lhasaguy
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| Old Amps that can still Kick Butt I have a pair of McIntosh 501 mono blocks, 18 years old and Still Kick Ass! 750 bench measured watts! My Maggie’s love the current. | |
| Why did you choose the components and speakers that are in your system? I started my journey into high end with 3.6 Maggie’s. They still remain the core of my system. I went through a number of amps before finding McIntosh MC501 mono blocks. Maggie’s thrive on current and these amps made them very revealing. Alo... | |
| Tubes for Magnepan’s. Maggie’s typically need a lot of current. I have a tube preamp that I love and 750 measured wpc mono blocks running 3.6 Maggie’s. IMHO you will need a mnmum of 150 wpc to drive smaller Maggie’s and more would be recommended, Think about SS amp... | |
| What is your favorite album cover? AEwarren beat me to it, but Electric Ladyland with all the topless girls in the early release (I have one from back in the day) and Cheap Thrills with all R. Crumb artwork do it for me!! | |
| Favorite Guitar Solo Duane Allman playing at the 6:30 of You Don't Love Me from the Live at the Fillmore album. It is a soulful lyrical solo, no fast, but one that touches your soul.I experienced it live at the Syria Mosque in Pgh on that tour. I still touches me 50... | |
| Where are the young audiophiles? I am 72 and bought my first separates system in 1969. It consisted of a Sansui amp, Sansui tuner, (matched 555s), Dual 1019 turntable and Sansui Sp-100 speakers. I added an AKAI R2R. The cost was about $800 for all of it.I am not sure my curren... | |
| Lack of Female Representation I would suggest that women like great sound, but are not obsessed with finding that 1/10 of 1 percent gain for big $$$. High quality audio is found in many ways, if there is no testosterone driven need to be better than the other guy.They see th... | |
| What Is The Most Romantic Song That You Have Ever Listen To? John Lee Hooker and Bonnie Raitt, I am in the Mood!! | |
| Do you care about car audio? I have 2 cars that I drive. One is a Mercedes E400 that has a delightful sound system. The other is an Austin Healey Bugeye who sound system is a two barrel carb on a 948 engine into a very minimal muffler, always driven top down in Georgia. It... | |
| Speakers The single most critical component The one critical feature about speaker is their choice drives two important things, one is the components needed to maximize their sound and the other is how much their sound appeals to your ears.Planars are different from Horns and they are diffe... | |
| This forum is antiquated. How much has the OP paid to use this site? Zero.....If you don’t like it, build a better one. It works as it does, but still.costs you nothing. | |
| Sending a 110 lb amp to the manufacturer for cleaning/calibration. Good idea? How to ship? I concur with MC, but would add one comment. When you feel your amp needs refreshed, many skilled technicians exist who can work on it. Better to have a short road trip to someone you can talk to who will commit to a timeframe ahead of time, th... | |
| WHAT IS THE MOST UNIQUE SONG THAT YOU HAVE EVER HEARD? Something can be unique, that renders most unique redundant.That said, I nominate Hocus Pocus by Focus | |
| I just bought a Steinway which sounds like a banjo. Piano reproduction is one of the true tests of a system. It is the most difficult instrument to faithfully reproduce in your room. | |
| Most rooms don’t need acoustical treatment. Treatments are more important for Maggie owners IMHO. Planars radiate in both directions. It is important to have a diffuser behind the speakers. It makes a world of difference. I cannot cannot comment on box speakers as I have not owned one i... |