hi texasdave,while i dont own xrt30,s or for that matter any other of the mac speaker's you listed i do own mcintosh xrt 22's which are the older brother if you will of the 28's & 30's, same design principal, seperate bass cab's & tweeter column's.
everytime i listen to my 22's im floored, the description (drseid) gave of the xrt 28's sound's about how i would describe my 22's, tight clean clear bass & mid's & high"s that sound better than anything ive ever heard.
for my musical taste's the xrt 22's are perfect in every way,blues , jazz , classic rock , modern jazz , guitar, piano.
the xrt speaker line is a must audition,ive traded off a ton of other gear once i get bored with it(as we all do) but the xrt's keep me interested in the music, for a 7ft tall speaker they sure do dissapear into the music.
just this week ive been doing some a b testing with my JBL L250 TI's & the big mac's win hand's down in all area's,the jbl's sound outstanding in their own right but the xrt's are so much better.
the mac gear im running is very close to what your looking into right now & i love this set up.
xrt 22 speakers
mc500 amplifier
mc300 amplifier
mc300 amplifier
mvp 841 dvd/cdp
mr 85 tuner.
btw, the xrt's are a very easy speaker to tune into your room just by design with the seperate bass cab's & tweeter column's, the slightest angle change with the column's can easily be heard.
good luck on your quest.
mike.
everytime i listen to my 22's im floored, the description (drseid) gave of the xrt 28's sound's about how i would describe my 22's, tight clean clear bass & mid's & high"s that sound better than anything ive ever heard.
for my musical taste's the xrt 22's are perfect in every way,blues , jazz , classic rock , modern jazz , guitar, piano.
the xrt speaker line is a must audition,ive traded off a ton of other gear once i get bored with it(as we all do) but the xrt's keep me interested in the music, for a 7ft tall speaker they sure do dissapear into the music.
just this week ive been doing some a b testing with my JBL L250 TI's & the big mac's win hand's down in all area's,the jbl's sound outstanding in their own right but the xrt's are so much better.
the mac gear im running is very close to what your looking into right now & i love this set up.
xrt 22 speakers
mc500 amplifier
mc300 amplifier
mc300 amplifier
mvp 841 dvd/cdp
mr 85 tuner.
btw, the xrt's are a very easy speaker to tune into your room just by design with the seperate bass cab's & tweeter column's, the slightest angle change with the column's can easily be heard.
good luck on your quest.
mike.