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I had my old 1.6QRs done a number of years ago by John.

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In Reply to: RE: Davey ,,,,, tell me about the encounter .... posted by Davey on February 18, 2023 at 09:34:38

Nice work, and definitely improvements in some areas, definitely dynamics and transparency. However, though, the midrange was too forward, due to his crossover design, I'm sure. Moved on to 3-series and Harbeths, but still have the Magnestands.

Mark in NC
"The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains" -Paul Simon

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RE: I had my old 1.6QRs done a number of years ago by John. - Davey 07:46:25 02/25/23 (3)
Easily fixable with some equalization at line level though.
However, I believe some folks enjoy the overly prominent midrange.

The series crossover does have the advantage of a nearly flat impedance load that some amplifier setups might benefit from.

Dave.
- The other limitation is the QR tweeter, which just doesn't have the... - MWE 09:43:39 02/25/23 (2)
  extension and delicacy of the TR. But I may still pull them out at some point for a reevaluation with some equalization.
  
  Mark in NC
  "The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains" -Paul Simon
  - RE: The other limitation is the QR tweeter, which just doesn't have the... - Davey 18:00:15 02/25/23 (1)
    The ribbon tweeter models are a different realm. But, John declared those models not appropriate for his modification and claimed that the QR models so modified out-performed the ribbon models anyways. :) (One of the many highly questionable claims.)
    
    Regardless, it's good that you hung onto them. Nothing that he did de-valued the speakers in a permanent way and they can be improved upon considerably.....in my humble opinion....with equalization.
    
    Dave.
    - His claim about the QR tweeter WAS mostly bogus. TR still much superior. But yes, it might be... - MWE 13:32:15 02/28/23 (0)
      worth messing around a bit with the Magnestands.
      
      Mark in NC
      "The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains" -Paul Simon

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