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Thanks for sharing. I have a wanting for very loud quality audio. I’ve been sort of away from the forum for a bit. Finally got the m60s setup in the new space / house and it’s just not cutting it. The space is too big. It’s not bad but my old space was much more satisfying.

I returned to read forum goings on for inspiration. And now I crave large and in charge for the great room. The old yammie and the m60s sound great in my master bedroom where I had them while finishing up the great room. Might move it back in there.

Anyway, as always , just airing my axiom fantasy’s here!!

The melting m100s was just the fantastical inspiration I needed!!!

It’s been fun catching up on all the comments and chatter in the forum threads.

Are you using 2 ADA 1500-5 to power your actives ( I’m assuming so) and do you think upping to a single channel ADA1500 to power the triple bass woofers per side would bring noticeable / tangible gains ? ( I’m just wondering amid here for posterity’s sake).
Cheers,
Kodiak.

It really is not about "loud". It's about emotionally impactful. You want to be able to hear and feel pops and smacks and position sounds in a wide, deep, tall soundstage without sensing any speakers whatsoever. The M5s were a huge upgrade over my M80v2 in this regard. With the 800v4 over the 600v2, it was pretty awesome.

I'm using a 1500-2 to power the actives' HP drivers and a 1000-8 to power the mids and highs. I think it may be beneficial to move to a 1500-5 for each channel for an improved noise floor. I'm not sure how much practical difference it would make.

Oh you nailed it. Emotionally impactful. Exactly. In my master bedroom I get that feeling of “ oh shit! This is awesome!!” Or I get engrossed in the music. It’s generally at a higher volume that focusses the image and gives it some reality. And always with the better recordings. I guess that’s what I’m craving in my living room. It’s just not the same in there.

1500-2 powering the hp woofers is pretty juicy and impactful I bet. From all your descriptions over the last couple years it sounds like you’ve got plenty of power to satisfy be impactful. But I bet there’s always that question mark of trying something new or trying to improve.

Emotionally impactful, exactly right. Nice one. That’s what’s missing and what I crave.

I encourage you to listen very carefully in the living room and bedroom and write down your observations. Where are the images forming in one room vs. the other. How large are they? Where are they in relation to one another? How deep, wide and tall? How does a drum, a snare, a cymbal sound? Take the time to be very specific with your observations. Then try changing the geometry with your MLP in the living room and listen again. Listen on long wall vs. short if possible. You need to establish if SPL is really the issue. Know that a louder set-up can trick you into believing it is better. Listen for other qualities too.

I am not lying when I tell you there is no question mark for me with the actives and sealed subs. There is nothing I want to improve. After more than a decade, I've found sonic peace.

Thanks man. That’s actually really good advice. Appreciate it.

Sonic peace. I believe you on that for sure.

I think my master bed sounds good too not only bc it’s smaller than living room but carpeted, and has less excitability than living room. ( Lots of hard surfaces. ) I’m working towards implementing some other first reflection damping that Trevor helped me out with.

I’ve been reading the lfr 660 thread too. Interesting.

Thanks again for the advice. I think I’ll move things back into master bed in a few days and make some notes and get more nuanced with my ears.

https://open.spotify.com/album/02wrkK9VX7tCIkGbRXdO6v?si=GhNxBvM0SpC7yUGRg19cJA&dl_branch=1

This was today’s find. Fabulous recording everyone! You should all check her out.
My fav is track 7, a classic song , done many times over by various artists. “ Dark end of the Street “.

This whole album is really well produced. What it lacked in emotional impact today, was regained by the amazing imaging and disappearing act of my speakers if I kept my head locked in just the right spot, with 12 feet between speakers and 3.5 feet out from wall. She’s Danish. Sounds a little bit like a young Tina Turner.