!! Really can't stress this any further, it's not all about just watts. Means...

Yes correct. It's quite a good practice to reorder the full tube set from the brand maker themselves, after all, they designed it and they would know best. However, similar to CJ, VTL, Manley Labs, VAC and Lamm Audio, they all charge quite a high premium for matched tubes, especially the Output...

There's no other speaker system I'd rather own, regardless of price. Have auditioned the Alsyvox range from 150grand to 450grand, absolutely superb and costs a bloody fortune! Then there's the Clarisys line up, starts at 80grand to 300grand ($AUD)... no thanks! Life is simple enough, or should...

Ah! Yet another full range Stat in full glory, Fantastico!!! Agreed 110%, the CLX's on their own can truly deliver, and they are one of those top high performance speakers. Obviously they require the right kind of power amplification to sound at their optimal, and even after the right type of...

G'day mate, nice to see another full range Stat! And, being full range... is exactly why the Mac amp struggled. If it were any of ML's hybrid stats, although the stat panels themselves require some very good control & drive factor from the main power amp, hybrids have a bit of help in the LF...

Yes, agree with Brad225. Just to add: didn't have the earlier version, only the CLSIIz's and most of the Reserve line leading upto the CLX's, which I have now. Going from the SL3's to the CLSIIz's, I did miss some of that bottom end heft but it changed quite a margin only when I upgraded to...

Nice one Paul mate. I've heard good things about this particular power module, and those who've previously owned the units from PS Audio. The P20 is quite good, demoed in a few installations during my last travels in Aug. Didn't get a chance to audition the Gryphon though, will do so next Feb...

Ok, good on ya matey! Since you've been in the industry before, you'll know all about the different gear, the pros & cons, different price points and the various combinations. Only you can determine what your preferences are and most of all, don't get carried away by the hype! Far too many...

Ah! Excellent! Hopefully those NAT amplifiers will serve well. Certainly looks like you've found the right type of sound! That's what I've been always emphasising, it's not the gear, price or glowing reviews... it's highly personal and only you can determine what you like, no one else can...

G'day Mia_G, greetings from Down Unda. Definitely a fresh note to see the other camp taking up audio more seriously, and what's better to get ahead with ML! Fantastic! With reference to your question on amplifiers... and which is best or better... well here's my honest advice: 1. There's no...

G'day FT, as stated above by Lepo, true dat! Congrats on the ESL Classic 9, you'll be happy as! If you're keen on Class D, and perhaps when the time is right, finances permitting... I would very highly recommend Jeff Rowland design. Although his last offerings were mostly based on Class D, he's...

Greetings from Down Unda mate! Well done on the Ren15a's! Going from B&W's to ML's... there's no comparison! One's a complete box- cabinet design and the other is box-less. No cabinet resonances, no colorations, zero distortion and pretty much at this level, the only limitations are in the...

Attn: pjr300 I hear ya! WOOF!!! Many years ago, I had the chance to get hold of a pair of original Wilson Alexia's. They looked quite similar to the well known Watt Puppy's and at the time, most of our highend dealers were praising Wilson's as the benchmark of highend speaker design. They were...

Look out Charlie!!! Woof! Now that's a mighty preamp, two chassis and the build quality. Certainly don't see this kind too often... and even in current production would cost a bloody fortune! Two chassis preamps are usually in 6 figures or close. Is this a Dan D' Agostino design original...

Mmm... certainly seems like someone on the other side forgot to either take a course in customer service or forgot to take their vitamins! That's a real shame that ML couldn't support the Dynamo sub, especially after paying $700, that's not chump change by any means, it still hard earned...

Yes, correct! The Monolith's are not full range stats, rather hybrids. I purposely mentioned the Monolith just to see who would catch it... and you did! Good on ya mate. I also just wanted to mention the Monolith because it is a big stat! One of the Hallmarks of ML's glory days, apart from the...

G'day mate, came across your post and the troubles you're having with your ESL's. Just a quick note: There's no speaker in the world that operates on a fixed Ohm rating. Every manufacturer will present their specs as "nominal impedence." This basically means, that on average ratings, the...

Yes mate, can certainly relate to that! With SS Class A designs, that also use AB switching, the circuits are old school, typical Class A brute force. Hence, it's their nature to hit hard. Their virtues are within- dynamics, power, drive, accuracy and control, and those performance factors are...