need some Martin Logan Advice
I am completely remodeling my house. My sound system is 20 years old and dying. Time to replace the pans, Dennon, AR stuff and upgrade to home theater as well. The cat recently decided to make friends with the pans anyway, they are now more or less a kids science experiment to repair. And the cat has no more claws.
That said, I am out of touch with many new technologies as my old ones worked well for so long. But after listening to some new equipment I was amazed at how the Martin Logans vastly improved on the fast and clean magnaplaner sound I love so much. I also really like the sunfire EQ sub as well as the sunfire amp/preamp combo. I wan't another 20 happy years of listening whn I am done.
That said, I would appreciate some advice on model's to use and placement ideas for the Mark Logans as I have an older house with some odd rooms. I am going to remake 2 areas into sound/TV rooms, one is shaped like an "L", the longer part is approximately 15'x10' and 8' ceiling and the shorter part of the "L" steps up a few feet and is 9'x8' with a 4'-9" ceiling, Note that the floor steps up, the ceiling stays flat. The other room is 15'x24' with an 8' ceiling. These are rooms we live in, so i can't just place a chair or two in the middle. The spaces won't be completely full of stuff but will have couches, etc. I am replacing the furniture as well
Placement and which model's will fit best is the real question I have. I also need to stay in the 10k to 15k range total on speakers. The "L" room can probably use the wall hanging logans and the floor models on the larger room. I have no problem adding acoustic panels to walls/ceiling etc. since I am remodeling anyway. But placemnt in these varied shapes can be mind bending sometimes. Took me forever, and lots of bad words, to get the Pans to sound right in the larger room before. (The cat also has a new knickname I can't print here.)
If needed Ill do one room later, but both now would be nice. I want as clean and balanced as I can afford to get it.
All ideas and help are appreciated.
Take care all
Room size and another question
The room is 11'-8"x21'-2" with an 8' ceiling. I am going to add acoustic panels directly to the ceiling and some sound treatment to the walls as well. Also new carpet goes in soon. The entrance and doors are all 4'+ from the back corners of the room. The logans will be prodigy in front, theater in mid and the Ascent in back.
I have one more question to add. After looking around some, and basiclly realizing how out of touch I can be, I realize my amp/preamp choice may be skewed some from the past. Has anyone here tried the Bryston stuff on logans to see how they work together? Namely the SP 1.7 preamp and the 9B SST Pro amplifier? Looking at prices and reviews the bryston seems to have a very comparable system to the high end krell at a lower price. I liked the way they are reviewed as being "neutral" and "5 sperate monoblok amps". I know it is easy to fall prey to well written words, but they seem consistent on numerous reviews for what that is worth. I also liked the way the revel and Martin logan sub's sounded over the sunfire. I am open to suggestion always. No Bryston dealers around tulsa, ok I know of.
I prefer to hear what I put in as much as possible, be it rock, classical, country or movie effects. And yes I do listen to them all. I love music and movies. Some people climb mountains, I dissapear into my music and movies.
I also need to make this a long term buy. I won't be able to upgrade for another 10 to 20 years. Maybe not then dependiong on the retirement funds. I am not rich, just determined.
My cat, minus claws, also will not run away when the sound is clean, lol. Always a good sign.
Help is appreciated.