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| My New Magnepan 1.7i's sound dull and lifeless on the top end...why? Are you sure there is not some snakeoil selling going here? | |
| Magnepan, Best midrange? I've moved away from stat/panel designs,,back into the cones,~No sweet spots~Any amplification friendly (minus SETs, obviously)25watts doable 6-8 ohms ~Any placement will work just fine~all around sound bass/mids/highs all represented.~Not expensi... | |
| Before I order the Magnepan 1.7s... ow about considering Martin Logan. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I have no intention of ever owning any stat/panel speakerJust thought I'd chime in about ML. The thing is the added bass modeule.I might love ML's stat panel, but not like how the bass mod... | |
| Reasonably sensitive speakers for tube amps, max $2k/pair, new or used after 49 yrs, I realize these Seas Magnesium midwoofers are excatly what I was looking for,,and soon to add a Crescendo tweeter. I can't think of a better combo, Dual W18's, But since you are starting from scratcgh, go dual W22ex. more bang in t... | |
| Before I order the Magnepan 1.7s... Consider at the least Seas W22,EX duals for lows/midsSeas Crescendo for mids/highsCrosses at the super critcal 2khz.Good luck. | |
| CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality my ears. I have heard some great streaming systems too, but not as good as a high-end transport DAC Clock CD / DSD systems ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Glad you posted this experience, which is both substantive and convincing.I always knew digitally streamed... | |
| My New Magnepan 1.7i's sound dull and lifeless on the top end...why? dekay3,770 posts07-29-2021 9:10pmSuspect that they are not propely hooked up/connected.If damaged it's unusual that both speakers would have the same fault.Not a clue as to what the "add-ons" mentioned by the OP are, but suggest hooking them up ... | |
| My New Magnepan 1.7i's sound dull and lifeless on the top end...why? amp, or a modern parasound amp. Needs an amp that can deliver fast settling amperage ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This is what my tech was getting at. ~~Requires high(er) current~~ than what the Defy7 can deliver = Not a match made in heaven.Is wha... | |
| CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality Just installed Mundorf Caps in my Jadis JS2Mark2 DAC, Running Telefunken ax's/au's and just installed JFET super high tech Class A opamps and will have my tech guy install Takman resistors,,Gonna be niceeeeeeeeI prefer cdp/DAC's over streaming. | |
| CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality I've worked hard collecting my beautiful classical cd's, All top quality performances, rare recordings,,,and have zero interest in streaming.Sorry wish I could give you a solid opinion,, I've read here and there, streaming is not anything specia... | |
| My New Magnepan 1.7i's sound dull and lifeless on the top end...why? Maggies like high power ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Now we are getting somewhere, which may lead us to the resolution of the OP,,,wait a minute, Nayls02 has a massive SS amplifier,, and still he can not get the Magnepans to perform as high fidelity... | |
| My New Magnepan 1.7i's sound dull and lifeless on the top end...why? Seems to me, this type of speaker requires a specific amplifier in order to achieve maximum performance..Or a I wrong? | |
| My New Magnepan 1.7i's sound dull and lifeless on the top end...why? oldhvymec3,337 posts07-29-2021 4:27pmIf you pull the jumpers and just plug into the highs, what do you hear? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~You are NOT offering anything substantive to help resolve his issues...You should, we all should re-read exactly what t... | |
| Help with Shortlist of Speakers! (SF vs Devore vs Others?) Do a dual Seas Magnesium W22 (not the Graphene, as they are 2X's the price of the EX001) add a SEas Cresendo all Mundorf SESGO caps. wayyy less than your 15G cap.Best bang for your buckxover is gonna be very close as the Crescendo only goes down... | |
| My New Magnepan 1.7i's sound dull and lifeless on the top end...why? -PrimaLuna EVO 400 Monos ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WOW those monos are some power pack amplifiers, Built in same factor as Cayin, Spark Audio, High quality, Very surprised you are not getting higher fidelity in all ranges..hummmm,. I was close to buying... |