It's funny how certain hifi pieces are "controversial." First off, electrostatic speakers in general always bring out noisy detractors. Martin Logan Clarity speakers really get people riled up because they "cheat" with upward pointing conventional tweeters mounted behind the electrostatic panels. Finally, IcePower amplifiers always seem to engender outrage among certain elements.
Therefore my stuff, in toto, might piss some people off.
I got the ML Clarity's because I love how electrostatic speakers sound. The downside is they really only sing to the person seated in the tiny hotspot. If my wife or kids sit next to me on the couch, all they hear is mud. So, I turn on the tweeters and everyone can hear music or TV. I turn off the tweeters when I'm listening solo. So, best of both worlds.
I had a hell of a time finding an amplifier with enough power, current, and low impedance stability to drive the speakers. I tried my old Adcom, SAE, Hafler, Yamaha amps to no avail. Finally, a friend pointed me to a pair of amps on Craigslist. Midgard Oberons are Class D (IcePower) amplifiers made by a small defunct Norwegian Company. I'm not an engineer, so I don't really understand what Class D really means, but they have good synergy with the MLs.
I'm currently looking for a good cheap pre/pro. My old Proceed AVP2 died, so I'm using the Rotel surround receiver in the meantime for preamp and surround duties, but it doesn't compare to the Proceed.
NHT subwoofer.
I have all my music in uncompressed WAV format stored on a Mac Mini. Optical out to the receiver.
Everything from Craigslist or yard sales.
Therefore my stuff, in toto, might piss some people off.
I got the ML Clarity's because I love how electrostatic speakers sound. The downside is they really only sing to the person seated in the tiny hotspot. If my wife or kids sit next to me on the couch, all they hear is mud. So, I turn on the tweeters and everyone can hear music or TV. I turn off the tweeters when I'm listening solo. So, best of both worlds.
I had a hell of a time finding an amplifier with enough power, current, and low impedance stability to drive the speakers. I tried my old Adcom, SAE, Hafler, Yamaha amps to no avail. Finally, a friend pointed me to a pair of amps on Craigslist. Midgard Oberons are Class D (IcePower) amplifiers made by a small defunct Norwegian Company. I'm not an engineer, so I don't really understand what Class D really means, but they have good synergy with the MLs.
I'm currently looking for a good cheap pre/pro. My old Proceed AVP2 died, so I'm using the Rotel surround receiver in the meantime for preamp and surround duties, but it doesn't compare to the Proceed.
NHT subwoofer.
I have all my music in uncompressed WAV format stored on a Mac Mini. Optical out to the receiver.
Everything from Craigslist or yard sales.
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