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Help needed with new integrated amp.

Looking for some help if possible due to not being able to visit dealers.I switched back and forth between Magnepan and other box speakers for the past few years till I acquired a new pair of LRS+. ( love Maggies wall of sound soundstage)When I decided to stick with Magnepan. I am struggling a bit with the midrange which sound more forward than other Maggies I owned before. Is that a typical behavior for the LRS+? I tried them with Anthem STR integrated as well as Atoll IN200SE and it is the same thing. My room is 15’wX18’LX9’H treated room with a combination of diffusers and absorber panels. I only listen to digital using Denafrips Pontus II, Bluesound the node and all cables are Cardas. Looking for an integrated amp that can tame the forwardness of the lRS+ midrange or maybe the problem is something else, I am not sure. I appreciate all your help in advance.

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jasonbourne71
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The LRS is a badly flawed speaker. A change of amps will not improve its sound. Go to Audio Science Review and read the test report. Yes, ASR is anathema to folks here but speaker measurements don't lie! 

crustycoot
637 posts
 

Any amp with flat FR will sound much the same.  The answer is to add equalization.  Either DSP or analog, but you’ll need a processor loop in the preamp.

eurorack
37 posts
 

"Any amp with flat FR will sound much the same." -- Really?

Blisshifi's explanation of speaker impedance and amplifier damping factor -- both intertwined functions of frequency -- agrees with analysis and my experience.

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audphile1
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Have you tried spreading the speakers further apart? That usually relaxes the mids. Adjust the toe-in to get the imaging you like after.
What’s the distance between the speakers now?

boxcarman
403 posts
 

I think that is what you get from the smaller Maggies.  Any Maggie 1.7 or larger have true ribbon tweeters that are hard to beat .  Which will improve midrange as well by freeing up the rest of the panel.

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