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Magnepan .7 vs 1.7 tech question?

Two questions,

 

1. Hopefully someone can help. Does anyone know if a change of fuse to a Magnepan .7 and 1.7 can be placed in order to add more sparkle/treble to the top end? The fuses that come with them appear to do the opposite. Is this possible?

 

2. I’ve heard a couple of rumors that the 1.7 needs more power/current than the .7 yet the specs of 86db efficiency and 4 ohm load are the same. Opinions greatly appreciated. 

 

 

rankaudio
frogman
7,354 posts
 

I don’t doubt that the right boutique fuse might improve the high end, but how do you know that “The fuses that come with them appear to do the opposite.”?  Have you bypassed the fuses and compared?  Curious.  

phcollie's avatar
phcollie
342 posts
 

1.7 Bypassed. Beautiful top end.

I have complete faith in my amplifier. (4b3)

Do not want any speaker fuses in the path.

Cheers.

 

 

rankaudio OP
119 posts
 

No but sources online indicate that the fuses are to attenuate the top end to roll it off, so I never bothered to try it.

rankaudio OP
119 posts
 

p. 9 of the PDF instruction manual on the .7 only appears to attenuate the top end  so it’s more rolled off. I don’t want that. I want the opposite. I want more treble. 

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russ69
3,360 posts
 

The tweeter section on the non-ribbon Magnepans are not perfect. The 1.7 can sound pretty decent with the right amp but never as good as the ribbon tweeter 3.7.

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