Magnepan Magneplanar MG3.5R Speakers

Posted by pburke (A) on March 20, 2003 at 15:06:31

In Reply to: REVIEW: Magnepan Magneplanar MG3.5R Speakers posted by jimmyjames on March 20, 2003 at 11:58:28:

some points from another 3.5 owner (have had them for 9 months now, gone through several amps, wires, tweaks since then)

I have 3.5R's and have blown fuses and even broken a tweeter (probably a mechanical issue not current from the amp). However, the more power I put into amplification, the less often I blew fuses. Since I moved to Odyssey mono blocks, I have not blown a fuse yet. IU assume the most common reason for blown fuses is a clipping amp.

In my case, the size of the sound stage seems to go with speaker placement more than amplifier changes. Even the position of equipment on the rack I have between the speakers is critical. I am about to move the speakers even further off the wall, add some sound DIY sound lenses behind them, just to get rid of the occasional "one sidedness" that was discussed in the forum a few days ago.
Note, I only have a 13" TV and a few smaller components on a steel rack, so there's not really that much stuff that can affect the back wave deflection, but it still seems to matter. HT is not an issue for me - perhaps I'll get a bigger TV once I move the speakers further off the wall, but I'll keep them in the current room. the 2-channel reproduction of movie sound tracks on the 3.5Rs is simply outstanding (that soundstage again!)

I may get a subwoofer one of these days - there's clearly a problem with very low frequencies and the panels (which somebody on the forum confirmed to still be part of the 3.6Rs as well). I'll probably do this subwoofer addition at the same time I move on to active bi-amping to get rid of the external crossover of the 3.5Rs. I expect to find even better sound from the 3.5Rs by going that route, and given the cost of new 3.6Rs or even 20.1s, I think my 3.5Rs with some tweaks will hold up quite well at a much better price/performance ratio

Peter

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Topic - REVIEW: Magnepan Magneplanar MG3.5R Speakers - jimmyjames 11:58:28 03/20/03 (15)

Fuses - EmailTim 21:40:06 03/20/03 (10)

Re: Fuses - WardD 10:56:40 03/22/03 (0)

Interesting - jimmyjames 10:10:52 03/21/03 (8)

Re: Interesting - Travis 16:00:44 03/21/03 (1)

Re: Interesting - jimmyjames 16:24:18 03/21/03 (0)

Re: Interesting - EmailTim 10:52:46 03/21/03 (5)

would be interested in your home audition of some Totem:Thunders _ <nt> - Mart 21:58:34 03/21/03 (4)

Re: would be interested in your home audition of some Totem:Thunders _ <nt> - EmailTim 01:24:40 03/22/03 (3)

it's new - Mart 02:07:54 03/22/03 (2)

Re: it's new - EmailTim 18:33:08 03/22/03 (1)

Thunder is targetted for the 80% music / 20% HT market - Mart 19:05:43 03/22/03 (0)

Magnepan Magneplanar MG3.5R Speakers - pburke 15:06:31 03/20/03 (3)

Re: Magnepan Magneplanar MG3.5R Speakers - Travis 15:40:47 03/20/03 (2)

Re: Magnepan Magneplanar MG3.5R Speakers - thinkat 18:11:47 06/05/03 (0)

Re: Magnepan Magneplanar MG3.5R Speakers - rnatal100@earthlink.net 07:41:36 03/24/03 (0)

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Re: Magnepan Magneplanar MG3.5R Speakers - thinkat 18:11:47 06/05/03 (0)

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