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| Active or passive preamp Ngjockey,Thanks so much for that information! I have looked high and low for output impedance on TVC's to no avail. All I ever got was a nonspecific "lower than resistor based designs." Is that true for all TVC's, or only the S&B's? | |
| Classe CAP 2100 for Maggie 3.6? Kimf70,I have my 3.7's out 6 feet, as I did with the 1.6's they replaced. You can expect to loose some of the bass response at 3 feet, but its not like that is a complete show stopper in my opinion. Its like amplifier power-- less than optimal can... | |
| six year old 6sn7's, pushing my luck? The sophia tubes run $100 each and are pretty good. You might want to think about them. I also agree it makes sense to keep a cheap pair of current production tubes around. | |
| Active or passive preamp Yes, an amp with a higher input impedance would be preferable. There is a rule of thumb that the input impedance of a component should be at least 10 x the output impedance of its upstream component. I'm about 38 years removed from my last physics... | |
| Active or passive preamp I don't think I would run a passive into an amp with an input impedance of 22K ohms. I love passives, especially TVC's, but I think that is pushing it. | |
| Magnepan announces the 20.7 Doug, I'm trying to understand why people are having such different reactions to their auditions of the .7 series. I wonder how much of this comes down to semantics. I'm asking myself "At what point does an incremental improvement cross the thresh... | |
| Building a System around Magnepan Speakers... Interesting problem. I approach budget systems by focusing on 1 good piece that I can hold for awhile, then building around it with high value components that I can gradually add as more money becomes available. I recommend the MG 1.6's. as that p... | |
| So, what's your audio resolution for 2012? Finish upgrades on cables, rack, and get two Rel subs. | |
| Best audio purchase of 2011 This year I got a Sony ModWright 5400, Promitheus Signature TVC, and Magnepan 3.7's. The only thing I kept was my Cary 500 MB's. Don't make me pick one of the 3 new pieces. Sophie's Choice. Now I'm working on ancillaries. Cables, racks, etc. I am ... | |
| Classe CAP 2100 for Maggie 3.6? Looks to me like you will be in good shape. You have a huge room, so you should be able to get the maggies out away from the back wall. I would guess the Classe will be OK at 200 WPC. In my opinion Maggies do very well with vocals and pianos. By a... | |
| Classe CAP 2100 for Maggie 3.6? Maggies are planar magnetics, not electrostats. They like high current solid state, although some swear by tubes. I have 3.7R's and use Cary 500 MB which are 1000 watts/channel into 4 Ohms. Several others around hear use these amps with 3.6's and ... | |
| alternative to maggies? 1. Get a Dog, loose the cat2. Declaw the cat3. Seriously, nothing else does what Maggies do for the same amount of money. I would try to find a stand mounted monitor that you really like. Maybe a pair of Sonus Faber Cremonas would do it for me, bu... | |
| Upgrading Fuses Hifisoundguy,Thanks so much for sharing your experience with the nano-liquids. I've pretty much decided to pull the trigger on some for my Maggies. As I said earlier, I've learned from experience not to blow off the stuff from Audio Magic. | |
| Equipment you just must get if you can Great question!For me, there are two items that I'm keeping my eyes open for.1. 2M XLR Audio Magic liquid air IC's. Kind of pricey new, although I have a 1M now and I have to say its worth every penny. 2. Coincident Statement Line StageThat line s... | |
| Amplifier power needed by 1.7s I heard the 1.7's with and without a rel sub. Addition of the sub made the 1.7 a much better speaker. I was very impressed. I'm not so sure that tube amps are the answer. I prefer SS with maggies. I'd go for tubes in the source or pre. |