Magneplanar 3.6R + Pass Aleph Amps Mate ?


I am considering a change to 3.6R's and am curious how an Aleph amp, in particular a 5 will perform with these speakers? I don't have a local 3.6R dealer and it is obviously difficult to determine if it is worth the effort.

Thanks in advance for your valuable input!
sayas

Showing 1 response by ral

As a biamper of 3.6 for over 2.5 years, I'd suggest you keep the Aleph for the "top" (as Jvogt suggests)in a biamp mode (still may not be enough power though). Then buy a used Bryston 4B for the bottom, and biamp the 3.6's with an active crossover (Marchand or Bryston). Dump the factory external xover. Transparency and dynamics will improve dramatically. (I say this because I think the discontinued Aleph series is very special... more musical than PassX series, IMO.)