gregorybraun
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| Appropriate Power for 1.7i's I'm driving a pair of 1.7i Magnepans with a Audio Research 300.2 power amp I purchased here on Audiogon a while back. The ARC 300.2 produces 300 wpc at 8 ohms / 500 wpc into 4 ohms.This is plenty of power for Maggies, and can be had for $1500-$180... | |
| Looking for an used, inexpensive pre amp How about a Rotel RC-1070 Preamplifier.It has a good MM phono stage, five high-level inputs, two pair of preamp outputs along with two sets of tape outputs.It includes a remote control, and has a very nice headphone amplifier circuit.You can find ... | |
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| What are some of the downsides of owning a Magneplanar .7 or 1.7i ? I've owned a pair of 1.7i Magneplanars for about two years. They replaced a pair of 1.6s I'd used for over 10 years.Like others here, I've found placement to be a bit tricky, but once you get them dialed in they're great. I've found mine work best... | |
| Vandersteen help needed Joe,You stated "The speakers are 9 ft. apart and about 8 and a half feet from my ears."Like others here, I'd suggest moving them closer together with more distance to the side walls.A general rule-of-thumb when it comes to speaker placement is to ... | |
| Best Cheap Amps for Magneplanar Speakers I drive a pair of Magnepan 1.7 loudspeakers with a Rotel RB-991 solid-state amplifier producing 200 watts/channel. They sound great! This amplifier can be found secondhand for around $700. Alternatively, the current replacement model, the RC-158... |