Mirage M1 Speakers.

That's good to know.

@pdspecl - We just repaired and upgraded an old Counterpoint SA-220 with some better capacitors, resistors and V-Cap ODAMs.

We were laughing at how good it now sounds.  We have rebuild so many components but when you upgrade a Counterpoint component they seem to just let the music flow.

Happy Listening.

Yea, I have a pair of Mirage M1Si speakers powered by 2 B&K monoblocks and connected with Kimber Cables. It’s an amazing setup and really fills my big living room with 20’ ceilings. But as I look to downsize, I am considering scaling down. I just don’t know what the market is for these behemoths. But they are certainly beautiful and sound amazing! I am running them through a B&K MC101 preamp.

My friend likes buying vintage stuff that doesn't cost a lot.

Agree with the above.  Had a pair of M-5si and they were driven beautifully by a Rotel 990 power amp. Hard to believe a pair of 6.5" woofers could soak up all the juice the 990's put out.  Great combo. 

I owned M-5Si years ago. They do like power. I used an Aragon 4004 on them and they paired very well. That amp is long in the tooth. What kind of budget are you talking about. If you could swing something like a Parasound A-21, it should work well.

One of the demos that really caught my attention years ago was a pair of M-1Si vertically biamped with a pair of Krell KSA-250s. That demo was what convinced me to buy the M-5Si. 

Thanks for the info. I'll pass it along to my friend.

I’ve owned a few pairs - m7si & M5si over the years.  They love power.   I powered with larger Emotiva amp and also an older Counterpoint SA-220 with good results.   I also used Monarchy Audio class A Mono blocks too.