ronwills
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| Magnum Dynalab 308 drive Magnepan 1.7 or 3.6? The Maggies do need space behind the to work properly. I have tried everything from 2 to 5 feet from the back wall. I have settled on 4 feet.One very cool but not anticipated benefit of the 1.7s is that I am listening much more at lower levels due... | |
| Tweaking the Magnepan 1.7s I do want to mention a "tweak" that is not specific to Magnepan that has worked incredibly well. I ordered 4' x 2' x 2" sound absorption panels. I place one on each side of my audio system (which sits between the two speakers). I find the best set... | |
| Wyred DACS Has anyone tried the Wyred 4 Sound C1 Ultra Analog Balanced Cables? Looking to upgrade to balanced cables and was so happy with the Wyred 4 Sound DAC1 thought I might try the C1 Ultra Cables. They cost $119.00.Thoughts? Experiences? Other balanced... | |
| Tweaking the Magnepan 1.7s OK, here is the update on turning the Magnepans around . . . no difference! I couldn't hear any difference after a week of turning the speakers away from the listening position. In fact, I felt they were slightly better detailed in their proper po... | |
| Tweaking the Magnepan 1.7s I am still grapling with the Mapleshade jumpers. Makes rock music jump compared to the standard jumpers provided by Magnepan but I do find putting the Mapleshade jumpers on the Maggies seems to make the music just a tad more harsh. This was my opi... | |
| Tweaking the Magnepan 1.7s CromThanks for the reminder about the jumpers. I dug through my stuff and switched out the Magnepan jumpers and replaced them with the Mapleshade jumpers (way oversold on the Mapleshade records site, but they do sound better than the standard Magn... | |
| Tweaking the Magnepan 1.7s I am driving my Magnepan 1.7s with a Bada MA-3MKII hybrid preamp and Bada MA-100MKII amp (about 200 to 250 watts into 4 ohms) connected to a Wyred 4 Sound DAC1 and Netgear 9150 music server. Wiring is Xindak.The Bada combo is a fantastic value for... | |
| Tweaking the Magnepan 1.7s By the way, I got the wood inserts instead of the aluminum so mine look almost exactly like the old 1.6s. I wanted the beige color and the dealer talked me out of the aluminum trim (which I wanted). The only way you can tell that they are 1.7s is ... | |
| Tweaking the Magnepan 1.7s I will definately try reversing the speakers to hear what it sounds like. I never heard about this for the 1.6 or 1.7s. I imagine I will get a few stares when people come over and ask me why I have my speakers facing the wall!About the few comment... | |
| Tweaking the Magnepan 1.7s Just took a look at the razor treatment! Scares me to death. I can just imagine trying to explain to Magnepan what I was trying to do as I cut through the Mylar or put a foot or hand through the panel. Any less intrusive tweaks that you can recomm... | |
| Magnepan 1.7 This past weekend, I just tried some 96 kHz / 24 bit downloads from HD Tracks.com and I was blown away. The detail, depth and lack of harshness is unbelievable. You can easily hear the limitations of CDs when you switch back from the high res file... | |
| Wyred DACS I have been living with the Wyred 4 Sound DAC1 now for several months. My system consists of Magnepan 1.7s, Bada hybrid tube preamp and solid state amp, Netgear 9150 music and video server and Xindak cables. Total investment less than $6,000.I rec... | |
| Wyred DACS I have a Wyred 4 Sound DAC1 and would be interested in hearing anyone comparing it to the DAC2. It was my understanding, other than the USB, IS2 and the preamp functionality, the two are audibly identical. When I corresponded with Wyred 4 Sound, t... | |
| New Magnepan 1.7 Audioquest4Life,Just got back having an opportunity to listen to a state-of-the art system with no digital (except for my Wyred 4 Sound DAC1 which we installed for some light listening). First of all, very gracious host who could not have been any... | |
| Magnepan 1.7 Mapman,I did purchase my Magnepan 1.7s along with my previous 1.6s at The Listening Room in Pikesville. They assisted me in selling my 1.6s which helped the process along.I was at the Strathmore Hall last week to listen to Marin Alsop and the BSO.... |