I would agree with JonFo. MartinLogans work best with a specific class of amplifier.
Guess that's not my finding. Works as well with the cj as it does with solid state like Cello. I also heard the new $6000 MLs sound just dandy with the small Primaluna amps. Sounded better than some more expensive speakers at RMAF. Just different pieces of the puzzle.
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