I joined the debate this AM from work. I wound up in auditioning the 1.6 this evening. I should have them in about 8-10 weeks. Whats interesting is that Diana Krall was one of the Demo's Wow!!!! WAF don't know, I have 8-10 weeks to live.. Oh well I have a good rendition of Requium..The 1.6's are better than advertised. when asked to point at the sound source, its like a multiple choice... The expert says I should burn them in for about 50 Hours. I would appreciate input
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- I have some bad news for you . . . BobH 15:36:04 01/07/00
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In Reply to: Re: 12s vs 1.6 posted by Hugh M. McElroy on January 06, 2000 at 18:50:26:
I suspect you will not be waiting 8-10 weeks. I ordered mine from an established dealer and they have just been shipped. Total time order to arrival 18 weeks. Assuming no further hitches.
Good luck to you though.
- Maybe not that bad... DET 14:25:01 01/09/00
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I gave a listen to the 3.6's the other day. The dealer said that he keeps a 1.6 on order constantly. When someone orders it, he orders another one. Of course, you have to be lucky enough to want "the most popular" type of wood and covering. So if your dealer does this, you might get them quicker than the full backorder period.
Of course, if you wanted another color, or someone had just ordered a pair the day before...
From the quick listen, I can see why so many people don't mind waiting, and at the same time, can't stand waiting.
- Re: I have some bad news for you . . . Hugh M 21:18:26 01/08/00
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hey,
looks like instant gradification is not in the cards, I called maggie's house(boy you not only join the family immediately), I have become an apostle of the 1.6's. the audio guy at Lyric said I might have a shot at an early delivery because I ordered white with oak.. If it becomes longer than 8-10 weeks I may bring my easy chair and Anne Murrary collection down to his store and play them on my curcuit city boom box, that should expidite matters. Wendell the techie at Maggie's may have mercy on me and deliver as promised. I need a lot of input on AMP,PRE,and tuner. I can't afford classe A, I have about $1,500. left in the kitty to spend after the 1.6's. I need advice, also additional input on burn-in time and the ever critical cables( God I remember we I was happy with zip cord ) all advice is greatly rec'd and appreciated. Hugh
- Re: I have some bad news for you . . . Hugh M 21:16:12 01/08/00
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hey,
looks like instant gradification is not in the cards, I called maggie's house(boy you not only join the family immediately), I have become an apostle of the 1.6's. the audio guy at Lyric said I might have a shot at an early delivery because I ordered white with oak.. If it becomes longer than 8-10 weeks I may bring my easy chair and Anne Murrary collection down to his store and play them on my curcuit city boom box, that should expidite matters. Wendell the techie at Maggie's may have mercy on me and deliver as promised. I need a lot of input on AMP Hugh
- Re: 12s vs 1.6 NEIL 06:38:44 01/07/00
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In Reply to: Re: 12s vs 1.6 posted by Hugh M. McElroy on January 06, 2000 at 18:50:26:
They do get better with time. Right out of the box, they don't sound very good in my opinion. Thin and harsh with little depth. 50 hours burn-in at least. But, after a while, the natural ease and warmth comes in and the soundstage gets very wide and the sound just releases from the speakers. Make sure you replace that steel jumper before you judge too closely, as was disgused before. I am convinced that if Magnepan paid to have a good advertising campaign put together, they would have to double the size of their staff because of all the business they'd get. Sounds like they need to expand already. As it is, they put tiny 1/3 page black and white ads in the back of Stereophile, and my manual was a poor photocopy stapled together. It's my profession, so I guess I am sensitive about identity and image presentation. I suppose they figure that without spending money on these things, they can keep the price of the product low, which is good for us.
NEIL
- What cables do you use ? Ed Hsu 13:31:53 01/07/00
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In Reply to: Re: 12s vs 1.6 posted by NEIL on January 07, 2000 at 06:38:44:
To Bi Wire or not to Bi Wire ? Waiting for my Maggie 1.6, and trying to plan ahead
Thanx
- Re: What cables do you use ? NEIL 15:04:37 01/07/00
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Well, my 10.1s are not bi-wireable. But, I use AudioQuest Midnight for speaker cables and an AQ Quartz balanced interconnect from CD player to integrated amp. I borrowed a dealers AQ Emerald XLR and couldn't tell a difference from the Quartz. I have borrowed a friends WireWorld Eclipse speaker cables, which I liked. The sound was warm in the mids and had good punch in the bass. Not as much detail in the highs as the Midnights.
I tried the Monster MCX-2 that I have in my HT system, and while nice at first, it was obvious that they were rolling off something and didn't have the clarity of the AQ.
NEIL
- Re: 12s vs 1.6 Hugh M. McElroy 08:10:53 01/07/00
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In Reply to: Re: 12s vs 1.6 posted by NEIL on January 07, 2000 at 06:38:44:
I missed the comments regarding the steel jumpers,could you please repost
regards
Hugh
- Re: 12s vs 1.6 NEIL 08:38:38 01/07/00
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In Reply to: Re: 12s vs 1.6 posted by Hugh M. McElroy on January 07, 2000 at 08:10:53:
Look at the thread in the tweakers asylum:
http://www.AudioAsylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/6708.html There was a lenthy discussion prior to this one as well.
NEIL
