nayls02
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| Under my tower speakers -- Isoacoustics Gaia, other options? Of all the tweaks/upgrades I’ve employed in my systems, the Townshend podiums made the largest improvement, by a wide margin. They are transformative. Highly recommended 👍🏼  | |
| Cheapest but good cables…. + 1 more Audio Envy fan. Fantastic value. | |
| Bottlehead Kaiju 300B vs Dennis Had Inspire 300B. blisshifi Thank you for sharing your experiences. Much appreciated. | |
| Too much power? @boxcarman My experience with Magnepan's is just the opposite. My 1.7's sound much better being driven by the XA-25 vs the XA-100.8 monos. That said, I prefer the 100.8's with the Quad ESL-2905's. | |
| Best Amps for Magneplanar 1.7i Speakers @yuviarora +1 upgrading the crossover is the biggest bang for the buck with the Magnepans. | |
| So, I listened to a $1Million Dollar System @ozzy Was it LMC in Scottsdale AZ? 18 months ago, I spent 3 hours auditioning their set-up showcasing Dan D’Agostino monos & pre-amp. Wilson Audio Chronosonic XVX speakers and subsonic subwoofer towers. Transparent cabling, etc. I was inform... | |
| Difusers on the speakers? +1 This has been the most impactful upgrade to my system I've ever made @havocman  "just try the Townshend podiums, they're expensive but oh my goodness it's like having a whole new system it makes that big of a difference isolating the speakers ... | |
| Pass INT-25 better than Wilsenton R8? I also own a pair of XA-100.8 monos, and prefer the XA-25's single ended circuit topology, speed, timbre, & tonality. The XA-25 has no issues whatsoever powering my Magnepans & Quad ESL 2905's | |
| Pass INT-25 better than Wilsenton R8? @jetter The amp stages of the INT-25 and the XA-25 amplifiers share the same components & configuration. The INT-25 siphons ~25% of the power transformers output to run the pre amplifier section. I've owned both, fully broken in. For me the ... | |
| My New Magnepan 1.7i's sound dull and lifeless on the top end...why? russ691,216 posts07-29-2021 12:28pmI just wanted to add, make sure your banana plugs are not inserted too far. They can sometimes foul some wiring or reach the panel. Also take a flashlight and look at the wiring near the crossover and see if you ... | |
| My New Magnepan 1.7i's sound dull and lifeless on the top end...why? kingbarbuda289 posts07-28-2021 8:45pmI have a pair of 1.7is. I recommend until you are very familiar with the Maggies and sort this issue out, that you run them only on solid state equipment. I have not looked up the specs on those Pass Labs monob... | |
| My New Magnepan 1.7i's sound dull and lifeless on the top end...why? audiokinesis2,592 posts07-28-2021 8:27pmGetting good measurements of large dipole loudspeakers is not trivial.My point being, it is extremely unlikely that casual non-gated in-room measurements made with a spectrum analyzer are "accurate" when the... | |
| My New Magnepan 1.7i's sound dull and lifeless on the top end...why? ps576 posts07-28-2021 6:40pmCheck the tweeter fuses?Fuses look good. | |
| My New Magnepan 1.7i's sound dull and lifeless on the top end...why? kingdeezie46 posts07-28-2021 6:05pmI would think there is a problem with the speakers. 9 DB down in the highs? If the LRS sounds good on the same equipment in the same room, something wrong with the 1.7s.Agreed | |
| My New Magnepan 1.7i's sound dull and lifeless on the top end...why? andrewmg7 posts07-28-2021 5:56pmHave you tried using the stock u-shaped jumper in place of your anticables attenuator? Seems a likely culprit....I'll try that. thx |