jonhakken

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Oppo compatibility with Apple products.
The USB inputs for the Oppo 95 are only for passive storage drives such as a thumb drive.  They do not function as a DAC input from a digital source such as a computer or iphone or ipod. 
Magnepans
I have Magnepan 1.7s in a medium-sized room (about 350 sq ft).  I originally used a Linn Majik amp with 100 wpc @4 ohms.  The sound was plenty loud enough, but it just did not have enough dynamic punch.  I then changed to a Linn Klimax amp with 20... 
Magnepan 1.7 and Subwoofer help/recommendations
Unless you are looking for really deep bass, I would like to suggest that you try using Dirac Audio Processor or similar DSP software. I have Magnepan 1.7s driven by a Linn amplifier (100 w/ch @ 4 ohms). Without using Dirac, I have a 5dB peak at 7...