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| Used amps, how to tell if,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I own the Magnepan .7's and found a used Spectron musical MK lll class D amp. It's a beast and weighs in at 54 lbs. Output is 500 watts@8ohms, 650@4ohms, and 1,200 watts@1ohm 65 amps for 500 milliseconds All l know is Maggie's love power!! The m... | |
| Speakers for string Quartets I have the Magnepans. 7's and l think they really excel with stringed instruments, in my opinion. Any Maggie's for that matter.The YouTube vid I've attached of my stereo rig should give some indication Keep in mind that l feed my Maggie's with a v... | |
| Speakers: Anything really new under the sun? I just recently bought a pair of Maggie's, and they are pretty much the same as they were in the 70's | |
| Magnepan and Bob Carver Raven amps I have the .7s and l think they are a good match with my VAC PA 100 100 tube amp l typical listen to music around 75 db with peaks in the low eighties I connect my .7's to the 4 ohms tap Watch "Magnepan .7's doing their thing with VAC PA 100... | |
| What are your favorite "HOT" songs? In honor of Meatloaf passing Bat out of Hell | |
| Share MYSTICAL, HAUNTING songs Maybe a tad off topic, but has anyone heard of the young Russian singing sensation Diana Ankudinova? Very unique voice as she's a dynamic contralto (very rare) and has polyphonic overtones She had a very sad start in life but now starting to gai... | |
| Stand Mount Speakers I've never heard them personally but the Buchardt S400 always get excellent reviews and there is lots of YouTube videos about them Good luck in your seach! I think they have an in home trial period | |
| China built tube amps My Tube amp, tube pre amp, speakers and source were all made in the USA and bought 25 years ago They are still going strong! I'll stick to USA made, thank you very much | |
| 30 to 50 watts seems to be all I desire I own the Magnepan.7’s and l have two amps A VAC PA 100 100 tube amp and a Spectron musical MK lll SS amp As you know Maggie’s love watts/current My VAC sounds magical with the Maggie’s at 100 watts per side But when l use my Spectron with 500watt... | |
| Need help choosing a new DAC I really like my Exogal Comet Plus DAC can be used as a pre amp and can control two subs Lots of connection options and designed by the Waldi engineers Cost is $3,500 with separate power supply and l think just under $3,000 without | |
| Subwoofer for music, how low? @dweller I've been wondering if my Main tower speaker with built in powered subs plus my two SVS Ultra 13 subs with upgraded plate amps (more watts and DSP app) will perform like a swarm configuration l love adjusting my subs on the fly from my ... | |
| Guess How Big My Speakers Are And l was thinking Bose 901's | |
| Advice regarding streaming please. @mrmeaner My system is not top tier, but all in all not bad for money spent If you watch my vid the song is played through my Audiolab 6000n SPDIF @ 44/16 l would like to get a more costly streamer on loan just to compare Watch "magnepan 7's... | |
| Advice regarding streaming please. I own the Audiolab 6000N and I'm very happy with it's build quality, streaming features and sound quality With it's user interface I can control all streaming services (there are many) through the DTS Play-Fi app using my smart phone I do use an e... | |
| How much gear do you own? I have the VAC PA 100 100 tube amp & ARC LS15 tube amp that l bought back in 1995 and a Spectron musical MK ll amp I have two sets of speakers, Maggie's and Mythos ST's Two Ultra 13 subs, Exogal Comet Plus DAC, Oppo BD 105 Blu-ray Audiolab 6... |