Is there an alternate to Martin Logans?

Try the new Quad 989's, you won't be dissapointed.

Does anyone seriously listen to MLs since the Fabio ad? I'm told the reQuests have been reVised reCently to inClude the dynamics of celebrity: accordingly they'll be called the rePulse. Don't you know the seQuel will be called the reTraction? Sure you did. Something about Kansas and the theory of Evolution.

Take a real hard listen to SoundLabs Ultimate 1s or Millenniums, they have great slam and a sound stage to die for.

this whole thing made me laugh aloud

I concure w/Vermonter. Back to the guy who asked the simple question about alternates to ML. I guess its what you like. I like aerius i, w/bat 200, vk3i, and pioneer elite cd player, and a well intergrated sub. Let's be really, w/out it ML are not the most dynamic. But add a great sub and look out. Takes alot of auditioning different equip, ML are picky in all areas. And I'm sure there are better speakers out there than ML, I just haven't found them, they all seem to be better in one area or another, but not all area's. I'll keep my ML's. Good luck Tbone. Try a different amp, it sounds like you haven't found the surenergy for you ML's yet.