The Maxx ll is an absolutely superb speaker which has much of the X-2 technology at 1/3 the price. They are rated at 92 Db and if you can go for the gusto I would strongly encourage you to consider the Lamm Ml 2.1 which at 18 wpc drive these speakers with ease. John Giolas, the west coast mgr for Wilson Audio has Maxx ll's and recently ( I am told )put these into his system. Marc Mickelson the editor of http://www.soundstage.com has Maxx ll's which he runs with Lamm Ml 2.1
I have Wilson X-2's which I run with Lamm Ml 2.1 and they drive these big speakers with ease. Previously I was using ARC Ref 600 Mk lll which was also great but not in the league of the Lamm
here is my system
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I have Wilson X-2's which I run with Lamm Ml 2.1 and they drive these big speakers with ease. Previously I was using ARC Ref 600 Mk lll which was also great but not in the league of the Lamm
here is my system
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vaslt&1049587927&read&3&4&
http://homepage.mac.com/imacdoyou86/PhotoAlbum52.html