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| Magnepan Owners - Need Your Thoughts Please With Maggies, as I'm sure you've read and realize, the 'setups the thing'.Don't lock into dimensions before hearing them in your space. Be prepared to spend several hours experimenting. Link may provide some reading until you get 'em home and migh... | |
| what do you use to remove your tubes? If you worry, wipe down with some Iso alcohol after install. don't drip or soak it. damp lint free cloth will be ok. Handle with latex or vinyl clean-room style gloves. Make sure any vapors have evaporated before starting equipment.Finger oils are... | |
| Glue to attach speaker cloth to plastic? I don't know the right thing to do, but as a Magnepan owner, I have come to HATE the 3M 77 spray adhesive apparently referred to in the above post!I wish I had a better idea! | |
| Magnepan Owners - Need Your Thoughts Please Sensitivity for both speakers mentioned are close enough for either to be driven by the amp in question......But, that being said, Key is generally considered to be current delivery. Yep, probably SS, or even Mac! Bryston is mentioned often as are... | |
| Drill holes in rack shelf to keep amp cool? There are several low-noise DC fans which are even quieter when run on less voltage, at the expense of less airflow. I've experimented with an old CPU fan running off and 9v battery and it works. Don't know for how long, but it spins it fine and p... | |
| Am I limiting current to my amps and sub? Sounds like 'K' is on track here. I have a Panamax 5510 w/iso trans and use only low current stuff with it.My amp/sub, both 'd' amps, have there own circuit thru a PSAudio Soloist outlet. One thing, though, and maybe not so minor. Just using your ... | |
| Cold room, Bad for equipment? Sorry, I don't know the limits, but feel strongly that humidity and low, condensing temps are a bad mix with fine electronics. I grew up in the midwest and winter was static electricity season. I think we also had a humidifier since there was litt... | |
| Cold room, Bad for equipment? Please continue to watch out for condensation. This is the #1 enemy of fine electronics under your conditions. People exhale lots of moisture and it will 'migrate' to cold places. If you are where the weather is bad/major snow, you guys are gettin... | |
| Cold room, Bad for equipment? Condensation would seem to be the #1 enemy. People exhale lots of moisture. Bring 4 or 5 people into a cold room and than turn on the heat? Pre-heat is recommended as is some for of humidity control, especially in the summer.As for glass stress fr... | |
| Magnepan, How Low Can You Go...power-wise Size on a plane the issue? Try the small integrated from BelCanto. It is half rack width, has plenty of power and is a reasonably efficient ICE design. Some even have either a phono or USB DAC input. | |
| Magnepan, How Low Can You Go...power-wise Nick778's answer is interesting but simply doesn't apply to Magnepan.The 1.6s simply don't go below 4ohms and have moderate phase angle to boot.They may be power hungry, but certainly not a 'bad load'.Also, Magnepan ISN'T electrostatic. Sorry.The ... | |
| Anyone use the tweeter attenuation on Maggies? SETUPHave you tried tipping them back with the little nylon washers/ spacers?Have you tried a little additional toe-out?Both adjustments will leave frequency response untouched while getting you out of the direct 'beam' of the HF driver part of th... | |
| B&W CM7 Impedance Curve Ask 'em about phase angle, too. That should raise there hackles.phase is arguably more important that impedance. And a hi phase angle at the same frequency as a low impedance dip is worst of all. a 45degree angle will reduce apparent power by 30%,... | |
| Can I replace/repair a Phillips SACD transport? Eldartford,What a crackup. I have a Philips / Magnevox FD-1000 in the next room. It needs a laser head. And being a toploader, still otherwise works fine. It was the 'core' of many early CD player mods for hi-end use. Couldn't afford the Mission a... | |
| Optimal Placement for Magnepan 3.6? You may be better off with 1.6s or 12s. You can make them work into a smaller space. Gotta have the 3.6? Larger spaces are better. Look up Peter Gunn Magnepan.He does a rock solid conversion w/real artistic wood frames, getting rid of the MDF and ... |