In Reply to: MagTech or Bryston 4BSST2 for Magnepan 1.7 posted by HappyFish10 on July 6, 2015 at 12:58:54:
First welcome...
My room is 3' longer than your room and the 3.7i's work great...I also have the Sanders Magtech, it is a great amp...lots of posts on this board about the Magtech...just use the search function...
I tried the Bryston 4Bsst many moons ago on my 1.6's, it was shrill and harsh...now that being said...it was an older model that I borrowed from a dealer...My friend and I thought maybe it was not burned in, which may have lead to the harshness...
Many Maggie owners really like their Bryston's and usually go for the 7bsst2's which are twice the price of the Magtech...
Macmagman has owned both...he prefers the Magtech on his 20.1's...
I also want to echo that the ribbon tweeter is worth the extra bank...if the 3.7i's are a little too much...the used 3.6 market has great pricing...$2500-$1800 on Agon...IMHO that is the best bang for your buck speaker out there...I went from 12 years with tweaked out 1.6's to the 3.7i's and would not own a model without that ribbon tweeter...it is that good...
With your room dimensions I also recommend trying, (if possible), the HK/Limage set-up...see my link below...Sadie is the resident expert on this set-up and many of us are using it with great results...
Once again welcome, good luck and keep us posted...
thanks
Mark
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- RE: MagTech or Bryston 4BSST2 for Magnepan 1.7 - Mark Man 11:13:27 07/07/15 (2)
- RE: MagTech or Bryston 4BSST2 for Magnepan 1.7 - DrChaos 15:29:44 07/07/15 (0)
- RE: MagTech or Bryston 4BSST2 for Magnepan 1.7 - HappyFish10 12:17:28 07/07/15 (0)