Upgrading from Martin Logan SL3s

Sorry for the trouble I may have caused you Ahendler, my bad. Won't happen again. All critisisms aside, may I also suggest Usher speakers as a possible option for you Lostbears. I cannot recommend a specific model as I don't know their line well, however, I have always been very impressed with the sound of them. Every year when I am at C.E.S. in Las Vegas their room sounds GREAT! granted, they are running all of their own gear which I believe makes for a synergistic match up, but Usher speakers are a great value and a big performer. The price point makes them big bang for the buck,(in my humble opinion),and I would own a pair in a heartbeat if not for my recent MBL purchase. Definately worth some research and an audition if you can.

Alright, alright, alright!! I got it. Give it a rest will ya? My eyes are old and I can't see so well either. I vow not to contribute anything else in ALL CAPITALS. Are we good now? Can we all just get along...and move along to more important matters...like talking about this wonderful hobby we are all so passionate about. All this wasted pissing and moaning over something so petty is making me loose interest too! Jeez.

Yes I have heard the SR. Like the VR4 on steroids...better everything but similiar in many ways to what I have now.....very deep bass, expansive soundstaging and ribbon tweeter open top end....don't know the power requirements of the SR but like the 99 since it takes only a few watts to power allowing me to avoid beefy SS amps which I needed to make the SL3's go....I'd sell them and move on...you have good gear.

Thanks to everyone that replied.

Martinmobile, I really like what ARC has done with the 6H30 tube. I heard the Ref 110 and knew that was the amp for me. I had both an ARC V70 and VT100 MK3 but the Ref 110 was just better in every way. In the past few years I have sold all my extra gear and really upgraded my system. The SL3s are really the only thing left from my old system. I believe my Audio Research dealer also carries Usher speakers so I will definitely give them a listen. The MBL speakers are just gorgeous but way out of my price range even used.


Larryken, I like the idea of a ribbon tweeter. I owned Apogee Slant 6's for a while. I found a couple of reviews on the web and the recommended power for the VR 4SR is between 50 an 300 watts. That should not be a problem for the Ref 110. I sent their distributor an email to see if their is a dealer near me.

I went from ReQuests to Summits.

It was a nice step up with improved and deeper bass as well improved intergration. The Summits will still give you that wonderful stat stage and detail.

At some of the used prices I feel they would be a real score.