I didn't laugh at the SET/Maggie combo so don't laugh at this. Get ahold of a pair of Sound Dynamics RTS-3's( about $200 from Audio Advisor, talk to my friend Joe at ext. 670. yes this is a plug for Joe, but we worked together in the biz long ago). These sound better than you would believe and if you want you can spend the rest of the $ on real fancy stands! I was amazed by the sound of these things even comparing them to ProAc's that cost $3K.
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I have Maggies 1.6 on my system with 7W 300B SET amp. (I can hear the laugh all the way from CA :)
As my environment doesn't allow me to play a loud music (very tiny room, sensitive neighbour and so on.), I have to lesten at very low level (9-10 O' O'clock on the Volume of AE-3 pre that control 7W SET amp to drive Maggies. I am satisfied with the soud I hear though.
AS Maggies sing when played loud. I feel that I just waste it's potential and space in my room with them. So I am looking for another alternative that can "sing" at low level.
I know it will be hard to go back from Maggies to boxes, but I will be happy to if I have to. I was using Axiom M22ti with good result
Any suggestion out there? Budger should be right a round the maggies.
My system:
AES SE-1 SET amp (300B tube, 7W)
AES AE-3 Preamp (tuvbe rectifier)
CAL Ikon2 CD player
ZU Oxyfeul interconnect
ZU Julian speaker cables
As my environment doesn't allow me to play a loud music (very tiny room, sensitive neighbour and so on.), I have to lesten at very low level (9-10 O' O'clock on the Volume of AE-3 pre that control 7W SET amp to drive Maggies. I am satisfied with the soud I hear though.
AS Maggies sing when played loud. I feel that I just waste it's potential and space in my room with them. So I am looking for another alternative that can "sing" at low level.
I know it will be hard to go back from Maggies to boxes, but I will be happy to if I have to. I was using Axiom M22ti with good result
Any suggestion out there? Budger should be right a round the maggies.
My system:
AES SE-1 SET amp (300B tube, 7W)
AES AE-3 Preamp (tuvbe rectifier)
CAL Ikon2 CD player
ZU Oxyfeul interconnect
ZU Julian speaker cables