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| Magnum Dynalab 308 drive Magnepan 1.7 or 3.6? Ctunney, I own a pair of 1.7's and drive them with a Krell 300s at 300 wpc into 4 ohms. The Krell was a remarkable improvement over my old Mac MA6300 at 160 wpc into 4 ohms. To my ear, the upgrade resulted in more dynamics and more detail. | |
| how does current work in an amplifier? Mapman, The last few weeks have proven to me that your words about matching components are true. I had always wanted a Mac amp and got one and was happy with it until I got my Maggie 1.2's. At that point, the power into 4 ohms question came up. I ... | |
| Magnepan 1.7 Hi Magfan, I do need to tighten up on my geometry! While being well aware that minute adjustments can make a big difference in sound, I have neglected the record keeping which will become more important as the speakers are broken in and I start to... | |
| Magnepan 1.7 Hi Magfan,You are right about waiting some amount of time for things to settle in...and then test the options as you summarized.The main listening position that can be incrementally adjusted is as follows:The speakers are about four feet from the ... | |
| Magnepan 1.7 I had seen tweeters "in" on the net. However, the speakers were shipped from Minnesota the week of Thanksgiving and the new instructions do not recommend tweeter orientation. | |
| Magnepan 1.7 Hi Magfan,I started with the tweeters to the outside for no special reason.The currrent instructions for the 1.7's, just two sheets of paper with a thank you letter on top, no longer recommend tweeters in. They explain how to orient the speakers b... | |
| Magnepan 1.7 Maplegrovemusic,I just picked up my 1.7's last night so this is a very early comment. I am upgrading from the 1.2's. I have started out with tweeters to the outside. My initial impression is that the 1.7's are much better than the 1.2's in a lot o... | |
| Magnepan owners : past / present Well - as always when talking about Maggies we get to how much power. Has anyone driven them with Class D amplification like the Wyred4sound STI 500 amps?By the way, I agree with part of what Soundlabs wrote "IME you just cannot give them enough p... | |
| Magnepan Owners - Need Your Thoughts Please Hi Bifwynne,I posted earlier and made a positive comment about my Mac amp at 160 wpc into 8 ohms and Maggie 1.2's. Since that time, I had the opportunity for an in home listen with a Krell s300i at 300 wpc into 4 ohms. The difference is amazing.Mu... | |
| Magnepan 1.7 Magfan,Good luck on the frames. It sounds like a project to which you are looking forward.The Krell is still impressing me and I seem to have forgotten about the Mac sound because there is so much more to hear with the Krell.I played an old Nitty ... | |
| Magnepan 1.7 Hi Magfan,Understand your comments and may yet have second thoughts. Time will tell. I am receiving full trade in value on the 1.2's, so for $1000, the better resolution and better soundstage seemed hard to beat.The bass was an interesting decisio... | |
| Magnepan 1.7 I currently own MG 12's and like them a lot as they are very musical. However, they lack that bit of detail that helps with the sound decay and placement of the individual instruments in the soundstage. I have auditioned the 1.7's twice. The first... | |
| how does current work in an amplifier? Another question that comes to mind when selecting an amp is Total Harmonic Distortion. I read on another Audiogon thread about what amp for Magnepan 1.7's. One suggestion was an Emotiva Audio XPA-2. The EPA-2 is advertised at 300wpc @ 8 ohms and ... | |
| how does current work in an amplifier? Martykl,There is a Magnepan dealer in Columbus, Ohio who pairs the speakers with McIntosh as well.The last time I was there, they had 3.6's with something like 400 watt monoblocks. Very real sounding without too much high end in the treble decay. | |
| how does current work in an amplifier? Hi Magfan,I always wanted a Mac and figured it for good resale if it came to that.I want the slam without the treble going over the top. Mac seems pretty mellow in that regard, especially if I decide to upgrade to MG 1.7's. My 1.2's are less than ... |