Martin Logan Aeons and Depth


I have read so much about this that it is time someone steps up to the plate and tells me what to do.

I like the Aeons, but maybe for the wrong reasons, plus I have only heard them at the dealer with some huge amp. Here's the deal: I want a cool HT for my basement room about 22x13x8. I listen to all kinds of stuff, but mostly rock. I have picked out the Aeons, Depth, Cinema, Scenarios, and a Sunfire Ultimate. I don't really know if I want some high maintenance system that is hard to setup. Also, the above hardware is going to take about $10k of my hard earned money. So, what should I do? I know there are a lot of people plugged into this board who are a whole lot smarter than me. I value any and all imput.
Paul
mnjacksonman

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Realize that you're going to spend a couple of weeks fiddling around with locations once you get them. MLs are obnoxiously sensitive to placement, in my opinion. Don't forget that at least the mains really, really, really prefer to be quite a ways from the rear wall - mine are 52", and that's about all I can manage in my small room. And don't skimp on power amp current - ML's aren't inefficient, but they do prefer a lot of juice to really shine. Don't get me wrong - I really enjoy mine, and I have no plans to replace them - but MLs do have some fairly significant characteristics that you should be aware of.

I have found very small differences in speaker cabling, and I'd especially advise being careful not to overspend on the surrounds and center cabling - I just can't tell the difference.

Any particular reason you're going with Scenarios for surrounds instead of Scripts? I have them too, but mostly because I got a terrific (!) deal on barely-used Scenarios.