Is my YBA amp enough to run Martin Logan Vistas?


Hello;

I have a YBA 2 (Dual Mono) Pre and a YBA 2 Power Amp.

I am looking to get into a pair of Martin Logan Vistas. The YBA is exposing my Monitor Audio Silver loudspeakers, and both my Fiance and I loved the Vistas we heard at the local shop.

My only concern is Electrostats demand high power...

Any advice would be welcomed.
dallask
That is not actually true, it depends on the speaker. Quads, for example,can be overdriven by too much power. Many electrostatics present a difficult load ; often in the high end. The ML hybrids my friend use to have went down under two ohms in the top end [1.8 to be exact]. If the ML you are talking about has a similar impedance curve then you need to see if your amp is happy with this kind of a load.
yeah, like stanwal says, be sure that your amp is stable into lower impedences. i think my summits go down to around 1 ohm as well.

that being said, i don't think the panels need a ton of power, and if i recall correctly, the woofer in the vista is passive, so you could drive them with a second ss amp if you wanted to, leaving the yba (which i'm not familiar with at all, sorry) to just feed the panel.

you could do a search over at the martin logan forum to see what success other people have had.

cheers.
Do I need to have an amp for the panel and the sub?

I thought the Vista was powered? That would definatley throw a wrench in.

I will check the Logan forum too.