Primaluna Dialogue Premium Integrated driving Magnepan .7 with Bypassed Fuses


Hi everyone,
I am a relatively new audiophile, joined Audiogon 2.5 years ago, and this is my first post. I enjoy reading the forum very much, and would like to say thank you to everyone who has shared their knowledge, wisdom and humor with me. For this my first post I am looking for advice: I have a pair of Magnepan .7 speakers with bypassed tweeter fuses, and I am wondering if I can safely drive them with my Primaluna Dialogue Premium amplifier. The amplifier has 4 ohm speaker connections, and using KT120 tubes in ultralinear mode it produces 43 watts per channel (per specs). What I don't know is how much current it can provide the Maggies which I understand draw a lot of current (I have not seen an impedance curve for the speakers). My listening room (aka living room) is approximately 13' x 16' x 7',  with partially treated walls and corners. The speakers are on the short side about 3.5' from the back wall, I sit about 7.5' away from the speakers, and I listen to music at around 60-65 dB (C-weighted), sometimes peaks in the low 70’s. So my question is: am I taking an unnecessary risk driving the Maggies with the Primaluna? Can I damage the speakers if I play them too loud? In case you are wondering, after I bypassed the tweeter fuse and attenuator connections, the speakers sounder much clearer and precise to my ears in my room with my system.

 

 

classic8

Personally, I would play the system for a few months with the fuses in place so see if there are any issues.  If you don't blow any fuses during this time, you should feel a little more confident bypassing them.

Your suggestion is logical. I am usually cautious with these things, and after a week I decided to take the risk and bypass the fuses. Hopefully I will not regret my decision, and I can still re-wire them back to the original configuration.

Some of the comments here think you're asking about bypassing fuses.  I understand that you've already made that decision and I'm sure you're experiencing better sound.  Fuses have no business in the signal path.  

I believe you question is just:  is 40 wpc enough to drive the Magnapan 7.1 at low levels.  My experience with large electrostatic speakers indicates the answer is  yes.

Jerry

Jerry is correct - I already bypassed the fuses (and attenuator connections). The speakers sound much clearer and precise to my ears in my room with my system. The main question was if my PL integrated at around 40 wpc could drive them without any risk of damaging them.