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Maggies and Talon Roc

Has anyone any listening experience with a Talon Roc subwoofer mated to a pair of Magnepan speakers? I need to get a sub for my Maggies and and the Talon seems to garner quite a bit of praise.

I just auditioned a pair of Vandersteen 2wq subwoofers mated to Magnepan 1.6s. Yes the sound was good as the musical foundation was complete. My only concern is that I could still detect a timbre difference between low bass and bass on about half of the CDs. Even though I could not locate the bass there was ever present the slightly different pitch as the bass notes climbed the scale. So the blending was good but not perfect. This may be the rule of the day with any subwoofer, I don't know.
nealhood

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Disclaimer: I am a Talon dealer.

Nealhood...The Talon Roc (original, 2002, or the new Roc 12) is the ONLY sub I have ever heard that could keep up with the transient speed of electrostatic speakers. The pitch difference you heard may have been due to the sub getting "behind" the Maggies, but are you sure that you had the sub phase and crossover setup correctly? I have no doubt that the Talon would work perfectly for you, just want to make sure that you aren't running into a setup problem. Let me know if I can be of further assistance.

Best Regards...Mike - Father & Son Audio
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