You could have a really sweet pair of 9s built for well under your budget Mitch. I should add Bill baker of Purity Audio built me custom Mundorf outboard crossovers and those were a big step too. Keep me posted, I know the Maggies well and they are also pretty great! I think the 9s would give you seem flexibility on amplification.
. Thanks for the info Art. My Infinity Betas are now 25 years old. It is only a matter of time before they give up the ghost. While still good, replacement parts are extremely rare...and finding someone locally to service them will be nearly impossible. I need to sell them while they are still working.
I need a speaker with a lot of displacement that was made in this century. I want to buy new. My budget is around $15k. The LS9 and the big Maggies are on my radar. .
Mitch, both are great speakers I've enjoyed immensely. The biggest positive difference in the Montana and the LS-9 to me was in the imaging and in the texture. The images are more right sized and separation/layering is better on the Montana while the 9's went a bit wider, but on some material too wide and images were oversized. Detail is more refined and nuanced with more feel to it on the Montana, more extended top end on Montana but no grain with either. Both do midrange beautifully. Low end authority goes to the Montana while speed and attack was a tiny bit better on the 9's. Again, both great, some tradeoffs, just different approaches. In the end I liked what the Montana brought to the equation for me but would easily recommend the 9's as well.
. Art, I re-read all of the posts in your thread. I was looking to see if I could find any discussion on why you changed speakers from the LS9's. What are the sonic differences between your current speakers and the LS9's? .
Hey Henry! How are you my friend?!! Thanks for your kind words and I hope things ae great with you as well! You'll have to come up for a visit someday soon as there have been some system changes you'll be interested in hearing. I'll update my equipment here soon so stay tuned!
This room is so beautifully arranged you have to be there to fully appreciate it. And of course the gears are top notch. I love those VAC when they lit up. They were so beautiful to the point that I was afraid to touch them. Hope you have been enjoying the music my friend.
What other DACS did you evaluate before pulling trigger on the EMM DAC2x...the reviews appear fabulous. Are you using computer and DSD via usb input? How are using this new DAC, and are you still spinning CD's on your Vitus; or have moved over into the computer audio camp? I recently replaced an Ayon CD5s with the Playback Design PD5D, and am loving listening to computer files via usb upsampled into DSD..for me a huge improvement. Hope you are finding similiar results. P.S. let me add my kudos to an amazing looking room; with great photos; and well thought equipment selections.
Arthur- Romeo looks like an Egyptian Mau- we have two. They have shorter front legs (we always say longer back legs) and clock in as the fastest domesticated cats on the planet. Never heard of a Napoleon (TM) brand kitty, but the markings and your description sound very similar to Maus. Oh, nice system, too :)
You would be hard pressed to find a cat with a more friendly nature and animated personality, he's really something...and I am not typically a cat lover!
I'll ping you at CES Albert and we can catch up there...
