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In Reply to: RE: Magnepan MG 0.5 QR posted by FX35 on March 16, 2023 at 12:59:58
Thanks for your reply.
How did you get al that knowledge. Do we listen in the same way?
The room: There are no bass problems slooping ceiling. Two technical friends have measured the place of the speakers and the listening chair, by sending out sweeps. Two sub-woofers gave no problems. Also a big Burmester speaker with large bass driver, gave no problem at all. So no worries about the room.
I have listened two days now to the computer + Weiss dac en the sound is very good. But the volume must more than half open. So there must come also a bigger power amp. A decent amp costs 2000-3000 euro/dollar. A used one is no problem. It's a pitty to stop with the combination tube - solid state. A tube gives more the feeling the musicians are playing in the room. There is no solid state amp, who can do that. The bass will become better, but mid and high worse.
So can you tell me which amp is the best choice?
The following amps are the most mentioned for Magnepan;
Parasound A21
Bryston 4B3
Hegel H90
Wyred 4ST 500 mono
Naim 50 watt's
Jeff Rowland 125
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Considering we live in the same country I'll answer your questions through private mail, but I just have to respond to the comments..... "A tube gives more the feeling the musicians are playing in the room. There is no solid state amp, who can do that. The bass will become better, but mid and high worse". and......"The following amps are the most mentioned for Magnepan;"
Never heard of Nelson Pass? If there's one amp that's most mentioned on this site it's definitely Pass, and I totally understand why, Pass amp's (especially the pure class A's) combine the virtues of a quality solid state with a house sound that leans towards what people find attractive in tubes. Add to that the beautiful design, built like a tank, no worries about tubes wearing out....... there is one minor drawback......... they don't come cheap.
I cannot afford Pass Labs amps. So I always have to find equipment that is as close as possible. A well known reviewer in the Netherlands helped me choosing my amps. I have always likes their sound at my Millon speakers, but know with Magnepan they have a power problem. Is it possible to find a power amp that comes close? Otherwise I keep my amps and don't play loud.
Wil wrote: "Will I need bigger Maggies for good bass? Can I place bigger ones in my small room?"
You will need bigger Maggies for good bass.
I have had Tympani IIIA (8 panels each 40 cm wide) in a small room, 3.8x3 m.
It certainly depends on what you use that room for. Today, I have 3-series in a normal living room 5.15x4.11 m.
I'm sure you had Tympani's in a 3.8x3m room, but I doubt if you had good bass.
That just opens the discussion as to what one would consider "good bass".
The was nothing bad with the bass in that room, flat to 30 Hz without boom. Also had them in a larger room 6x4 m but no gains in bass performance. Soundstaging improved in the larger room though. I am refering to a set of mechanicly modified Tympanis where the original baffles were replaced by my own design incl. cutting down the width of the tweeters in order to have the as close as possible to the mids. Soundstaging more like the Tympani IV (compared the two).
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