Magnepans with ARC are a match made in heaven.
I had 3.6rs with many amps. The Plinus SA ref was the closest SS amp to the ARC sound I found on them. But ARC has extra soul and could help with the bass foundation into the mids. Especially if you are finding bass quality between recordings shifting a little too much. i.e heavy bass on one record and thin sucked out bass on the next.
Personally I am not a Bryston fan. I have used them many times on B&W 801d and PMC transmission lines. I know some people love them. Try some ICE power maybe. It will tidy things up. The BC ref 1000s monos will take you there no problem.
The Magnepan is not that hard to drive compared to some. But if you listen to a lot of dance music which normally has the hell squashed out of it plus the fact the Maggie cannot really do large dynamic swings (well you think it can until you find something like a AG horn...) you may be compounding the problem. You can help the situation with some mods in the xover to a point.
If you are thinking about changing speaker and are in love with planars, find a good Apogee. With new ribbons/xover it is a more refined speaker than the maggie. I would steer clear of the Diva with dance music. Power will be an issue then though.
Electrostats have their own problems IMHO. You gain some speed but could end up with bass and loudness limiting issues. The best heavy weight Electrostat I have heard was the big Soundlab.
But I have to agree with Cw London, the music you listen to is mainly recorded badly. Some horns could bring it to life. After all that is probably what you heard the music on first in the club anyway!
I had 3.6rs with many amps. The Plinus SA ref was the closest SS amp to the ARC sound I found on them. But ARC has extra soul and could help with the bass foundation into the mids. Especially if you are finding bass quality between recordings shifting a little too much. i.e heavy bass on one record and thin sucked out bass on the next.
Personally I am not a Bryston fan. I have used them many times on B&W 801d and PMC transmission lines. I know some people love them. Try some ICE power maybe. It will tidy things up. The BC ref 1000s monos will take you there no problem.
The Magnepan is not that hard to drive compared to some. But if you listen to a lot of dance music which normally has the hell squashed out of it plus the fact the Maggie cannot really do large dynamic swings (well you think it can until you find something like a AG horn...) you may be compounding the problem. You can help the situation with some mods in the xover to a point.
If you are thinking about changing speaker and are in love with planars, find a good Apogee. With new ribbons/xover it is a more refined speaker than the maggie. I would steer clear of the Diva with dance music. Power will be an issue then though.
Electrostats have their own problems IMHO. You gain some speed but could end up with bass and loudness limiting issues. The best heavy weight Electrostat I have heard was the big Soundlab.
But I have to agree with Cw London, the music you listen to is mainly recorded badly. Some horns could bring it to life. After all that is probably what you heard the music on first in the club anyway!
