Recently I stepped down from Martin Logan Summit Xs to Magnepan 1.7s. Was it a step down? Yes. Less of everything from the Xs (except warmth), but not bad and actually pretty good.
I am running the 1.7s with a Rogue Audio Athena (tube) preamp with upgraded Mundorf Silver Oil Capacitors and Wyred 4 Sound SX-1000 (class d) monoblocks. A Lexicon RT-20 Universal Disk player is my primary source. I also use a Velodyne SPL-1200 sub.
I do not see a lot of these types of set ups. Actually, most "audiophiles" that I encounter frown on the entire system. To each their own. I love it. Open and clean with lots of seperation and detail. And incredibly smooth and warm. Anyone else out there with a similar set up?
Any tweeks for the 1.7s? I am thinking of changing the fuses and jumpers.
04-27-12: Dsper I had the 1.7's for less than a year and then traded them in for dealer demo 3.6's. The 1.7's were way too sterile for me. The 3.6's are much better to my ear.
I bought Mye stands on Augiogon and they improved the 1.7's tremendously. Better bass and focus.
The stands are available if anyone wants to buy them! The wife is frowning on Mye stands for the 3.6's and I need to raise cash! Dsper (Threads | Answers | This Thread)
