Chops

Frida - Something's Going On

aslan7, it's not your iPhone. It's the same on my laptop. Looks like the picture links are broken.

Simple Minds - Once Upon A Time

Obviously, you've never been to Carverfest! They're always a few Amazings cranking there, hope you can make it this year... No, never have been, obviously. Ha! I don't know if we'll be able to or not. We'll have to see what's going on around that time with work and all, and what vacation time we have.

I have never heard a single Carver speaker in my entire life except for the original Sunfire True Subwoofer when it first came out. I also installed a bunch of those little subs back then as well, yet never owned one. What's wrong with me?! Haha

They at least look like well made drivers.

Yes sir, I did. But Alan Parsons was not Pink Floyd. And now... Genesis - Wind & Wuthering

Only Vulture Culture. I didn't particularly care for them that much.

Nor is it Genesis...

LOL!!!

Pink Floyd - Animals

Who stuck that Magnepan out in the middle of the room? Must be a dedicated mono system. LOL

Actually, due to Maggie's being perfectly flat, they all pretty much have a narrow sweet spot. That's one of the things Martin Logan attempted to resolve, giving the listener a broader sweet spot by making the stat panels with the 30 degree curve in them.

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd - DSOTM

What was that about dominating your room?... I don't think the OP will have an issue with either speaker mentioned here dominating his room. Both are a fifth of the size of these Soundlab's. Now those dominate the room!

I've heard several Magnepan's over the years, and even owned a pair, the MGLR-1's. They need power, lots of it, then they want more power. They run a fairly flat 4 ohms, so pretty easy to drive, as long as the amp(s) has balls. They usually all sound great, and the true magic with Maggies is their midrange. There's just something "right" about what they do with midrange, female and male vocals. Just a natural, warm, inviting sound that leaves with wanting more, wanting to walk right in to the performance. They have decent bass capabilities, but will certainly benefit from a good subwoofer or two. Martin Logan electrostatics are also a great choice. I've heard many of them over the years as well, and currently own a pair of wonderful SL3's from 1997. They do much of the good things that the Maggies do, but with the need of having them plugged into the mains to power the panels. They have a similar open, airiness about them like the Maggies, room filling and spacious, though can dig deeper than the Maggies thanks to the traditional dynamic bass drivers used. The Vista's that you're considering would definitely benefit from the addition of a subwoofer or two. With the SL3's that I have, they dig REALLY deep, as in the low to mid 20's, so with music at least, I really don't "need" a subwoofer per say. The Martin Logan's also benefit from a good quality, powerful amp. One thing different about the Martin Logan's however is that their impedance drops down to 1 to 1.5 ohms, but at 20 kHz, so unlikely to bother a quality amp. I would say you can't go wrong with either speaker. They will both provide great sound and value. They will both also require very similar positioning in the room as they both like some breathing space around them. You're 7.5' tall ceiling will not be an issue, neither is having them near side walls as they emit little sound from the sides as the front and rear waves cancel each other out at the sides, though you still want to keep them about a minimum of 2' from the side walls. Speaking of which, 3' from the back wall should be fine. I don't have mine out much further than that and I get excellent results. Just my 2 pennies worth.

Listening to Victor Wooten - A Show of Hands - Tidal It scared the crap out of me, too! Track #3, "U Can't Hold No Groove"... These dudes start singing, and half of them sounded like they were at the door, which is behind me! I was sure as 5hi7 someone had just walked into our apartment. And this was with the C-9 engaged. Now please excuse me while I go empty out my drawers!

I've never heard of that recording label before, but I'll definitely check them out. I love good jazz, especially good recorded jazz. Thanks for the tip!

aslan7, you better be careful. Those darn blue meters multiply like rabbits, and we don't want that happening!...

That's pretty much how it happened with me, except 13 years later, and with a Genesis album, and specifically a song, Mama!