Magnepan recommends:
Low Pass: 18dB/octave at 250Hz
High Pass: 6dB/octave at 200Hz
but there is some room for flexibility on both slope and frequency.
The Bryston 10B can be very flexible. Magnepan has (or had)it's own XO1 that can adjust for levels but they're getting hard to find. Marchands are very good but you really have to discuss your requirements with them.
Mixing different amps, even from the same brand, is an adventure. Even more so, mixing SS with tubes. However, the 211AE's did have nearly identical impedance to the 500's. Don't Maggie's like lots of power on both sides of the xover?
I haven't worked with the Maggie but the 3.6, being a 3-way, means you have 2 crossovers to deal with, so the external passive xover can't be abandoned completely.
http://sound.westhost.com/bi-amp.htm
Low Pass: 18dB/octave at 250Hz
High Pass: 6dB/octave at 200Hz
but there is some room for flexibility on both slope and frequency.
The Bryston 10B can be very flexible. Magnepan has (or had)it's own XO1 that can adjust for levels but they're getting hard to find. Marchands are very good but you really have to discuss your requirements with them.
Mixing different amps, even from the same brand, is an adventure. Even more so, mixing SS with tubes. However, the 211AE's did have nearly identical impedance to the 500's. Don't Maggie's like lots of power on both sides of the xover?
I haven't worked with the Maggie but the 3.6, being a 3-way, means you have 2 crossovers to deal with, so the external passive xover can't be abandoned completely.
http://sound.westhost.com/bi-amp.htm