I totally agree with Piedpiper, the Arius is one of the best speakers Martin Logan ever made. I think it could be your source material or even the power cord for the electorstat panel, which can make a big difference. If you go to the Yamaha loudspeaker your going to be dissapointed as they are not a dipole design. I've never really liked the titanium drive units on those myself. I think you have the start of a great system. Try adding a tube cd/dvd player[ARC, Jolida, Tube Technologies ETC.] or you could go the analog route with a turntable.

Happy listening!

Vinyl9

vinyl9 May 13, 2007 04:19

Actually the Aerius is quite natural. What, more specifically, do you mean by "more natural"?

piedpiper May 12, 2007 23:28

Are you looking for a full range speaker or a monitor to replace the Martin-Logans?

You are probably used to a very quick and detailed speaker by now. You might try Focal JM labs speakers for full range. Monitorwise, you might try Sequerra MET 7 mk VI ...a very musical and natural sounding monitor for not much money. Also ACI sapphire XL are a real insiders audio secret. Both would go nicely with your tube gear.
Complement the monitors with a nice ACI force XL and you'll be very happy.

abdou May 03, 2007 16:51