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RE: ML's

Posted by cawson@onetel.com on June 30, 2020 at 03:50:29:
The ML 13As are great speakers but sadly they don't suit my odd listening room.

I listened at showrooms and was very impressed - enough to place an order, confident they'd be a significant upgrade from my old Avantgarde horn speakers. What I hadn't realised is that MLs project half their sound backwards from the rear of the speakers - panel and bass section. My speakers are placed 12 ft and 15 ft from the wall behind them and this is not a parallel / reflective wall so effectively none of this sound is salvaged or taken advantage of in my room.

We tried adjusting toe-in and tilt (I don't know why this speaker slopes back 5 degrees while it's big brother stands upright) and we ran PBK a couple of times, but again PBK had difficulty in my semi-circular room. It made some improvement, but in the end we decided the old AGs with their very directional horns coped much better in my room.

The MLs do have crystal clear top end and plenty of bass for me without a subwoofer, but overall they suffered from my unhelpful room!

I've since changed the AG Unos for Duos, so the MLs are for sale after only a few hours use - enough to settle in, and evaluate. Now waiting for a buyer with a more conventional listening room.