SEEKING AN AMPLIFIER THAT MATES WELL WITH MARTIN LOGAN 11 A IMPRESSIONS


Room is 18' long by 11 foot wide with 8 foot ceilings and light drapes on order for rear wall. I sit about 10 feet from the speakers.

Current Equipment: 1. Martin Logan 11A 4 feet from rear wall and 16 inches from side wall. Set up by dealer using Anthem to maximize the internal woofers.

2. Cary Audio 306/200 as a transport with Chord Qutest DAC

3. Conrad Johnson tube power amp classic 62   65 watts per channel

which replaced Rogue Audio Atlas Magnum II 100 watts/channel-CJ sounds better.

4. Rogue Audio Preamp RP-1

Not happy with the sound, speakers sound anemic to me. I was thinking that a more powerful amp would bring the speakers to life. I realize that the woofers have a built in 375 watt amp.  In short, what amp would work better than my current set up? I'm assuming a better match of amplifier would improve the overall sound. 

Thank you. 

 

 

 

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Showing 1 response by sgordon1

I would experiment with moving speakers at least another foot closer to the wall.  Play with toe in and the rake, too.  The flooring and method of support are important, too.  Don't rush to spend money on an amplifier just to potentially continue with the same issues.  Additional resources are the ML owners manual and some youtube videos.  If you put some time and effort into this project, you will be rewarded!