johnto
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| Pass labs poweramps I called Pass and it is very normal its the heat sinks expanding no worries, enjoy the music. | |
| new york city audio show 2018 I'm always surprised there's nothing happening in New England. We were once the leaders in audio invention and manufacturing. | |
| Autoformer vs Speaker impedance Curve When considering an amp for my Magnepan 3.7 I contacted the factory and a large dealer and both said the autoformer would not make a good match with the Maggie's and that I would need at least 500 watts to even consider a Mc. | |
| How do autotransformers affect sound? When amp shopping I called the factory and one of their larger dealers and was told they did not get along well with Magnepan speakers and not to consider anything under 500 watts. | |
| Best Class A / Class AB SS Power Amplifiers between $5000-$10,000 Pass Labs 250.8 you won't be sorry. | |
| Best audio companies and dealers Audio Connection Verona NJ, and Fidelis Nashua NH for stores.Manufacturers Parasound, Magnepan and Pass Labs phone and emails always answered. | |
| There should be a "Rant" category... The frustration goes both ways I've had people offer to buy equipment then disappear when you email them back to accept. | |
| Pass labs poweramps Same here with my 250.8 clinking sound about 20 minutes after being turned on. Haven't really stuck around after shut down to see if the same happens on cool down. | |
| MAC Autoformers? Both the factory and a dealer said to stay away with Maggie's unless you go at least 600 watts. | |
| Magnepan 3.7i vocals sound harsh I did it spent above my means and bought a Pass 250.8 and XP 10 pre.While the Parasound Hint was a great match with the 1.7i the sound wasn't the same with the 3.7i. The Pass takes control and is more musical in every aspect as it should be at 5X ... | |
| McIntosh MC501 or Audio Research DS450M for Magnepan 1.7 I was considering Mcintosh for my Maggie's called several McI dealers and they said autoformer would not mate well with Maggie's. You would need to have 500 watts or more which I quess is what you are looking at.Which amp did you end up with and ... | |
| Magnepan 3.7i vocals sound harsh Purchased 1.5 and 2.0 resistors fron Magnepan arrived but when installed take all the life out of my listening. Gone is all the high end magic . I'll go back to just jumpers maybe try a different amp or more diffusion . | |
| What used speakers raraely come up for sale Philharmonic Audio 3 great sounding speakers at a reasonable price. | |
| Magnepan 3.7i vocals sound harsh Waiting to receive some 1.5 and 2 ohm resistors in the mail.Also looking into possible amp replacement. | |
| Parasound halo JC2 what a joke I have the Parasound Hint never a problem great sound and questions always answered timely.I would not put Parasound in the same category as Emotiva as I had owned Emo monos and pre and the Hint was a definitive move up in sound. |