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Martin Logan CLS 11Z speakers + which power amp?

just listened to MARTIN LOGAN ASCENT($4300) and the AEON($3000). no doubt the best allround sound nothing even comes close. however i have heard that the CLS11Z are even better except in the bass. i listen to classical so i do not need big bass. problem is that one needs lots of power to drive them. i plan to buy the PATHOS CLASSIC ONE($2000+), it is reported to be the best of both worlds tube + solid state. do i need the PATHOS TWIN TOWERS($5000+)to drive the CLS11Z($4500). if so maybe i should go with the ASCENT+CLASSIC ONE (and with the savings pick up a CARY 303/200 or CARY 306/200. if not the PATHOS can someone make a suggestion on a amp.(not all tube and under $3000, used ok)? thanks , paul
tweekerman
tweekerman OP
473 posts
 
afer getting lots of responses from ya'll and doing research, this opening post should have read ... QUAD988 + which amp.
adsal7e18
250 posts
 
if you can find cello performance 2,its one of the best match with cls,and you can get very best sound
tweekerman OP
473 posts
 
adsal@e-kolay scratch CLS replace with QUAD988 read my previous post in the electrostat shootout. i repeat the CLS11Z are close to being a thing of history,says one audiogoner "THANK GOD what a nightmare for amplification" ater hearing a friends ML ascent driven with a 8 yr. old conrad johnson monoblocks seems all ML,s are heavy drinkers. i'm planning to visit a arizona dealer for QUADS 988 he says they are not like the rest of electrostats..? i'll see, no better i'll hear.
fbourgoin
6 posts
 
Cello performance II will great but they cost around 10,000 $ if you can find one, a cello duet 350 will also do the job perfectly but of course not the same extent than the Perf II, Perf II might be a bit of an overkill for CLS IIz...
tweekerman OP
473 posts
 
Hey Fb, I've moved on since last year. i have a intergrated Jadis amp, and will soon have the Seas Thor kit as speakers, they are MTM. Nice little speaker, but hopefully will intergrate a sub. Heard the Ascents at a friends house with Conrad Johnson mono's, did not quite sound right to me, Electrostats sure do like to guzzle the juice!
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