The Maxx 3 will soon be in my system!

[LL21]

No, I am still in the drilling in my garden phase. No oil wells yet

Good luck with that big drill then!

 

[slowGEEZR]

Ha! I'm waiting for that literally, as the oil companies are doing area analysis and my land, 106 acres, is right in the middle of the oil finds, according to the map. They keep paying me every couple of years so that they can drill, but haven't yet.

 

[Steve Williams]

Ha! I'm waiting for that literally, as the oil companies are doing area analysis and my land, 106 acres, is right in the middle of the oil finds, according to the map. They keep paying me every couple of years so that they can drill, but haven't yet.

116 acres Steve??

Wow

 

[andromedaaudio]

May be its better to keep it underground for another 10 years because of todays oil prices

 

[Sharp 1080]

Paint booth yesterday!

 

[Sharp 1080]

More pictures of #517 and #518

 

[Sharp 1080]

Installed and voiced for the room. Sorry it was a quick snapshot.

 

[andromedaaudio]

Nice pics , black, nice colour it seems to never age , do you use a ML 436 poweramp for the maxx 3 , whats the pre ?

 

[Sharp 1080]

Mezzo center powered by Levinson 433. The Levinson 335 powers the Maxx 3's.

 

[Sharp 1080]

Preamp processor is a Classe SSP-800.

 

[Sharp 1080]

My dream amps on loan. The dealer brought them over along with a pair of Transparent Reference MM2 speaker cable to listen on my Maxx 3's,LOL. He's setting up the amps in his store along with the Alexandria XLF.

 

[andromedaaudio]

Any comments on the differences in sound ?

 

[Sharp 1080]

Any comments on the differences in sound ?

Between my Levinson amp and the D'Agostino Momentum? I would say the low end was dynamic on both amps. Neither one had "better" bass, as both controlled the low end easily. However, in the midrange and treble is where there was a huge difference of improvement to my ears. The 335 can occasionally sound a bit "cold" or slightly "dark" in the midrange depending on the recording. Not the old veiled Levinson darkness, I went thru that stage when I owned the ML 9. It just misses that last bit of sweetness and open air sound on top. Warmth I guess would be the most descriptive word to use at this time. With the Momentum monoblocks the instruments took on air and space in the recording that I swear wasn't present before. I guess the term would be layered? I could hear each individual one in their assigned spot in the recording. They never seemed to become "congested", especially when the amps were pushed hard. Vocals especially female were presented with a warmth and also able to hear the air in the vocals on several recordings. It was if they were floating in space. Of course a better overall soundstage with the monoblocks. I hate to use the term but more "natural", or organic on playback. I am still enjoying my Levinson amps, but now understand what happens when you step up to the next level! Maybe my Christmas present perhaps?

 

[DSkip]

Congrats on the new speakers. Every time I sit down to listen, I still think of the Alexia demo I had and use it as my reference.

 

[Sonus]

Beautiful setup!, Enjoy!

 

[Sharp 1080]

Thanks Sonus. I'm happy to finally get my system built up. Having the time now to finally sit down and enjoy it helps.

 

[XV-1]

Between my Levinson amp and the D'Agostino Momentum? I would say the low end was dynamic on both amps. Neither one had "better" bass, as both controlled the low end easily. However, in the midrange and treble is where there was a huge difference of improvement to my ears. The 335 can occasionally sound a bit "cold" or slightly "dark" in the midrange depending on the recording. Not the old veiled Levinson darkness, I went thru that stage when I owned the ML 9. It just misses that last bit of sweetness and open air sound on top. Warmth I guess would be the most descriptive word to use at this time. With the Momentum monoblocks the instruments took on air and space in the recording that I swear wasn't present before. I guess the term would be layered? I could hear each individual one in their assigned spot in the recording. They never seemed to become "congested", especially when the amps were pushed hard. Vocals especially female were presented with a warmth and also able to hear the air in the vocals on several recordings. It was if they were floating in space. Of course a better overall soundstage with the monoblocks. I hate to use the term but more "natural", or organic on playback. I am still enjoying my Levinson amps, but now understand what happens when you step up to the next level! Maybe my Christmas present perhaps?

The Stereo Momentum drives the Maxx3's with ease as well if you can't stump up for the mono blocks

 

[Sharp 1080]

The Stereo Momentum drives the Maxx3's with ease as well if you can't stump up for the mono blocks

Thanks XV-1. I am going to try and "borrow" the Stereo Momentum from my dealer once my new cables arrive from Transparent next week. I need a solid day to really get a better feeling of the amps.

 

[SAMMAN]

Hi

Which Transparent cables are you getting ?

 

[XV-1]

Thanks XV-1. I am going to try and "borrow" the Stereo Momentum from my dealer once my new cables arrive from Transparent next week. I need a solid day to really get a better feeling of the amps.

At least try to have them for the weekend. One day demo's are hard.

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