One more thing, MLs are a tough speaker to drive. You need a stout amp. If its solid state it should double down from 8 to 4 ohms and even better double again to 2 ohms.
If you haven't read the thread, "My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each!" he starts out with Montis speakers and gives his impressions of various amps he has tried with them. On about page 4 he lists his recommended amps for MLs:
With all that said, I have my top 4 for electrostatics:
1. Mc2301s (#1 by a huge margin)
2. Mc275s
3 pass Labs 250.8
4. Pass Labs 350.5
He uses the Mc275s in mono mode so you'd need 2 of them. There is something about tube amps being voltage sources which makes them more suitable for electrostatics. Solid State amps are current sources making ESLs harder for them to drive. I don't understand how this works. It's got something to do with how the amp sees the speaker.
There is also a review of the Montis on the Stereophile website that might be helpful.
If you haven't read the thread, "My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each!" he starts out with Montis speakers and gives his impressions of various amps he has tried with them. On about page 4 he lists his recommended amps for MLs:
With all that said, I have my top 4 for electrostatics:
1. Mc2301s (#1 by a huge margin)
2. Mc275s
3 pass Labs 250.8
4. Pass Labs 350.5
He uses the Mc275s in mono mode so you'd need 2 of them. There is something about tube amps being voltage sources which makes them more suitable for electrostatics. Solid State amps are current sources making ESLs harder for them to drive. I don't understand how this works. It's got something to do with how the amp sees the speaker.
There is also a review of the Montis on the Stereophile website that might be helpful.