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| Pass Labs:What to expect fm XA60.5 to XA100.5 Light:'More power means more complex circuit' is not necessarily true for Pass amps.I've seen an amp on his DIY site, which you can adjust output power of simply by continuing to parallel output devices. Of course, some additional changes need be ... | |
| Pass Labs:What to expect fm XA60.5 to XA100.5 Light,Maggies are generally not a bad load for a good amp like Pass. IF the new 3.7s follow Magnepan pattern, there should be NO impedance dips to weird lows OR any huge phase angle stuff to deal with. OTOH, they ARE fairly low sensitivity which i... | |
| No Audiophiles in Hollywood it is either Castle or Hawaii 5-0, but the end credits list 'Sota Turntables'.And this is throwaway commercial TV! Maybe it is Castle since the character is a wealthy writer of crime novels. His NYC apartment is pretty huge. He may have a nice ste... | |
| anyone bi amp a pair of ess amt1d active xo ? try doing a +- swap on one driver....probably the tweeter.IF the crossover phases ADD at the crossover point, it may be too much. If the original crossove was such that the speaker had to be wired in or out of phase to be correct, you may simply n... | |
| Need to use my 220v preamp in 240v. Will their be an issue w/ 50hz vs 60hz? Malaysia is 50hz..... | |
| Magnepan 20R vs 20.1Rs The Rives disc is supposed to be calibrated to the Radioshackup meter. It has 2 sets of test tones.....one at zerodb, the other tipped for the meter. I even put a new battery in the meter without help.....Meter between speakers aimed at center. I ... | |
| Magnepan 20R vs 20.1Rs That's what I was thinking. To verify, I have to flip 'em back around and try again. I'm simply to un-motivated and since it sounds fine, I won't worry myself over that. Also, using the Rives disk, I couldn't measure anything over maybe 12 or 14 k... | |
| Magnepan 20R vs 20.1Rs Last week, perhaps after reading your post, Josh, I got out the SPL meter.I put it on a tripod, sideways, so sitting a couple feet to the side, I could read the meter.I put on a Rives disk, which is 'calibrated' to the RatShack analogue meter.I ra... | |
| I found the sweet spot but it's 5ft off the floor You are past my direct knowledge.HOWEVER, I'd recommend posting at Audio Asylum....in the Planar section. Post a picture, too.Magnepan is frequently knocked for quality issues. Given the bang/buck ratio, people tend to put up with it. I woudn't, a... | |
| I found the sweet spot but it's 5ft off the floor Switch,good, your doing the right stuff with setup.Toe? IF both edges of the speaker are the same distance to the front wall, ZERO toe. This is almost always a bad idea. Toe IN is generally the way panels are arranged. Toe in will be when the line... | |
| I found the sweet spot but it's 5ft off the floor Have you tried a L/R swap or tweeters in/out or ANY modified setup.Some of the folks over at Audio Asylum / planar division may be able to help.A few over there put the speakers EDGE ON to the listener, sitting in the side null point and relying o... | |
| I found the sweet spot but it's 5ft off the floor Rac,Maggies are shipped with tilting spacers. IF the speakers in question have the little nylong spacers installed on the bottom screws of the stands, that tips 'em back. Some owners like them tipped back, others like myself, go with straight up/d... | |
| I found the sweet spot but it's 5ft off the floor More setup info would be nice.....I too have 1.6s, and think as shipped they are a little beamy.My first reaction would be to flip 'em around and listen to the OTHER side of the speaker...the side that you can't see the mylar from. That's right, p... | |
| Integrated vs using DAC or old NAD 1700 Owned a 1700 for 20+ years, from new.Really flexible 3x turnover tone controls, good phono section and rumble filter.What's not to like? BTW, I think I bought mine in '87 or so.......That being said....I don't know how well the NAD house sound ble... | |
| Magnepan 20R vs 20.1Rs No problemo, Bb. I hang with Maggie owners and we all know the 'code'. My bad. The pole piece is what holds the magnets. The panels therefore are NOT the same on each side. Side one.......You can easily see the mylar with the wires or ribbon glued... |