Your post already provides the pathway to the ultimate litmus test ...... simply drive out to Whittier to your beloved McIntosh / Martin Logan dealer for an ez-peezy onsite personal audition and let your own ears make the assessment.
martin logan speakers
i live in los angeles county california. in the outskirts there is whittier where there is a mcintosh dealer which has been there since like 1950. they like martin logan speakers mated to mcintosh equiopment. i never asked them why but is there anyone out there who might know if martin logan speakers are a good match for mcintosh equipment.