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| Tubes for Magnepan’s. It would be easier if Magnepan just incorporated copper resistive ribbon into their design. A resistor can be any material that resists flow of electricity by definition, so why not just build it in to give the speaker a higher ohm rating, and so ... | |
| Tubes for Magnepan’s. ^It does if you take the closed parentheses off.http://www.zeroimpedance.com | |
| Tubes for Magnepan’s. The Cary pre looks interesting, and the price is certainly right. Thanks @russ69.Conventional wisdom never is. | |
| Tubes for Magnepan’s. Steve Guttenberg thinks the Rhumba 3.1 is the choice in my price range.https://backertlabs.com/rhumba-1-3-preamp/ | |
| Tubes for Magnepan’s. @fiesta25It is necessary because:1. Some people feel the need to reiterate the fact that Maggie’s need a "LOT OF POWER". Which we already know. Many of us are happy with 100w's a channel into 8 ohms with our speakers though and we are not crazy, l... | |
| Tubes for Magnepan’s. @jjss49 We have already settled on a tube pre into a SS amp, I think. But thanks so much for you detailed response. I want to buy a used A23 just to gauge the difference between the Parasound Halo line and my Benchmark AHB2. I can always use that ... | |
| Tubes for Magnepan’s. My world famous factory X-overs from Magnepan. Notice how the inductor is inline to ground, and so most of the mid and none of the treble came through in the beginning.I posted the image on my FB page so you can see it for yourself. Wonder if this... | |
| Tubes for Magnepan’s. @sgreg1Yes, I have been intrigued by Vincent, but don't like the fact that they are built in Shina. The PS Audio BHK concept at a better price point.This is in the "fiddling" price range though if I ever get a wild hair, or when this series comes ... | |
| Tubes for Magnepan’s. @secretguy Why the tweeter array? The tweeter on the 1.7i is serviceable at best. Since they don’t make the 2. series anymore with the ribbon tweeter, and I have good subs, so don’t need the additional bass of the 3.7i panel, why spend $4k more?Wh... | |
| Tubes for Magnepan’s. This is my #1 amp.Benchmark AHB 2. It comfortably can handle 90- 95db on it’s own with my 1.7i’s, depending on the material. It totally rocks with the KEF’s, and does very well with the bass panels, it’s the tweeters that kill it. It’s easy to see... | |
| Tubes for Magnepan’s. @russ69Thanks. | |
| Stratospheric audio gear prices I think of the ultra high end in audio equipment more like hand made works of art than any potential benefit you may derive from improved audio quality. I don’t think you get the be all, end all performance you might get from a hyper car.What the ... | |
| Tubes for Magnepan’s. The Parasound Halo line seems to be a consensus choice. A23+ is fine for the 1.7i's but an A21 if you’re planning on getting the 3.7i's.Right? | |
| Tubes for Magnepan’s. The original tweeter is now part of the midrange, today. 😉New tweeters are a line array parallel with the panel. Wood has been subtracted and added. I also included bi-ampable binding posts. I've been trying to document this rebuild and will sew t... | |
| Tubes for Magnepan’s. @iealesThat's my kind of finagling. I find manufactures attempts to build homages to existing technological presentations often tiring when cross pollination can yield much better results.Being able to afford 3 amps for a stereo that you can match... |