SUMMIT X in the House

[DaVinci Media]

The Summit X arrived today. No listening yet but here are some photos next to the Spire.

 

[FISH_MAN]

pretty cool! I hope you sell many this year :^)

 

[DaVinci Media]

3 Different lights.

To clarify. I was trying to show in the darker photos the 3 different LCDs. The ML Logo, the one on the back and the one underneath.

 

[DaVinci Media]

pretty cool! I hope you sell many this year :^)

Thanks FISH_MAN!

 

[FISH_MAN]

I think you should also clarify that the spires M logo also lights up.a tripod here would really help with the night pics

I will also say that any new Martin Logan Purchases will surely go threw you

 

[houstonshark]

Very cool! I'm interested in some listening impressions (as I am sure everyone is!). Based on the release info and the big jump in price I went ahead and ordered a pair of Spire (with gloss black cabinets) for personal use. I couldn't justify the extra cash especially when the Spire I ordered will be paired with 2 Depthi.

Part of me kinda hopes I made a mistake and the Summit X lives up to the 'billing'. That way I have an upgrade path in a year or two from the Spire since the CLX will not work in my house.

 

[User211]

Shawn - any listening impressions yet? Worth the the extra over the Spire?

I don't want to put you on the spot, so if you'd rather not comment then fair play... then again not answering may well put you on the spot

Someone had to ask, though!

 

[FISH_MAN]

Very cool! I'm interested in some listening impressions (as I am sure everyone is!). Based on the release info and the big jump in price I went ahead and ordered a pair of Spire (with gloss black cabinets) for personal use. I couldn't justify the extra cash especially when the Spire I ordered will be paired with 2 Depthi.

Part of me kinda hopes I made a mistake and the Summit X lives up to the 'billing'. That way I have an upgrade path in a year or two from the Spire since the CLX will not work in my house.

as you can see from my pics of my system the CLX really would not work for me either. I think they really need and deserve a lot of space around them

 

[tonepub]

Very cool! I'm interested in some listening impressions (as I am sure everyone is!). Based on the release info and the big jump in price I went ahead and ordered a pair of Spire (with gloss black cabinets) for personal use. I couldn't justify the extra cash especially when the Spire I ordered will be paired with 2 Depthi.

Part of me kinda hopes I made a mistake and the Summit X lives up to the 'billing'. That way I have an upgrade path in a year or two from the Spire since the CLX will not work in my house.

If you've got a pair of subs with your Spires, you may not need Summit X at all...

Depending on how well the Spire integrates into your room, I think you will be pretty blown away with two subs!

 

[DaVinci Media]

First impressions is that they sound great. I want to give them time to break in though before they go head to head with Spires or CLX.

 

[twich54]

Good evening Shawn, now don't get to impressed....afterall I've just gotten my new Spire's nicely broken in, I don't need any foolish thoughts going through my head ! LOL !

 

[TomDac]

First impressions is that they sound great. I want to give them time to break in though before they go head to head with Spires or CLX.

Shawn, do you have a pair of Summits you could compare them with? I'd love to hear your thoughts on the sonic differences between the two.

 

[Gordon]

Looks like the panel is a bit taller than the Spire. Maybe 2-3 inches by my bifocaled eye. Would that make it larger than the original Summit?

Gordon

 

[C.A.P]

If I am in the neighborhood Ill stop in for a listen. !

 

[DaVinci Media]

Shawn, do you have a pair of Summits you could compare them with? I'd love to hear your thoughts on the sonic differences between the two.

I wish we did but we do not. We never were able to compare the Spire to Summit either.

 

[DaVinci Media]

If I am in the neighborhood Ill stop in for a listen. !

Please do. I hope to run them all weekend so next week we should be able to do a bit of critical listening.

 

[houstonshark]

If you've got a pair of subs with your Spires, you may not need Summit X at all...

Depending on how well the Spire integrates into your room, I think you will be pretty blown away with two subs!

I am building a new house (should be done in April) and they are going in the family room which is not terribly big (14' x 17' I think) but I think the Spire with the Stage and 2 Depthi and a Mark Levinson No433 to power the front 3 should work well.

If the Summit X perform better than the Spire in more than just the bass area I'll probably upgrade. The No433 should be plenty of power for either.

 

[FISH_MAN]

they would really have to have a better mid range to sell me. maybe if I ever get some extra time and money I will demo them and some new amps for my spires

 

[Neil H]

Looks like the panel is a bit taller than the Spire. Maybe 2-3 inches by my bifocaled eye. Would that make it larger than the original Summit?

Gordon

Or is it just the base that is slightly taller and the panel the same. It is hard to tell from the picture.

 

[amey01]

It looks like the Summit X does not have bi-wire terminals - what's the story? The Spire does!