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Posted by Neuro (A) on August 06, 2008 at 13:20:15

In Reply to: RE: Bryston 4B-SST w/1.6QR's posted by saltyflies on August 06, 2008 at 10:28:53

I own Magnepan 3.6Rs, and drive them with Bryston 7B-SST C monoblocks (built in 2007) and hot-rodded Quicksilver V4 monoblock tube amplifiers.

I first drove the 3.6s full-range using the Bryston amps. The bass was great, but the midrange and treble sounded "etched". The the ribbon is a VERY revealing driver.

I then drove my speakers full-range using Quicksilver V4s. Wow, what a change mostly for the better! Everything just sounded so much more fleshed out, and listening to music became much more of a joy. Dynamics were lacking, though, and 120wpc vs. 900wpc probably explains a lot. :)

After going active 2-way, I have better dynamics, amazing bass, clear smooth highs. Everything. Well, almost everything. I'm planning to get a pair of pure class A solid state amplifiers for the ribbons. We'll see how that goes. :) :)

-- Nils

• RE: Bryston 4B-SST w/1.6QR's - saltyflies 13:59:40 08/06/08 (4)
  • The Quicksilvers are staying :) - Neuro 14:09:02 08/06/08 (3)
    • RE: The Quicksilvers are staying :) - splittailz@aol.com 14:55:14 08/06/08 (2)
      • Probably not, but... - Neuro 15:10:54 08/06/08 (1)
        • RE: Probably not, but... - splittailz@aol.com 15:14:09 08/06/08 (0)

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