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Seeking good advice on electronics for my ML 's.

Hi fellow enthusiast - I currently have Martin Logan Ascents (mains), Cinema (center), NHT (surrounds). I have (lol) Sony Tae9000es proc and the matching amp Tan9000es - both of which i'm going to sell. This brings me to my Q. I was considering Sunfire, Bryston, Aragon, or Anthem as my electronics in 7 ch setup. I was hoping someone could steer me in the right direction as far as what would be a good match in electronics with my Logans. I also intend on replacing the NHTs with Martin Logan surround so all speakers will match - though undecided which model to use. Thanks for any input (no pun intended)!!
staticfanatic
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mig007
116 posts
 
I have SL3s in front, logos in the center and clsIIz in the rear (current setup due to space limitations). I have experimented with many amps and find those with high current, not wattage, make the difference. Any amp with 100 current per channel will work.
linnlp12
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I had the ascents. The Krell 2250 (and I assume their multichannl varients) worked awesome with that speaker. Ditto for my Cary SLM200 and Plinius SA250 Mk IV. I have used all of these with the ascents with great success. For home theater ( and not audiophile listening), my previous denon 4200 series home theater receiver did a decent job also (had aerius for rear and a logan center channel). Good luck.
staticfanatic OP
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"You might get better input if you tell us what you listen to, and what you are trying to achieve."

Thanks for everyones response. I listen mostly to rock and some jazz - from the Beatles and Led Zep to Diana Krall. However, i will be using the system mostly for movies and multi-channel audio playback once i also decide on a digital player - which brings me to another Q if i may: Should i go with a HD unit that plays either blue-ray or HD DVD's, or wait until more brands are available??? Or, stick to a good DVD, sacd, DVD-A, redbook cd player, such as a Denon 5900, etc.???
mlauner
250 posts
 
acurus paired with mls sounds great. aragon makes acurus home theater products.
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nsgarch
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Chris, I was just responding to the choices staticfanatic offered. If they'd asked for recommendations, my response would have been different.

One has to be careful pairing SS w/ Logans, unless biamping and just using SS for the bass. I like my Levinson 23.5, but don't know much about (the sound of) Levinson's new multichannel amp.

A lot of folks use Bel Canto with Logans. It might be helpful for staticfanatic to post his question on the ML Owner's Club site.
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cmo
471 posts
 
I have to disagree with the above posters. I've had three different pairs of ML's (SL-3, Aeon, and Prodigy's) and found Bryston amps to sound too upfront and rather agressive. I had these paired with both SS and tube preamps. Overall I really preferred tubes, but with a surround system I understand this isn't very practical. For SS, I found Classe', Theta, and Bel Canto much more to my liking. Just goes to show YMMV.........

You might get better input if you tell us what you listen to, and what you are trying to achieve.

Chris
bignerd100
515 posts
 
Lexicon is no slouch for processing.
The bryston would be a killer amp match.
A little more affordable would be the Parasound.
Anything above and including the Aeon would make for a great surround speaker. The Script is the wall mount "surround" speaker from ML.

Good luck!
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nsgarch
2,524 posts
 
If you're talking about a 7-channel (multichannel) amp, then of your choices, I'd go with Bryston. Aragon or Anthem second, Sunfire last. They're all pretty close, HOWEVER, Bryston carries a 20-year transferrable warranty, which means you could buy used with no worry.
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