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 ML's are very nice speakers. They image well and do the subtle detail in music like few speakers can. That said they can be difficult to drive with very low impedance dips and the matching center channel isn't cheap which can be an issue in a HT setup. There's also complaints that the ribbon panel doesn't always blend seemlessly with the cone woofer but I think that's less of an issue then it once was on older models. |
Well, Sonnie referenced NLAV, and I was like "huh?" Nice to meet you, Andrew, and I may come looking for Jerry as well.
Yeah, I went and listened again last night with a couple clips from The Matrix and a Dave Matthews live acoustic track. They sounded very nice, maybe a little beamy when off-axis. I started talking to the salesman (also the Mag Hi Fi manager) about demos at my house, so we'll see what happens. Per my other thread, my Sunfire 5-ch amp is currently smashed (really, it got smashed by UPS), so I wouldn't audition any MLs with the Denon 5-ch receiver I'm currently using.
Last night, my wife was out, so I was able to play a bit with my current setup. I listened to a variety of 2-ch music on the DefTechs, and I must say that they really do sound pretty good. Imaging and soundstage are excellent, but perhaps not as open as the Logans. Of course, it's hard to tell differences when listening from the store to your home a few hours later. However, while sounding "good" soundstaging and imaging, I now doubly believe that they also sound "harsh" in the highs, especially at volume.
So I started thinking about perphaps replacing just the tweeters in the DefTechs. There is a nice-looking Morel textile dome tweeter in the latest PE catalog, and I might give that a try. Yeah, I'm pretty much going to ignore the effects of the crossover, but I'm willing to give it a try. Definitely cheaper than the Logans.
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Still like Sonnie, martin logans are one of those speakers that I've long since lusted after and came close to buying on numerous times. What else have you listened to that you liked? Is there an Usher dealer close by?
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Other speakers that I liked? I always liked the Maggies, so maybe I should head south to Denver and do a demo again. Years ago, I listened to some small Dunlavys. I alsmost bought them.
As for Usher, I don't think I've heard of them. I'll have to check them out.
Thanks.