Just bought 2 pairs of ML no. 33 for my Pipedreams


I'm waiting for the delivery of Mark Levinson No. 33s . These will be replacing the existing Sim W10 4-monoblocks.
Would appreciate any comments especially the owners of Pipedreams speaker.
Suchart
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Hi, Kennyt
Thank you so much for your kind words.
I was very excited about this because it was my biggest audio investment ever.
I know the 33s are very special, just how special in my system I will have to wait until they arrive.
My system consists of:
Dcs Verdi/Purcell/Elgar?Apogee BB
Boulder 1010 pre
Sim audio W10s
Pipedreams 18.
Best
Suchart
Hi guys,
Thank you for your comments.
Kenny, it's not everyday you can see two pairs of Ml33 being sold by the same owner. I wouldn't have made decision if it's just one pair. I learned from my existing amps that using the exact same amplifier for all channels yield the best result. As Bar81 said, I need all the reassurances I can get for this was my biggest investment ever.
Bob, my room size is 6mx9m with 3m height.
Paul, you are the one I hope to get comments from the most. I am a little surprised when you said the 33h are better than the 33 for the mid-hi. In what way the 33h will be better? From my understanding, the 33 should be superior in every way, shouldn't they?
Looking forward to your kind answer, Paul.
Best
Suchart
Hi Paul,
Thank you very much for your comments.
I hope my Pipedreams would be THE speakers to hang on for life. However, I need the statement amps that are powerful yet beautiful, dynamic yet subtle, no weaknesses top to bottom, and timeless. Most importantly, I need to have 2 identical pairs for best coherency.
The Moon W10s were good but sometimes they don't seem to have enough drive. I suspect that due to their bridging topology, they don't have enough current for the speakers.
I plan to do some experiment with the W10s while waiting for the 33s. My technician informed me that the W10s were bridged from the W5s in SERIES which produce great VOLTAGE but not CURRENT. The other alternative is to bridge them in PARALLEL which will enhance the current capability considerably.
As for the 33 vs 33h for the mid-hi towers, I guess I will have to try to set them up and see how it goes. Paul, may I ask you a question? When you used the 33s on the mid-hi, did you use the similar amps on the subs?
The reason I asked because if you used different amps on the sub, it would have had an impact on the mid-hi too. This is from my experience and you may or may not agree with me.
By the way, in case you are correct and the 33h are really better..., I will not be hesitate to follow your footstep later on :)