I've always wanted Salons so took the plunge and traded in three pairs of Martin Logan speakers (Summits, Ascents, Aerius--I am a stereo pack rat)for some.
I was kinda surprised at first with the lack of really defined bass of the Salons in comparison with the Summits I'd had in the living room. But then, the Summits have, between the 2 base units, 4 woofers and 400 amps of power...so I brought down from the home theater one of my Martin Logan Depth subs (there were 2 up there, and I was able to reuse a M&K sub that was laying around to replace the one I moved downstairs) and that made a huge difference. I was kinda wondering about the value of the upgrade, but now I am convinced...and the girlfriend validated it too as she was dancing between the speakers and the 436 amps, waving the beer in her hand over all of it...she got kinda indignant when I asked her to put the beer down, but that is another story...
A friend is letting me borrow his Levinson 320S to see if it is an improvement over the 380S I own...I'm into some critical listening now. It is an improvement, but I might save my pennies (lots) and get a Levinson 32 eventaully...
One of the best improvements is with the Summits, I had to sit right in the sweet spot on the couch to really hear the clearness and definition. Anywhere but the sweet spot and it just lost a little bit. With the Salons it sounds great no matter where I am...
So, now the quest might be a new sub, although the Depth sounds great and fits perfectly in the corner. I might just let it ride for a while...between this and the new kegerator, I've done my bit to stimulate the economy...and my senses.
really improved the "hold" factor for heavy power cords. Both Amps and for the rack at rear of room.
Revel Ultima Salon
Replaced a pair of Martin Logan Summits. With the addition of a subwoofer a meaningful upgrade.
Krell Evolution 600
these sit on amp stands from Cora
Apple IMac
using as a server--USB to the dCS Clock, then Stealth solid silver cable to the dCS Puccini player/processor. Sounds great, 600 CDs burned and 75% of the 1 TB hard drive left to fill
dCS Puccini
paired with the dCS U Clock, USB from IMac to the clock, then Stealth silver BNC to BNC and RCA to RCA from the clock to the CD player
Stealth Vardig, BNC to BNC
between the Puccini U Clock and CD player/processor for the clocking function
Stealth Vardig RCA to RCA
between the DCS Puccini U Clock and CD player/processor form the digital transfer
Stealth Nano Fiber XLR
connects the Puccini Cd player/processor to the preamp
Stealth Cloude 99 Full Power Cord
From the Haley power conditioner to the dCS cd player/processor
Stealth Cloude 99 Full Power Cord
between Haley power conditioner and preamp
Stealth Cloude 99 Front power cord
from the Haley power conditioner to the Crossover
Stealth Cloude 99 Front power cord
from the Haley power conditioner to the Puccini U Clock
Stealth M7000 power cord times 3
from the Duke to the 20 amp dedicated circuit on the wall and from the Duke to the mono amps
Straight Wire Virtuoso XLR
13 foot run beneath the floor
Stealth Custom biwire
Custom set from Stealth with pure copper on the lower end and pure silver on the top...wicked awesome
Vodoo Cable Opus III
between crossover and mono sub amps
Vodoo Cable Opus III
connects the preamp to the crossover
Locus Design Group Nucleus USB cable
between the IMac and Puccini U Clock
Running Springs Duke
Power for the Krell mono amps
Running Springs Haley power conditioner
for the front end
Marchand XM 44
crossover set at 80 hz
Red Dragon M 1000 mono blocks
Class D mono blocks for the subs
Voodoo Cable Thunder Dragon power cord
from the Haley power conditioner to the wall
Running Springs Mongoose power cords (2)
from the mono sub amps to the Haley power conditioner
Audio Research LS16MKII
Great preamp, already scheming to move up the ARC line
