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In Reply to: RE: Anyone live w/ planars and "classic" monitors like ls3/5a? posted by farfetched on July 21, 2020 at 14:32:59
Due to one of life's surprises, the layout of my room changed in such a way that I figured the 3.7s would have to go, so I bought a pair of Definitive's ST-L speakers to replace them.
I'm quite pleased with them, but I still couldn't bring myself to part with the 3.7s, which languished in their box for a few years. Eventually, I decided to sell the 3.7s and removed them to reverse some modifications, but couldn't resist putting them in my system first. That changed my mind - just can't part with them. So, I've been swapping back and forth every few months and it's like having a brand new system every time I make the change (part of the Mye stand is visible to the left of the speaker in the photo above). The weird thing is that each time I swap speakers, I am reminded how awesome whichever one I just put back in service sounds. In certain ways, each has a slight advantage over the other.
I just tore it all down (time for the annual deep cleaning) and installed a simplified 2-channel system, built around my old Marantz PM-11S1. Curiosity forced me to swap the 3.7s back into the system the next day. That 100wpc (200 into 4 ohms) drove them splendidly in a bedroom (best bass I ever heard out of a pair of Maggies) and it's up to the task in my 600sq' room, as well.
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Those Definitive's look like a good ticket if space is tighter. And their prices are nice and affordable. But that's my plan! Get a second pair of something, and enjoy some variety during this Mess of a time!
/ optimally proportioned triangles are our friends
Funny you should mention Marantz and bass, I once owned a Marantz 1040 which really only delivered 20 wpc but when I connected it to my MG1.6' it delivered GREAT bass believe it or not (with all controls in the null position)!Specs don't reveal if the 1040 was capable of a 4ohm load (I doubt it!) but man oh man it sounded great. I should note I only ran it at mod levels no longer than 30 min at a time while my regular amp was in the shop. I did periodic spot checks on whether or not it would get too hot! (it didn't).
Edits: 08/02/20 08/02/20
Actually, that amp was rated at 38wpc into a 4 ohm load. A friend of mine had one (as part of a complete Marantz system) and I confess to lusting after his system - I had a Kenwood integrated at the time, driving Large Advents.
Yesterday, I cranked 'Fear Inoculum' and that Marantz PM-11S1 didn't object in the least, nor did my ears. In fact, of the amps I currently have on hand, I think this one is my favorite, even though it has the lowest power rating. I really loved it with the radically modified MMGs I had in my bedroom and then the 3.7s in the same room (no longer a bedroom). I'm frankly shocked at how effortlessly it seems to drive the 3.7s in the much larger room.
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