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| How would you rate these 2 Channel amps I agree on the Levinsons (golden era). Today's McIntosh amps are pretty darn nice. I was fairly blown away by a pair of MC501's last weekend at the dealer. | |
| best way to match tubes? My usual priority, at least with push pull amps & power output tubes, is to focus first on current, then Gm. I prefer to measure the current across a low value wire-wound resistor I've placed in the cathode path, as that will capture current t... | |
| Life after Maggies? G24 actually, I have an Ultracurve Pro, which is one of the reasons I know about the room modes. It's actually a pretty cool device! Running pink noise and/or autocorrect, I can see how much the room is impacting on the sound. I've been hanging ou... | |
| Tube Matching In my experience, you won't hear difference in different amps if the tubes themselves are all within spec. The key issue in matching tubes is relative to the other tubes in the circuit they're in. It's especially important in push-pull amps, where... | |
| Life after Maggies? I've had the Maggies for 7 years now (which is forever in this hobby). I'm trying them now in the smaller room. First impression isn't too bad. The room has some nasty bass modes, because the length and width are similar in size, so they double up... | |
| Life after Maggies? thanks everyone for your responses! You've given me a lot to think about.I'll definitely try to use the maggies in the new room, and see if I can make them work. Fortunately, it won't be used for anything else, so i can stick the speakers well out... | |
| Best Cheap Speakers - New or Old These pint-sized speakers were produced late in the life of the company Bozak. Designed by Peter Lederman (sp?) currently principal at SoundSmith. Deliver huge sound for their size, and great bass performance too. Expect to pay less than $200, for... | |
| Tube rolling, Macintosh MC275 Mk IV Not too surprised about the Penta Labs solid plates, they're pretty nice in a couple of other amps in which I've tried them. Nicer than any other current production KT-88 or 6550 I've tried. Not quite as nice in my Citation II as the original Tung... | |
| north creek music speaker kits I built a set of George's Eska speakers, which are basically floor-standing Okara II MTM speakers. The crossovers are a work of art! MASSIVE inductors and great parts quality. The drivers are among the best available.Your skills as a woodworker wi... | |
| I have Maggie MG 1.6's - need amp advice That's one nice advantage of bi-amping. You can have a nice sweet tube amp (like an AtmaSphere M60/w. Zero's) on the tweeter panel, and use a big honking high current solid state amp on the bass panel.Check out this article from TNT-Audio that dis... | |
| Speaker reco for vintage 35w amp in small room? I had had a Transcendent Sounds T8 OTL amp that the previous owner used with Reference 3a De Capo's. He was ga ga over them (I assume that's a positive).I had reservations about their ability to fill the room, especially on the low end. Live &... | |
| I have Maggie MG 1.6's - need amp advice Nope, unfortunately it's harder than that. They don't do it on their own :-( the Maggie crossover has to be disconnected entirely. * The amps are directly connected to the speaker driver elements (which is good for control and transparency).* Each... | |
| Speaker reco for vintage 35w amp in small room? Thanks for your responses. I've heard great things about Green Audio, so I'll try to track down a dealer where I can audition them.I've heard the Gallo's and thought they were a trifle grainy on the high end (my buddy's house, with solid state Aud... | |
| I have Maggie MG 1.6's - need amp advice This was my solution to finally getting my Maggies to "come alive" and it worked wonders. The Innersound is frequently available used for about $1500. It delivers about 600wpc into 4 ohms.More recently, I've ended up bi-amping mine, with a tube am... | |
| Do the big Maggies play LOUD Based on the above, I think the consensus is "no"I own a heavily modded pair of Maggie 1.6's driven with about 600 wpc. They play plenty loud, however they don't have the same visceral 'slam' that you get from a dynamic driver. The bass panels loa... |