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SCANSONIC M9’s – AVAILABLE NOW FOR DEMONSTRATION
We have recently been introduced to a couple of loudspeakers from Scansonic, namely the M6‘s and MB2.5‘s. The £899 Scansonic M6‘s have already proven their popularity with a few visitors to Home Media and now subsequent owners of said product.
So when our much respected Scansonic representative commented that a big brother loudspeaker was now available within the M Series, our ears pricked up. Priced at £1199, what more could the Scansonic M9 offer over the M6? In this instance, a very healthy £300 worth of ‘more’ is exactly what you get.
The M9 is an identical size cabinet in width and height. The cabinet depth has been increased to accommodate a side firing LF drive unit. As a result of the extra bass unit, the Scansonic M9 is a 3-way speaker design which brings benefits to the overall presentation.
Initially we partnered the M9’s with the much loved Naim UnitiQute one box amplifier/network player. Once we got to understand the character of the Scansonic M9‘s, we then added the Naim NAP100 power amplifier to the system. Now the Unitiqute was driving the ribbon tweeter and Midrange drivers, whilst the NAP100 took good care of the bass drivers. The transformation was significantly greater than anticipated, with our John commenting that he heard the dynamics of the system grow from outside the demonstration room.
During our listening session, we played a few tracks including ‘Veto‘ taken from the magnificent album Tempest by Sohn. Gregory Porter‘s No love Dying and Hey Now by London Grammar. Each of the tracks was presented with expression and body, providing a very entertaining and emotive experience.
So for just over £4,000, you can get a system that not only sounds delightful, but one that will also provide a full bodied punch with great scale. Pound for pound, we are hard pushed to think of another bi-amped streaming system that can compete with the Naim and Scansonic combination. Find out more about the design philosophy by following this link to the Scansonic website.
If you would like to hear the system for yourself, the Scansonic M9‘s are now available for demonstration at our showroom. Technical specification can be viewed on the product page.
