Pre/pro: Outlaw 990
Preamp: Conrad Johnson PV14L
Amp: 3xOddysey Stratos & 2xChiro
Speakers: 2xTriangle Antal; 3xTriangle Comete
Sub: Hsu VTF 2
TV: Samsung 42" plasma
Audioquest & Monster midline interconnects and speaker cables
Monster HTS 3500 power conditioner

990 pre
755 Mains top end, center and sides
Nak PA7a2 Mains bottom
Crown 300a rears
ICBMs (2) one is magnapan edition
DEQX xover
Marantz 8400 DVDA/SACD w/DVI
Dish 921 HDTV PVR w/DVI
BenQ 8700 projector w/ HD2+ chipset
Proscan 36" 800/600 HDTV
outlaw interconnects
Magnapan 20.0 biamped mains
maggie CC2 center
magggi mmg sides
maggi mmgw rears

Blaineh, your system description sounds quite impressive. I have liked Magnepan speakers since I purchased my first pair in 1987. At that time I was only interested in the best music reproduction that I could afford. When I became seriously interested in a surround system I listened to many speakers and systems. I even purchased some good conventional speakers in order to have a matched system but nothing seemed to compare to the live realistic sound and imaging that I got from the maggies. I returned to the maggies and I am very pleased. I do use a B&W LCR600 center speaker because I was concerned about the lack of bass capability from the magnepan center speaker. Are you satisfied with your magnepan center speaker.

JohnW
The CC2 is the best I have tried so far, the problem is the mid-bass 160hz (actually I xover at 200hz) is not a good place to send to your sub, it sounds awful if you try it like that I use the ICBM magnapan (which means the center channel xover is doubled, 100hz is really 200hz) in recombine mode. I have a 3 way DEQX xover for my 20.0, and take the low end and drive it through the "mains" input, and hook the center input to the 990 center out, then the ICBM center out to my center amp. Set to recombine. Don't use the sub out. What happens is the 200hz and below from the center gats split betweeen the mains signal out to my bass panels. In your situation, I would use the 990 sub out to your sub, and set the center xover to whatever the MAINS are xovered at. Of course set the mains and sides as normal (perhaps 60/80hz?). Now the center isn't limited by it's lowend response, esentially you have triamped center, with the cc2 at the top, the mains as midbass, and sub as bottom. Of course you could plug in your rears into the ICBM as well, and that will shift some bass to the frount. Still, use the same sub stting as your mains in theis case. The CC3 has a different design in that the middle is flattened, to allow 80hz xover, but I prefer a full curved panel as in the cc2. BTW, I understand magnapan is coming out with a new center speaker based on the 20.1 I think I will be taking one...
As far as subs go, I am using the HSU VTF3 (series 1), it's pretty good. I am thinking about STS cylinders, like the "ultra" in stereo; it has a aluminum cone with kevlar spider. Also, the 20.0 is bi-amped, I am considering tri-amped with stereo subs (quad amped), will be using the 2nd ICBM to split the very bottom again...

Pre-Pro 990
Amps: 755 Outlaw for Ctr L&R front and L&R surrounds
Crown DC300A-II for L&R Rear

Speakers: Center-Legacy Silverscreen
L&R Front-Crown ES-224's
Surrounds and Rear-ancient (1960s-no-names...and the system sounds better than ever.

Prepro: 990
Amps: Outlaw M200 (5)
NHT A1 (2)
Speakers: NHT T5 (4)
NHT M5 (center)

Nice setup Michael, mine is similar. I've been an NHT fan for a long time. Hard to beat their products. I think Outlaw will release an updated M200 with balanced inputs like the NHT A1, since they seem to be identical otherwise.

Prepro: Outlaw 950 (still)
Amps: Outlaw 770 (1)
Amps: NHT A1 (2)
Speakers: NHT T5 (2)
NHT M5 (3)
Subwoofer: NHT SubTwoi (2) for LFE
NHT SW10 (1) for center channel
NHT SW12 (1) for additional LFE
Polk PSW650 (1) for surrounds

Eagle Model 4 Amplifier - fronts
Parasound HCA-855a Multichannel amp - center and surrounds
Outlaw 990 Surround Pre
Hales Design Group Revelation 3 Speakers - mains
Hales Revelation Center Channel
B&W DM-580 Speakers - surrounds (to be replaced)
No sub - NYC apartment!
Rotel RCD-965bx CD Player
Pioneer DV-588a-s DVD
Sony KDF-55WF655 LCD RP
Monster HTS-3600 AC filter (all except amps)
Dedicated 20 amp line
Forget the name... ... Stand
Various ... Interconnect

Keta,

I've been an NHT fan for a long time too. I'm really pleased with the sound of the T5's, an incredible speaker for the money and I'm getting even more from them with the 990/M200 combo than I could have hoped for. I also have a U1 sub that I was going to run off my center channel but I haven't felt the need for it in my relatively small room and the B5's.

I thought briefly about buying 5 more A1's instead of the M200's and running all balanced but although the price difference for one amp is fairly small when you multiply that difference by five it adds up. The sale price on the M200's clinched it for me so I went with them.

Are you planning on getting a 990? I love mine.

A bit off the beaten path but I enjoy the vintage equipment better than most of the newer speakers I have listened to.
Fronts ESS AMT 3 Rock Monitors
Rears ESS AMT 1A's
Center Polk CS350-LS
Sub Velodyne DLS-5000R

Amps 3 Sansui AU-D11 II's
Quad Sansui QSD-1 decoder