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Mark Levinson Gurus: Vintage Three Mile Island

I love my 23.5 but have been trying to purchase 20.5's or 20.6's for my Magneplanar Tympani IVa's -- mainly to have as many gigantic black boxes as I can to gaze happily upon in my living room. Sort of an anti-WAF design statement.

The dual chassis design alone is enough for me to justify the extra expense, but I would really appreciate hearing from any of you if you think there are significant sonic differences in these amps.

My one reservation if I sold the 23.5 would be the drop in power from 200 to 100 WPC for the Maggies, but perhaps the fully class A design would make that insignificant -- or even sound more powerful?

Or maybe the Vintage Levinson three mile island: TWO 23.5's, bridged, for the bass and a pair of 20.6 monoblocks for the mids/highs?

Any advice, especially within the context of my Tympanis and SP-11 MK II would be greatly appreciated.

Happy New Year.
cwlondon

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twl
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CW, you must get some large Tube Traps, and various room treatments placed all around. I recommend Argent Room Lenses, since they work, are tall and black, and don't blend in with any type of decor. Also they must stand in specific areas of the room, regardless of how inconvenient.

The Mothra Research cables are the largest and most outrageous I've seen. Truly monstrous.

Also you might try covering all windows in the listening room with acoustical treatments. That is usually the final straw in the WAF department.
twl
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Max, the Mothra cables are a joke. And no, I'm not the proprietor, although I do wish I'd thought of it first!

I love the idea of a TT on a halogen lit pedestal!

I can't be of any help at all with the question about the ML amplifiers.
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