ML owners, what equipment are you using?


Long time owner of Martin Logan electrostatic speakers including Sequel II's and Prodigy. I have used ARC & Threshold, and all Levison equipment. I am considering a new setup for a pair of Summits. I would like to hear from ML owners as too what equipment (mono-blocks/preamp/cd player/wire/ic)you are using and how satisfied you are.
electrostaticman
I am not offended and I certainly hope I haven't offended you, but you have been repetitive. Audiogon is a great place for information, but it can be very unsatisfying for some. The fact is Martin Logans work very well with a wide variety of equipment. If you ask what works best, you'll get answer about their synergy with Audio Research, Rowland, Levinson, McIntosh (both tube and SS) and a half dozen other brands. There is no one magical combo that is head and shoulders above everything else. At the level of performance the Summits offer it comes down to personal preference.

It might help the quality of the responses you'll get if you described what you hope to attain with the Summits that you didn't get with the Prodigy and why you were unsatisfied with your previous amps.
Just purchased the Blue circle 206 hybrid and tube preamp to use with the summits. Blue circle room at CES 2005 had the 204 amp and ML's (the Accents I think) and it was amazing. Recently demo'd the summits with the Parasound amps, but to my ears, the Blue Circle amps were much better in all respects.

S.
In repsonse to Onhwy61; I enjoyed the Prodigy speakers and Levinson Equipment. I loved the detail revealed with this equipment and dead silence. Although, at times I felt the system was a bit sharp and fatigueing. This may have been because I used all 'SS' equipment. I used a Mark Levinson 336 amp,390s cd player,380s preamp.

My goal is to maintain separation and detail with a large soundstage, improve warmth and musicality without giving up the detail. I would like to use monoblocks placed next to the speakers short speaker cable and long IC cables (60ft)to reach the equipment rack(run through the walls and attic spaces).

I would know about tube equipment and how to pick the right separtes to satisfy these electrosatics.

Thank you for all your help.