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Magnepan 3.7
Josh358, Yankee ribbon has a true "ribbon woofer" .... 
Magnepan 3.7
If they were to use a straight foil for the woofer, a transformer would be necessary due to the impedance. Yankee Ribbon used a push pull ribbon for there speakers all other magnostats that i'm aware of use planer bass units( maggies , apogee's , ... 
Magnepan 3.7
Hello Magfan, Maggie is not using a foil backing on their tweeters,they are using corrugation to move/control the resonant freq. Some do it this way, others use damping. IMO corrugation works on the tweeters ( which maggie do ) but have found that... 
Magnepan 3.7
Josh358 wrote :Unsound, a quasi ribbon is a ribbon that is attached to a mylar backing. A true ribbon is just the foil, without a backing. Hello Josh,The magnetic assembly is what determines if it is a true ribbon or not , not the type of diaphram... 
Magnepan 3.7
Maggies are very good value, the 1.6 and now the 1.7 are really good value and with a few mods they step up to another level, not so much for the 3.6 or the 20.1. In all my magnapan experiences i have never heard better performance from 20.1's. no... 
How loud is loud, What DB is actually loud?
Bullot , Like your setup ........... regards, 
How loud is loud, What DB is actually loud?
Mceljo,Correct , 95 db in a domestic environment is very, very loud, even on crescendos.Viggen900 , agree , most high sensitivity speakers suffer from uneven and exaggerated bandwidth IMO and most balanced speakers tend to be in the high 80's 88-8... 
How loud is loud, What DB is actually loud?
A quad ESl would not be the speaker for what you are looking to do. For me 90-95 db is very loud and i dont normally listen that loud a din. Normally 80-84 db nominal with peaks at or near to 95 db is about the loudest i like to listen at home.For... 
Best speaker in the US $ 30-45.000,00 range
TAS also gave the Wilson Sasha the thumbs up ..... 
Why Doesn't Contemporary Jazz Get Any Respect?
Phil , You should do your next album in the house, the sound, natural ambiance and the humanity of it all could be felt thru that utube clip, pleasant surprise indeed. +10 
Why Doesn't Contemporary Jazz Get Any Respect?
Phil .. Spot on and I'm in full agreement , i felt the same way when in years past, People would mention Kenny -G and jazz in the same sentence. :)My father was a trumpet player in his earlier years and growing up we were surrounded by Jazz, Ernie... 
Nola Metro Grand Reference
Never heard the grand Reference , but did hear the Baby Grand Reference with MC2301's and they never lacked for power.Regards, 
Best speaker in the US $ 30-45.000,00 range
Let us know how they sound when you hear them Ben .... Regards, 
Best speaker in the US $ 30-45.000,00 range
Ben , Please do explain ,why i'm more incorrect than you and johnnyB,You both gave your opinions and i mine, I then cited historical facts of how speakers were designated in the past, I also pointed out an ad with a bigger speaker on stands , clas... 
Best speaker in the US $ 30-45.000,00 range
No 2chnlben... but i do see your response as an attempt to control my opinion, making you the control freak.