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What do you think about Magnepans 3.6R for me

I am considering new speakers. I am thinking of getting a pair of Magnepan 3.6R. Will the speakers fit my equipment and room? I have a music room 28 x 16 for half and 28 x 22 for the other half. This room opens into a hallway on one side and two double doors on the other side.
My equipment is as follows:
1. Sonic Frontiers Line 3 SSE
2. Sonic Frontiers Power 3 with KT88 tubes
3: Mark Levinson 36s
4. Marl Levinson 37
5. Audioquest Diamond x3 balanced interconnects
6. Audioquest Diamond Dragon speaker cables bi wired
Will I have enough power for the speakers in my size room? Will my Audioquest interconnects have good sound with this setup? The Audioquest interconnects to the amps are about 6 or 7 meters long. I would hate to replace them. I heard these speakers several years ago with ARC equipment in a small room. I liked the sound and I think I would like to own them for a while to play old blues and jazz. I assume I just change the Power 3s over to 4 ohms to use the Magnepans and not use the 8ohms configuration?
I currently have old B&W 801s. I have had them a long time and need a change. I like the sound but want a change.
coxhaus
coxhaus OP
231 posts
 
I have decided my room is too large for my current tube amps. I bought a pair Classe CAM-350 350 Watt Monoblocks in anticipation of auditioning the Magnepan 3.6r speakers. I hope these will be large enough at 700 watts per channel at 4 ohms.
I guess my next question is should I look at the Maggie 20.1 speakers as well? Are the 20.1 speakers a lot better than the 3.6rs?
I had a chance to listen to a pair of Avalons with some German equipmnet driving them in a large room. It seemed like you needed a high volume to bring out the bass. Any comments?
jimburger
104 posts
 
My room is comparable in size to yours. My Maggie 3.6's are powered by a Theta Dreadnaught II (approx 450wpc into 4 ohms) augmented by a pair of Vandy 2WQ's and they easily fill the room.
markwatkiss
508 posts
 
I've owned Magnepans,curiously there is an unfounded belief by many that they requie a gazillion watts to deliver the music.Not true.I can assure you in no uncertain terms that the Classe amps will give you what you're looking for.
Flip me a pm if you're interested in additional particulars.
loomisjohnson
1,903 posts
 
i seriously considered splurging on the 3.6rs; ultimately i passed because i was too overwhelmed by what i deemed to be the necessity of popping for upgraded power amps and two more compatible subs. that said, they are awesome speakers--to my ears, eons better than you b&ws. i would think your 350w monoblocks would do just fine (i heard 'em auditioned with classe gear and they sounded great). the 20.1s are better, with an audibly bigger soundstage, but they're not $7 grand better--to me, the difference isn't cost-justified. plus, unless you have a really, really tolerant wife, the size veers on the ridiculous.
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