Magnepan MG-3.6r pic
Audio Concepts Titan II LE
Quicksilver V4 pic
Bryston 7B-SST
Marchand XM44 4-way crossover pic
Bel Canto Design PRE-1 Preamplifier
Marantz SA-11s2 pic
Analysis Plus Crystal Oval pic
Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Speaker cable
VH Audio Flavor 2, 3, 4
Mapleshade Samson V1
GIK Acoustics Various treatments Tweak
Mye Sound MG3.6 aftermarket stands Stand
RealTraps MicroTraps, MiniTrap HFs Tweak
ASC StudioTrap, SoundPanel Tweak
Oyaide R1 Tweak
Equitech 2Q pic
Herbie's Audio Lab Iso-Cup / Lampblack footers Tweak
Herbie's Audio Lab SuperSonic tube dampers Tweak
Herbie's Audio Lab Grungebuster CD Mat Tweak
Audio Points 1.5APD Tweak
The Magnepan Altar: Realization
The Magnepan Altar represents hundreds of hours of research and work.
The Realization of the Altar is a permanent and uncompromising modification to the Magnepan 3.6R.
Triamplification is simply three channels of amplification per speaker, or in the case of the Magnepan 3.6R, one per driver. The lack of passive components (i.e. capacitors and inductors) between the amplifier and the driver results in a true, uncolored sound that few have experienced.
Thank you for looking! I'd be happy to answer any questions about this system or the modifications.
List of modifications
- Removed internal crossover
- Wired each driver to Vampire BP-HEX binding posts using Goertz MI1 (with ended treated with ProGold)
- Bypassed fuses and tweeter attenuator jumper
- Decoupled ribbon assembly from frame using Herbie's Grungebuster sheet strips (1/32" thick).
- Decoupled binding post panel from frame using Herbie's Grungebuster sheet strips (1/16" thick)
- Removed "inner sock" (note the semi-tranparency in the pictures)
The Next Steps:
- Passive preamp (Bent Audio TAP-X and Music First Audio are looking real nice)
-- Nils |
