Bi-amping mark-Daniel Maximus: Mind-blowing


It escapes me that these unique speakers are hardly spoken of - admittedly tough loads - 85 db, 4 ohm, dipping to 2.8 - must be bi-amped, by decree of makers - understandably - but when they are, do they rock/sing/pulsate/kick butt/image and grab you relentlessly! Probably the most fun/rowdy-yet-musical, vibrant, yet coherent - system I have heard in my no waf play-room. M-D Maximus, biamped with Moscode hybrid 401 (400 WPC into 4 ohms) for the bottom 950 Hz and TAD-1000 100 WPC pure tubes, driven by 1960 Mullards and Amperex orange logo - and JJ 34 EL Blue glass for the highs. Made my hair stand on end. If there is a more dynamic set-up for a medium sized room, placed 8 ft from walls, I've never heard it. These speakers are a revelation and I urge others to listen to them. I dont work for M-D and only know about them from the 6 Moons review and susequent discussions with owners. Wow! I'm still foot-tapping, an hour after they were turned off to watch Papelbon zap the Rockies............Go hear them, but insist on big, nasty, fun amps, typified by the Moscode 401. D amps didnt do it, nor did pure tubes. But MOSFET low end and tubes for the rest sure made this old tube geezer a dancing man:)
springbok10
other dynamic,'sonically' similar and power hungry designs that generally don't get plugged or talked about on audiogon....it was answering the question..'are there other...?'
Audiofeil,

So did you get to try the M&D speakers, if so, what is your opinion regarding their performance?

Plelko
Bill doesn't comment on any products he carries, which is indeed a rare phenomenon on A'gon. He was so blown away by them, I know, that he now carries them! Look on his website.
I know this thread is old, but am wondering, for bi-amping do you use an active crossover ala Marchand/Bryston, or are these set up for using 2 pre-outputs from a single pre-amp to 2 amps and then directly connecting to the 2 input terminals?
Bought the M&D Mini+ with omni-harmoinzer, linked with threshold monoblocks, and they sound terrific. You guys are totally right about M&Ds, they do sound special/unique - fast, smooth, clean, detailed, without being harsh. I tried many bookshelfs before the purchase - it seems there is nothing similar to the M&Ds. They also blend with my JL F113 perfectly fine.

After reading this thread, I'm tempted to bi-amp the M&D's with some tube amps for the upper range... any more suggestions? I currently have a very limited budget for tube amps.

and yes, i recently ordered a pair of M&D monitor plus, which should arrive soon... :)