The Scripts have power to make the ESL panel work, but that power is not amplification. Martin-Logans are notoriously power-hungry (I've got a buddy who bought a pair of Aeons and had them at home for over a week without hearing them because his Classe amp hadn't arrived and he didn't trust his Yamaha receiver to drive them).

A more powerful amp provides headroom -- when at high volume, it won't begin to hit its limit and start throwing "garbage" at your speakers (garbage that can damage speakers). As several other, more knowledgeable souls around here have said before, underpowered amps can more readily cause speaker damage than overpowered. You still have to be careful at higher volumes, but the danger point will likely be somewhere around the same point that you have to scrape your eardrums off the floor anyway. The Model 200's (200W each) would very nicely drive the Scripts -- and they would be a first step into separates if you decide to go that way later.

There was a recent post from someone running ML's for mains and center along with Paradigm ADP170 surrounds. Since I'm a bit biased (I have Paradigm Studio/ADP's as my surrounds), I'd certainly recommend that as a possibility.

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