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Maggie 20.1 and Marchand XM-44

I am thinking about moving to an active crossover for my Maggie 20.1's. The Marchand XM-44 seems to be a good fit but I'm not sure what frequencies to order. Is there anyone here that has experience with this particular pairing and what freq's and settings did you find that worked the best with these speaks. My inexperience with external crossovers has me totally in the dark here.
markus1299
markus1299 OP
252 posts
 
Macdadtexas,

The 120S doesn't have any problem handeling the high end at all. The base I'm hearing out of these 20.1's I did not know exsisted. I've pushed them pretty loud just to see and doesn't seem to be a problem. Beware of all the additional interconnects and speaker wires you will need. The sound difference between the Magnepan, passive crossover and the Marchand powered crossover is really an eye opener. Do your 3.6r's have the same external crossover boxes as the 20.1's?
macdadtexas
1,794 posts
 
3.6 Crossovers are not the same. Much smaller, and I assume more limited than the 20.1.
markus1299 OP
252 posts
 
Macdadtexas,

If you get a chance, try this crossover. You will be surprised. I'm still experimenting with the plug in frequency modules but the sound is far and above the stock crossovers.
salmonsc
66 posts
 
I know this is a very old thread but I just purchased a Marchand XM-44 for a pair of MG 20.1s & was curious as to what value modules you settled on.
gmorris
351 posts
 
Hi Salmonc:

I am using a Marchand XM-126 to biamp my 20.1s. I recommend using the cross-over values which replicates the existing settings on the 20.1s:

Low Pass: 108 Hz, 18 dB/Octave (Butterworth)
High Pass: 330 Hz, 6 dB/Octave (Butterworth)

Experiment with the phase on the bass connections to the speaker

You will be pleasantly surprised at the dramatic improvements in all musical parameters due to biamping
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