Marten Mingus Quintet

I have to say I am so pleased with my Northern Red Mahogany rack!!
 
For me now I am getting so close to the sound I just know my neighbors will love :D The subtle class & authentic tone/timbre of tubes in the pre-amp is a swooning moment for me as I listen to these speakers open up & really hit their straps. They have matured & given me the thought of dread to replace them & once again go through the stage of break-in & mis-match components to see where the synogy will come from.
 
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The addition of the aires cerat Incito preamp into the system has really grounded my search for the all elusive search for sound of hifi in the home but the elusive gossamer of live sound "in the room". I just heard an accent on Chris Rea's guitar. By this comment I mean that wherever you are born & brought up you will have a certain sound installed inside of you that is second nature from the infusion of your culture, childhood, puberty & early adulthood fused with the music around you at the time.
I've listened to this album too many times to even try to get an estimate of a listening count, but, today, I heard through this pre-amp a note straight from Mr Rea's soul that gave me this thought above. Now that is an insight....
 

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Aries Cerat preamps, turns your speakers on their ear!

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pweg said:
sounds like ur a convert?
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Ha! :D aren't we all!!! I must say though for the money the aries cerat are a very serious contender. I'm hearing this preamp do what my Soulution 5 series preamp did & that was at 3 times the price nearly compared to the Incito. Lifting the lid I was gobsmacked, then the first thing I said was swear twice in a row, was not expecting such quality parts.
 
Something different....


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Up there with the best as we all know. A slightly darker sound to the Soulution with a more pronounced bass.... but then again I do have these in the mix now & they will crack concrete etc....
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johndoe21ro said:
You've got some amazing stuff over there! I am so... envious! :D
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Thank-you. A thought just came to me as I'm listening the Greg Brown Slant 6 Mind & doing stuff around the house... Woofers that integrate the mid-range really make the music available to the whole house compared to with-out.
 
The quest continues. Full darTZeel, full Soulution, darTZeel pre & Esoteric A-03 is stunning....

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SHARKMOUTH....

How are you enjoying the Schiit Freya...?.( somewhat surprising to see it sitting there with all the other Exotic equipment.....
 
Great gear can lift mediocre. Very good average gear does not transcend the gap but gets to the 80% mark that we can live with. The Marten Mingus Quintets are an exceptional speaker that I would rate at 90%. I honestly think for most of us,... it is almost enough. That last 5%, it is so hard to achieve as we only get to 95%. The last 5% is next years inventions....
 
Hello,
I am thinking of getting the Mingus Twenty limited edition for their 20th Anniversary.
Should be similar to the Mingus Quintet!
Is it worthwhile to pat the extra for this Limited Edition?
 
MusangKing said:
Hello,
I am thinking of getting the Mingus Twenty limited edition for their 20th Anniversary.
Should be similar to the Mingus Quintet!
Is it worthwhile to pat the extra for this Limited Edition?
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Hey MK. Marten have never done things by halves. Would I own another pair of their speakers, in a heartbeat. If they have a "special" set of speakers, ask them for their specs & evaluate. They are normally very good with their customer relations...
 
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