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Magnepan 2.7QR owners...please.

A few months back, I purchased a used pair of Magnepan 2.7 speakers for my son's system. Although he is quite happy, he asked some questions I can't answer and seek your help.

What do "Tweeter attenuator" and "Midrange attenuator" mean?
Are the extra speaker inputs for biwiring or are they supposed to just fit the small "U"-shaped metal bars that came with the speaker?
Are there any outboard crossovers available for this model?
For my taste, these speakers are a tad bright although they are remarkably transparent. Can some of this brightness be modified?

Thank you very much for your consideration.
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mcreyn
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As a longtime 2.7 owner a few suggestions:

1) Try using short pieces of wire instead of the metal bars. The metal bars sound horrible. I found cardas wire to work well for the jumpers.

2) If you use resistors, get some good quality ones. I tried both the cheap resistors and some high quality resistors and they sounded much better (less conjested).

3) Cables make a big difference. I found Wireworlds worked really well with my 2.7's.

4) Get a big amp. Not sort of big, really big. 500w/ch into 4 ohms is just where these speakers start to get happy.
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