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Maggie resisters

How does inserting resisters in the mid and/or tweeter feeds in Magnepans, specifically 3.7s, impact the impedance load the amp sees?

Not sure I need the additional power, but I have been playing around with my new speakers and bridged my amps. Although the 2 AR D400s are. hefty, they seems to get a bit thin and a little grainy with the resisters are used and I though it might be from the addition 1.5 and .5 ohm resisters I was experimenting with. The Maggie's pretty much are a 2 ohm load to the bridged amps to begin with and with no resisters it seems to drive them fine with no signs of strain.
BTW I don't think it is the resisters themselves or the sound difference they create because using them with sgl amp in stereo sounds fine but obviously I have less power available.

Thanks
mn2hifi

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mn2hifi OP
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Actually talked to tech guy at Magnepan today and was told that the resisters actually make it easier for amp to drive because it raises the ohms a bit which surprised me.

Perhaps what I am hearing is additional noise of the bridged amps when played at very loud levels, or the fact I used different speaker cables when I ran them bridged, but not sure.

The playing around with it is 1/2 the fun.
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