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From Marten Coltrane to Avalon Isis, Hansen King??

Hello all,

I am currently using a Marten Coltrane speaker in my fairly large living room and I do like the sound a lot. It is well known though that the bottom end isn't the Coltrane's strongest point especially in a big room.

I am curious if for instance the Avalon Isis and/or Hansen Emperor/King would be an improvement over my current speakers with respect to bass and overall sound?

Appreciate feedback from users that heard the Marten, Avalon and Hansen speakers.

Thanks a lot
maxx1973

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maxx1973 OP
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Albert,

Thanks for your extensive reply. Off course I am very interested in the the sound other then only bass performance. I did read some other comments as well with the Marten being more smooth at the highs compared to the Hansen speakers.

I do like the clarity of the Marten I've got and assume the the ceramic drivers of the Marten, Kharma and Avalon sound roughly the same. The large improvement in bass in the Isis does is very welcome.

Do you believe the Hansen and Isis will have a larger soundstage then the Marten? I do like the sound of my Marten at low volumes very very much but don't find the soundstage to be very large at higher volumes (might be the size of my room??).
maxx1973 OP
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Mtdking,

Thanks for your info. Of of curiosity, why are you currently selling your Avalon Diamonds again? Which speaker are you going to replace it with?
maxx1973 OP
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Rtn1,

I am using Vitus as amplification. I think it should provide enough power, but yes I agree, it's not an easy speaker to drive.
maxx1973 OP
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Rtn1, Boston,

Thanks for your thoughts. I agree, I might experiment a bit more with cables since I do like the sound of the Coltrane a lot. My amplifier actually has "only" 100W in 8/4 Ohm, but it is pure class A. And I know that my speaker/amp combination has been used on shows in the past. Power ratings don't say it all. I've had the Mark Levinson 33H in the past and although it's power rating isn't that high, it can drive pretty much any speaker. Same goes for my current amp I think. But....... I might be wrong :) :)

At the same time, 2 of the interconnects I use are the Nordost Valkyrja and Valhalla, not the cables that are known to have the best bass and probably sound a bit lean on speakers with ceramic drivers. any suggestions for alternative interconnects?

What about including a Wilson Benesch Torus sub. Heard good things about that sub in combination with the Magico Mini's
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