Fairly Fantastic sond dirt cheap (almost)

Posted by dik_hertz (A) on May 7, 2007 at 17:42:40

First time poster here, I thought I would offer a little something before asking for thoughts/opinions.

I saw the cheap little Magnepan MMG-W wall hangers, and just had to hear them. At $299 a pair how could I go wrong? Especially since I see them selling on [that auction site] for MORE THAN NEW. No kidding.

So the Maggies arrive, I hang 'em on the wall and hook up a Bryston 4B and Rogue 99 Pre, Denon 2910 Universal for a source. I'm impressed. Being my first exposure to planar speakers, this is somewhat of an enlightenment for me.

But using 5k worth of electronics to push $300 speakers? Absurd. Besides, that gear is my main setup in another room, and I want it back. This is just a side system.

So......what have I got that will handle a 4 ohm load and has tons of current? Enter the old Onkyo TX8500 (not the MK II)Receiver. It's rated at 160 wpc into 4 ohms, has two seperate (huge) power transformers, four outputs, and draws enough current to throw a 15 amp breaker if the step-up power switch isn't working (trust me on this).

This my friends is a formidable combination. The Onk's tuner section is unusually good, a nice Toshiba 3960 CDP works great, and we have a really cheap rig that sings.

The problem of course is bottom end. The Maggies bottom out at 100 cycles, so the sub is required. My Velodyne SPL 1200 integrates very well, but blows the cheap part of the equation.

So, does anyone else have a successful combo with the mini-maggies?

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Topic - Fairly Fantastic sond dirt cheap (almost) - dik_hertz 17:42:40 05/07/07 (3)

Re: Fairly Fantastic sond dirt cheap (almost) - FastEddy 16:59:12 05/08/07 (0)

Nifty Surrounds... - Doug Schroeder 18:04:59 05/07/07 (1)

Or, if the wall - jharris 09:22:59 05/08/07 (0)

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