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In Reply to: RE: I have a sub... posted by hahax@verizon.net on December 28, 2020 at 20:46:05:
You're right about the amp. Changing amps won't fix the bass "hole;" that's purely room acoustics.
My amp is a Hafler DH-200. It's rated at 100 wpc into 8 ohms and 175 wpc into 4 ohms. Doesn't double into four ohms which is usually the rule of thumb with Maggies.
Even though it's an old amp, I had it rebuilt two or three years ago. Sometimes, and this might just be my imagination, the amp seems like it's straining to drive the Maggies. Again, my brain might be making my ears hear something that isn't happening. The Hafler has those capacitors about the size of beer cans.
At any rate, the goal with the Elacs was to eliminate the bass hole, which they actually did, and be easier to drive than MMGs, which they were. Unfortunately, they were just too small to fill the room. Bass was no problem, those little woofers generated enough bass to be felt through the floor upstairs. The problem was more like size if that makes any sense. The image they threw just wasn't big enough. With Maggies, the sound comes from everywhere, like a tornado of sound. The Elacs couldn't do that.
Otherwise, they're excellent speakers. Not just for the price, but excellent period. If I had a second system in smaller room, I'd have kept them.
In the meantime, I think I have the bass issue with the MMGs solved. Moved some furniture, repositioned the Maggies closer to the back wall and farther apart. Played The Poll Winners Ride Again last night and the bass was thumping, even in the "hole."
The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
Edits: 12/29/20
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