Montis or Ethos ?

[wallacefl]

Nope ...Spire and Montis and Summit X have panels which are 44" high x 11.3" wide. Ethos is 44" high x 9.2". The wider panels with greater surface area should sound more detailed than the narrower ones.

Generally a narrower panel will have better treble...but it has to trade off something in the lower midrange as a result.

 

[mac_tweety]

...they should.
Yesterday my salesmen picked up the Montis. After "blind" listenings ( I can toggle beetween them interruption-free ) they also were astonished thay the Ethos is more detailed. They recommended to keep the Ethos.

I listened to Martin Logan speakers several times.
Summit - Ethos (see thread http://www.martinloganowners.com/forum/showthread.php?13279-ML-Summit-vs.-Ethos&p=142986#post142986)
Montis alone - sound wonderful
Ethos - Montis - Summit X ( Montis was the winner )

Could it be, that there are slight variations of the panels?

Hello again,

after different tries with subwoofers ( without success ) I decided to listen again to Montis.
And now ( two month later ) the Montis sounds better. I think meanwhile the panels had enough time
to settle in. Bass was better anyway and now the highs are also fine ( goosebumps when listening ).:music:

 

[CMB]

I recently upgraded from Vantage to Spire and I must say that the difference is HUGE.

I was very pleased with my Vantages and thought they sounded really good so I had no intention of changing them until I recived a mail from a guy on a Swedish forum who needed som money for a MC.

I compared them with my friends ML Summit and we both like the Spire better

/Magnus

 

[mac_tweety]

:music:Montis is in the House .... Now paired with MC275 :music:

 

[Gordon Gray]

Mac,

Glad you revisited the issue and, as you stated in a previous post responding to my initial thoughts, glad you trust your ears.

GG

 

[mac_tweety]

Hello again,

I want to share some experiences with you about my Montis.
In our hobby there is always room for improvement, even if you think your system is now perfect.
The Montis was set on spikes and I raised the back a little ( 1 cm ). Again the bass playing has improved.
Let me give you a recommendation for digital playback.
I use a Mac-Mini with iTunes connected via Auioquest USB cable to a DAC ( NAD M51 ).
Now I expanded Itunes with the Amarra-player. This results in a significant improvement in the playback.:music:

Regards
Udo

 

[edwinr]

I have no doubt you would have been happy with the Ethos, but the Montis is a truly amazing loud speaker.

 

[mac_tweety]

you're right. The Montis is realy amazing :music:
But now , after changing the speaker cables, the Montis sounds even better.
I' m changing the speaker cables to: Wireworld Eclipse 6 cables.:band:

 

[Bernard]

you're right. The Montis is realy amazing :music:
But now , after changing the speaker cables, the Montis sounds even better.
I' m changing the speaker cables to: Wireworld Eclipse 6 cables.:band:

You should post your final configuration in the members' systems section.