M6i and PL300

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Dear audiophile friends,

I have an option to get PL300 MA speaker for about half price, and I am wondering if that speaker will match with mf m6i amp? Room is about 40sqm. Is that ok?

Any other speakers to try?

thx,

Peca

 

[Al ears]

Dear audiophile friends,

I have an option to get PL300 MA speaker for about half price, and I am wondering if that speaker will match with mf m6i amp? Room is about 40sqm. Is that ok?

Any other speakers to try?

thx,

Peca

Welcome to the forum.

If you can get them for a good price then I would. Brilliant speakers although might be a bit big for your room but positioned correctly should be OK, depends a lot on shape of your room rather than overall size.

If you do not get on with them you shouldn't have much difficulty selling them on.

 

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Hi Sir, thank you very much.

My room is 5x8sqm and this speaker will not be placed near side walls, but it will be moved 50cm from rear wall. Room is in rectangular shape, listening position will be 4 meters from speakers. Maybe I can think about gold range if my room is not big enough? Speakers will be positioned in the middle of the rectangle, but more lean to upper wall, so they have 5 meteres until wave will bounce from a wall. Maybe that is not good for pl300?

thx

 

[CnoEvil]

What is your max budget and what other speakers have you liked in the past....and what brands do you have access to?

 

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Dear CnoEvil,

I have S8 at my home. I am thinking to upgrade them and to leave SCLR, rw12 and S1 for movies along with nad receiver. I am keen to get a very nice speaker with delighted and refind sound. I really appriciate your help. Thx.

I have acess to B&W,KEF, DYN AUDIO, SPENDOR, MA, PMC. But my friend can give me pl300 and i can give him silver series and pay 3000 eur more. My budget is around 3000 eur.

 

[Al ears]

Dear CnoEvil,

I have S8 at my home. I am thinking to upgrade them and to leave SCLR, rw12 and S1 for movies along with nad receiver. I am keen to get a very nice speaker with delighted and refind sound. I really appriciate your help. Thx.

I have acess to B&W,KEF, DYN AUDIO, SPENDOR, MA, PMC. But my friend can give me pl300 and i can give him silver series and pay 3000 eur more. My budget is around 3000 eur.

That's a good sized room and a good deal on the speakers, they were about £6000 new.

I'd give them a long audition before looking anything else.

 

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I will do that Sir, thank you. Anything else to think about?

 

[plastic penguin]

Please forgive me for asking but isn't a 6k speaker a vast overkill for a 2.5k amp? I know they're a good price but if the MF struggles to control them the discounted price is irrelevant.

 

[matt49]

Please forgive me for asking but isn't a 6k speaker a vast overkill for a 2.5k amp? I know they're a good price but if the MF struggles to control them the discounted price is irrelevant.

I don't see why. The M6i is very substantial amp and easily capable of driving the PL300s, so long as the OP doesn't want to play very loud.

 

[Al ears]

Please forgive me for asking but isn't a 6k speaker a vast overkill for a 2.5k amp? I know they're a good price but if the MF struggles to control them the discounted price is irrelevant.

I don't see why. The M6i is very substantial amp and easily capable of driving the PL300s, so long as the OP doesn't want to play very loud.

Ditto. The M6i will drive those speakers to levels louder than the OP will probably be able to stand.

 

[CnoEvil]

FWIW. Here is my advice.

- The M6i has a very robust power supply (800W into 2 Ohms, IIRC).
- You are unlikely to get "more" speaker for your money...and already like the MA sound.
- Since they belong to your friend, give them an extended home demo (as has been suggested).
- Check out what €3k will get you in the other brands that you have listed...including previous Kef Reference (if available)....I particularly like Kef R700s.
- Given what you are thinking of spending, it is essential that you listen to as many speakers as possible, before committing.

 

[plastic penguin]

These predictions seem bonkers. I've read post after post about amp control over the speaker, and suddenly: Vuala! MF have produced a steroid-pumping amp. Okay I'm taking the p**s.

Based on that assumption, and I play music low to medium levels, I'll dump the TB2s and buy some PL100s. Afterall, I've always liked MAs. *dance4*

 

[Leeps]

What do you think of the treble of your Silvers? Be careful if you're just looking for a "better" version of what you've already got.

After having owned MA Radius floorstanders (which share the tweeters with your MA Silvers) and upgrading to MA Gold (with similar ribbon tweeters to the Platinums you're considering), after a few months I missed the timbre and excitement of the Gold Dome tweeters and have since gone back to them (MA Apex).

The Gold Dome tweeters of the Bronze, Radius, Apex and Silver ranges are (IMO) more exciting and offer a fuller more dynamic sound than the Ribbon tweeters of the Gold range. I appreciate the Platinums are another step up, but don't make the mistake of thinking that upgrading in price is necessarily upgrading in sound. It doesn't always follow. Personally I found the Gold's treble thin in comparison, although their soundstage was larger. I listen to a lot of piano-based music, and the MA Golds just couldn't get that right at all.

Yes, the ribbons are more expensive technology, yes they offer a wider frequency range and yes, they're contained in stunningly beautiful cabinets (although I sold my MA Golds, I must admit they were the most beautiful speakers I've seen in the flesh), but the ribbon tweeters have a very different character to what you're used to, so listen to them long and hard before committing.

Half price is still expensive if you don't actually like how they sound.

 

[plastic penguin]

What do you think of the treble of your Silvers? Be careful if you're just looking for a "better" version of what you've already got.

After having owned MA Radius floorstanders (which share the tweeters with your MA Silvers) and upgrading to MA Gold (with similar ribbon tweeters to the Platinums you're considering), after a few months I missed the timbre and excitement of the Gold Dome tweeters and have since gone back to them (MA Apex).

The Gold Dome tweeters of the Bronze, Radius, Apex and Silver ranges are (IMO) more exciting and offer a fuller more dynamic sound than the Ribbon tweeters of the Gold range. I appreciate the Platinums are another step up, but don't make the mistake of thinking that upgrading in price is necessarily upgrading in sound. It doesn't always follow. Personally I found the Gold's treble thin in comparison, although their soundstage was larger. I listen to a lot of piano-based music, and the MA Golds just couldn't get that right at all.

Yes, the ribbons are more expensive technology, yes they offer a wider frequency range and yes, they're contained in stunningly beautiful cabinets (although I sold my MA Golds, I must admit they were the most beautiful speakers I've seen in the flesh), but the ribbon tweeters have a very different character to what you're used to, so listen to them long and hard before committing.

Half price is still expensive if you don't actually like how they sound.

I had the RS6s nearly 7 years. Think that says it all, doesn't it?

Have to admit when I heard GX100s I wasn't blown away. However, that was in a showroom, wired to a Cyrus 8 set-up.

Anyhow, can't see myself parting with the PMCs: The Leema and PMC hits that elusive sweet spot.

 

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Hi guys, Thank you all ! *clapping*

First of all PL300 will not come in to my room, after i spoke with Dan from MA, PL300 requires minimum 75cm from each side to bread. I really can't afford that huge speaker stand almoust in the middle of my room to avoid bass boom. I am very said because of that.

I have also got many advices from MA owners to be very carefully about ribbons, and because of that I have also found GS60 for affordable price of 600 eur plus mine S8. There is an option to get PL200 too for 2500 eur.

At Saturday I am going to hear PL300, just to clarifiy is that what i want. I am expecting for that price, that speaker should blown away my S8 in every determination. Maybe I will not be excited after all....let's see what time will tell us. Any comments ? thx Peca

 

[Andrewjvt]

Hi guys,  Thank you all  ! *clapping*

First of all PL300 will not come in to my room, after i spoke with Dan from MA, PL300 requires minimum 75cm from each side to bread. I really can't afford that huge speaker stand almoust in the middle of my room to avoid bass boom. I am very said because of that.?

I have also got many advices from MA owners to be very carefully about ribbons, and because of that I have also found GS60 for affordable price of 600 eur plus mine S8. There is an option to get PL200 too for 2500 eur.

At Saturday I am going to hear PL300, just to clarifiy is that what i want. I am expecting for that price, that speaker should blown away my S8 in every determination. Maybe I will not be excited after all....let's see what time will tell us. Any comments ? thx Peca

Uk ebay there are ae reference being sold cheap from ae

 

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What do you think of the treble of your Silvers? Be careful if you're just looking for a "better" version of what you've already got.

I think they are good, but they are 10 years old and i expect new models to be much much better?

After having owned MA Radius floorstanders (which share the tweeters with your MA Silvers) and upgrading to MA Gold (with similar ribbon tweeters to the Platinums you're considering), after a few months I missed the timbre and excitement of the Gold Dome tweeters and have since gone back to them (MA Apex).

The Gold Dome tweeters of the Bronze, Radius, Apex and Silver ranges are (IMO) more exciting and offer a fuller more dynamic sound than the Ribbon tweeters of the Gold range. I appreciate the Platinums are another step up, but don't make the mistake of thinking that upgrading in price is necessarily upgrading in sound. It doesn't always follow. Personally I found the Gold's treble thin in comparison, although their soundstage was larger. I listen to a lot of piano-based music, and the MA Golds just couldn't get that right at all. -

than GS60 without ribbon could be mine choice??

Yes, the ribbons are more expensive technology, yes they offer a wider frequency range and yes, they're contained in stunningly beautiful cabinets (although I sold my MA Golds, I must admit they were the most beautiful speakers I've seen in the flesh), but the ribbon tweeters have a very different character to what you're used to, so listen to them long and hard before committing.

Ribbons in golds are China made ribbons they cost about 30-40 eur, but in Platinums should be much better than on golds.. maybe i am wrong..

Half price is still expensive if you don't actually like how they sound. - Exactly I really don't have money to make mistake.