If I'm you I'd call Martin Logan to see which amps they'd recommend that drive their speakers well given their fairly uncommon impedance curve. You may find some information of value there. Very nice guy and he'll shoot straight with you too.Īlso, go to the the Martin Logan Owners Club website. He demo's all the gear at all the audio shows and can tell you what you would get for your money. Maybe you could call and talk to Ron Cornelius at McIntosh. They can only shine as good as the upstream equipment is. I've had my MA6500 for around ten years and I'd really to take a step or two up and this is what probably either one of my suggestions would do for you over something around $5k. But I'd consider the MA7900 or the MA8000, here's why. So, with that, what ever integrated you buy, be sure to get a dealer demo in your house so you can be sure you'll be happy.įinally, I know you have a budget around $5k. It drove the speakers, but it did not make music. The stand-in amp if I remember correctly was an Anthem integrated. The Mc was much better being much more open and holographic the overall sound was just much more pleasing. I had to have some lights replaced on my Mc a number of years ago and so I had another integrated doing duty while the Mc was out for repairs. So be cautious and make sure whatever amp you consider can provide solid power and will be stable at 1 Ohm as well. This is because they dip to around 1 Ohm in the upper frequency range and some amps don't like that. Martin Logan ESL speakers are known to require a lot of power and amperage. At any rate, when the tone controls, or parametric EQ are at the 12 o'clock position, they are out of the circuit.
I think many do though they may not step up and say so. Some frown on tone controls, but I value them very much. With my gear, this combo provided excellent top to bottom frequency response and with the tone controls on the Mc, you can, as I do, adjust to fit your room quite easily.
Personally I like the Martin Logan / McIntosh pairing very much, but do prefer SS or solid state over tubes with the Mc gear. I have not heard the 13A yet but hope to soon. I have the Vantage speaker paired with an MA6500 Solid State Integrated amp, both a step down or two from the equipment you mention. Martin Logan / McIntosh are known to synergize well together (work very well with each other). Please let me know if you need any additional info. I'd appreciate some recommendations from you guys so at least I know where to start looking. I just want an amp that's low maintenance and sounds great for a reasonable price. I don't know if getting a tube or SS amp is better for my speakers. I must admit I'm not well versed on all the audiophile jargon and have no idea what ohms, impedance, crossover etc mean so it's a bit hard for me to even know what will power my speakers. I don't mind paying a bit more, however, provided the additional money makes a real difference in sound quality. I'd like to get something that would sound great for ~$5k give or take, new or used. They're quite expensive though, are they worth the price premium over other brands? I'd really like to get an Integrated amp because I don't want a lot of gear and it seems like it would keep the over all price down some. I visited a local high end AV store yesterday and he was pushing real hard for me to get the Mac.particularly the MA7900. I think every time I heard Martin logan speakers demoed (I've visited several stores) they were hooked up to Mcintosh tube amps. Much less speaker cables/streaming gear etc. So far this is the only gear I have just figured I should start with the speakers. I have since been doing lots of reading, on this site and elsewhere, and this week purchased a pair of the Expression 13A. I never knew speakers could sound that good. I was recently drawn to the sound of a display Martin Logan Montis at a Bestbuy store even though I was there for something else. I'm fairly new to the hi fi world in general.
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