£3-4k upgrade opportunity?

newlash09

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A pair of Martin Logan Summits came up for sale at a price I couldn't ignore.... and as an "itch to scratch" I went for them. Had they not made an appearance I would still happily be enjoying the Q's.

To Joe's point about "laid back" - they do benefit (I feel) from an amp that can put a big dollop of "oomph" up them - not to wake them up per-se but to give them the control I think they need. Poorly-partnered I could imagine them sounding a bit flabby and listless. So despite being a pretty benign load I'd still be looking more towards a neutral amp with a healthy output. Doesn't have to be Class-D of course (although these amps score very well on those counts, generally).
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Amps with neutral sound and enough current to kick in the back side, really go well with Qacoustics speakers. I was running my concept 40's with a marantz, which was a very smooth and laid back presentation. Moving up to a parasound halo integrated improved things, they finally started to jog. Then a krell KSA 100 mk2 class A monster, got them running berserk. 2 other makes that my friends tell me work very well with Qacoustics are naim and exposure, both very fast amps with oomph and PRAT.
 

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Spend you money giving your wife some memorable days out. When you die, she will sell your kit for less than you think.
 
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That's not so good.
It is if you like that sort of thing.

Q Acoustics seem to make good value, easy going speakers that will work well with a variety of music. I've never seen a pair that I like the look of though.
 

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