I have had my 1.7s now for about 3/4 of a year and trust me, they are broke in and I am unbelievably impressed with them and uber-happy. I am wondering if other people who have heard or own these are familiar with a edge or stridant harshness in the high frequencies however. It is not continuous or evident on all recordings. The effect seems to come on power spikes even with lower volumes. CDs seem to do it more than vinyl. Don't get the wrong impression, I like everyone here, hear and question every little twinge that doesn't sound right.
I run an older but still enjoyable set of McIntosh separates, a MC7270 amp an C37 preamp. I used to drive Thiel CS3s with these pieces and never heard this, so I am discounting the electronics. The amp never clips and I am seriously not taxing its output if the meters are accurate, and I trust they are.
I've been racking my brain trying to guess why I'm getting this. Could it be from:
1. Cheap speaker cables? I am running just simple stranded 12 guage OFC bulk cable. I am waiting on some Anticables that I just ordered.
2. Is my Mac gear getting worn out?
3. Maybe my interconnect. I am using a Straight Wire Rhapsody S between the amp and preamp.
4. Just what the 1.7s do. Can't be fixed.
I appreciate some opinions or things to try.
Scott
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Topic - Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - jsm71 14:06:04 06/17/11 (44)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - CJmag 10:00:51 06/20/11 (9)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - DrChaos 11:26:23 06/20/11 (8)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - CJmag 11:54:34 06/20/11 (7)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - jsm71 07:46:32 06/24/11 (6)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - CJmag 07:53:19 06/27/11 (5)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - jsm71 08:41:29 06/27/11 (4)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - Utley1 19:55:44 02/17/12 (1)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - JBen 00:41:48 02/18/12 (0)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - jsm71 06:14:26 06/30/11 (0)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - Stony2275 12:36:53 07/04/11 (0)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - pictureguy 11:31:24 06/19/11 (2)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - jsm71 04:58:06 06/20/11 (1)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - pictureguy 08:39:31 06/20/11 (0)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - jsm71 12:42:13 06/18/11 (6)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - rw@cn 05:57:09 02/19/12 (0)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - Markeneret 13:12:58 06/24/11 (0)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - DrChaos 11:01:17 06/19/11 (0)
- While I don't doubt that your system can sound very good . . . - Alan G. 16:47:43 06/18/11 (1)
- RE: While I don't doubt that your system can sound very good . . . - jsm71 06:35:42 06/19/11 (0)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - ahendler 15:18:32 06/18/11 (0)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - ske 10:37:56 06/18/11 (0)
- RE: Crossover upgrade - scruffy_ 09:18:53 06/18/11 (2)
- RE: Crossover upgrade - neolith 10:23:06 06/18/11 (1)
- RE: Crossover upgrade - Dawnrazor 12:56:12 06/18/11 (0)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - tyu 05:18:41 06/18/11 (1)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - ahendler 05:53:12 06/18/11 (0)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - tyu 05:02:19 06/18/11 (0)
- RE: what about the room - hemholtz 20:27:42 06/17/11 (0)
- It is NOT the speakers, it is your recordings - Elizabeth 18:56:25 06/17/11 (0)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - JBen 18:08:38 06/17/11 (5)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - Stony2275 07:24:03 06/18/11 (1)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - JBen 15:17:12 06/18/11 (0)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - dumpingground 05:01:06 06/18/11 (2)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - JBen 15:24:43 06/18/11 (0)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - ahendler 05:54:59 06/18/11 (0)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - emsquare 17:47:31 06/17/11 (0)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - RockGuitarDude 17:28:49 06/17/11 (0)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - SteveFord 16:46:29 06/17/11 (0)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - neolith 16:39:46 06/17/11 (0)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - DrChaos 15:59:52 06/17/11 (0)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - pictureguy 14:34:08 06/17/11 (0)
- What about the room? - slapshot 14:20:13 06/17/11 (1)
- RE: What about the room? - Utley1 16:30:02 06/17/11 (0)
- RE: Magnepan 1.7 high frequency harshness - ahendler 14:14:49 06/17/11 (0)