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In Reply to: RE: Magnepan 3.7i - what changed? posted by Bill_k on September 11, 2014 at 19:31:27
I'll believe it when we have a parts list comparison. Until then, I don't know what to believe. I have seen photographs which reveal one of the modifications, which could be the entirety of what the 'i' brings to the table. Magnepan is not going to make this information known to us or to any reviewer...including one in the UK.
Thanks (sincerely) for the link and for trying to clear up the 'i' mystery (something which I find annoying and...), but I'm quite skeptical of this revelation.
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I expected there to be some skepticism, but this is from a press release in the UK not from a reviewer. Seems like a pretty credible source to me. Parts list comparisons are not commonly provided by manufacturers when factory upgrades are offered, although I have seen some. I appreciate your thanks for the post, but apparently this is a hard audience to convince! ;~)
Yes, the source is the press release from David Denyer, but what is his source for that specific piece of information? It wouldn't be the first time a marketing firm reached into its 'second mouth' and whipped out a 'factoid'. Sorry for being so skeptical.
Thanks for the link. As an owner of the new model, I can just say they are extremely fussy with toe in compared to my older IIIa's.
Your skepticism is perfectly appropriate.
It doesn't really clear up any confusion. The statement is puzzling because you can't make a (easy) change to the crossover network that would alter time-alignment, and phase-alignment and/or phase-coherency are terms/definitions that are misused ubiquitously in the audio industry. So, it's difficult to deduce anything about the 3.7i improvements from that statement.
Actually, what WOULD clear up all the confusion is if they published the 3.7 and 3.7i crossover schematics and identified any other changes made. However, it appears that information will never be forthcoming from Magnepan. If they feel this is IP, they're certainly within their right to keep it secret, but it would sound better if they would just say that. :)
Oh well.
Dave.
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