Hi Scott, Great setup, agree similar interests. I will admit there are times when the volume gets to "concert levels", especially during parties when someone's favorite song starts playing. Makes for a great time for others to enjoy the system. I also have a number of Blu-Ray concerts which can also lead to excursions. One thing I noticed with the addition of the 31's was that sound quality was really enhanced, especially at low listening levels, which gives me a lot of flexibility for different types of music. The Maestros are still new so tuning is still in progress, but I am at a point where you can't tell the subs are in the system unless you turn them off. Obviously, this is the goal for a music sub and where the 31's excel over the previous 212's.
So, one can only assume that with this kind of setup you listen to music at realistic volumes, I’m guessing around 100db to 104db? The 900u’s easily get the Maestro’s up into the “live event” realm. Do you take advantage of their power?
Those no 31’s just look awesome anchoring down the bottom end and are the perfect sub for the Maestro’s.
Check out my setup, we have similar interests. Monkey Business
Hi Scott, I'm fortunate to have a big volume listening space so the Maestro's and the Rel 31's are a good fit. I had a stereo pair of Rel 212's prior to the 31's with the Scala EVO's. Was expecting some improvement in the bass integration/blending but the level of improvement turned out to be quite dramatic. Doesn't aways happen in this hobby! The Maestros' are still breaking in, I don't expect as dramatic an impact of the 31's as with the Scala's but no plans to remove them from my system.
Very nice! Top tier end game rig right there. I can relate. Well done!
I have the maestro lll’s and would love to have the rel no. 31’s but my room is too small. You’ve put together an impressive system, I can imagine the smile on your face.
Hi emergingsoul, appreciate the comments. Regarding powerplants, I have 2 because I am running all my power amps through them along with the other components so my peak draw can be quite high. I have dedicated circuits for each. I have experimented with amps through several conditioners and the powerplants were the first ones that felt did not color the sound. Prior to the powerplants I was using Furman Reference products, which I consider to be great. For source components, my experience is the powerplants result in audio performance at least equivalent to Furman. I am not necessarily a fanboy for PS gear but, at least for my system, feel the powerplants have broad a level on consistency to power quality that is audible. Also, the zone control and firmware updates for the units have proven valuable. I tend to change gear quite often but have no plans to move away from the powerplants.
