I agree with Czbbcl above, first call Knut at CJ. He will walk you through all the scenarios. Also ask him what they have on their shelves in the form of reconditioned amps. One other option is the bi-amp route as mentioned. Pick up a used CJ Sonograph for the bass and leave the 55 for the midrange and up. I use a MV 60 and it has more power than the 50 and 55, but at times I wouldn't mind a little more headroom. A larger CJ amp is also a good route. Years ago I ran a pair of Bedini 25/25 with ML Sequels, so the the modern day option is the DNA route. This is a real option using a pair of DNA .5's.
2nd amp or one bigger amp?
Hello to all,
I was a happy owner of a CJ MV-55 amp. I recenty purchased a pair of Martin Logan Sequel IIs from here (A-gon) and things were great. The combanation sounded very nice at lower volumes considering I lived in an apartment. I recently moved into a house and I can play much louder :) BUT the MV-55 does not have enough juice to do that at 45W/channel. Should I consider a second MV-55 for a monoblock operation or sell the MV-55 and get a Premier 11? I'm very tight on budget at this time and the 12s are way over my budget. any advise is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Shahen
I was a happy owner of a CJ MV-55 amp. I recenty purchased a pair of Martin Logan Sequel IIs from here (A-gon) and things were great. The combanation sounded very nice at lower volumes considering I lived in an apartment. I recently moved into a house and I can play much louder :) BUT the MV-55 does not have enough juice to do that at 45W/channel. Should I consider a second MV-55 for a monoblock operation or sell the MV-55 and get a Premier 11? I'm very tight on budget at this time and the 12s are way over my budget. any advise is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Shahen