What is the best 2-way Magnepan ever made ?

i owned tympani 1 bs, my friend had tympany 1ds and has mg3s. i have heard 3.6s and 20.1s .

personally, i prefer the tympany 1ds over all other magnepan speakers. they were listenable for hours without fatigue. the newer magnepans are a bit top heavy.

i have owned the 1.6s for over 1 year. they are ok, but there is too much treble. i use 4 ohm resistors and tubes and there still is too much treble.

Mrtennis...Magnepan claims that the MG1.6 is flat on the high end, and my measurements confirm their claims (at both high and low frequencies). However, they suggest that many recordings have boosted high end so as to compensate for speakers that are not flat, and they furnish a one ohm resistor to replace the tweeter jumper so as to roll off the high end. I myself settled on 1.5 ohms. However, your 4 ohms does seem a bit extreme. Maybe you need to soup up the woofer. I did this by replacing the crossover inductor with a #10 (heavy) gauge air coil (which needs to be externally mounted because of its size). This mod was worth the expense and effort.

For experiencing a wall of orchestral sound the tympani 1d speakers would be my choice. Otherwise, I love my 1.6 speakers and will upgrade the crossover when I have the time. I don't find the top end too harsh and am happy with a ss amp and tube preamp combo.