My listening room is a touch smaller 15 x 21 x 12. I found the panels were very musical but did not offer bass extension nor feel. I ultimately replace them with a pair of JL Audio F112 v.2. The JL Audio are a trade off. The backbone of music is powerfully conveyed tunefully and forcefully, but it feels at times at the detail/sparkle suffers. The soundstage is deeper for what that's worth. In the end, the Magnepan sound is more a wall of sound than monitor precision and the subwoofers add the octave and power to that the 3.7is lack. With that said, the two presentations (3.7i alone or augmented) could easily be enjoyed. Different rather than categorically better.
Magnepan 3.7i with two (2) DWMs with Pass Labs XA100.5
I recently upgraded by speaker cables between my Pass Labs XA100.5 and Magnepan 3.7i and a pair of DWMs. I've tried connecting the DWMs both in parallel and in series (using the DWMs crossovers). I moved from Kimber 12TC to Audience Au24 SE. This change added more detail and transparency.
Interesting when running in parallel (i.e., the 3.7i and DWM each connected directly to one of the XA100.5's two connections), the XA100.5 quickly left A-class.
Having the each cable around and given the nature of the DWM, I tried running the system both parallel and in series on the same system. In other words, I was using all four sides of the two DWMs. I wouldn't say that the XA100.5 couldn't handle it (opinion welcome, read on), but it was quickly out of A-class. The meter would swing back and forth. The interesting thing, is that I lost the Pass Labs sparkle. Bass was very powerful and could be felt. Yet it was almost muddy for the loss of a better word. Was the loss of mid-range magic, the XA100.5 running out of steam?
Interesting when running in parallel (i.e., the 3.7i and DWM each connected directly to one of the XA100.5's two connections), the XA100.5 quickly left A-class.
Having the each cable around and given the nature of the DWM, I tried running the system both parallel and in series on the same system. In other words, I was using all four sides of the two DWMs. I wouldn't say that the XA100.5 couldn't handle it (opinion welcome, read on), but it was quickly out of A-class. The meter would swing back and forth. The interesting thing, is that I lost the Pass Labs sparkle. Bass was very powerful and could be felt. Yet it was almost muddy for the loss of a better word. Was the loss of mid-range magic, the XA100.5 running out of steam?
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