In Reply to: RE: Heard a reference level planar speaker last Saturday posted by josh358 on May 14, 2012 at 19:53:27:
"It makes no difference how expensive magnets are. What matters is whether they do the job. Wendell points out that it costs less to use a high power amplifier than it does to use neodynium magnets. Neodynium magnets are used only where there it's necessary to the design, e.g., in small planar speakers like the Neo-8's, or in planars that have to achieve very high SPL's. Otherwise, you'd be pouring money down the drain."
Pouring my money(!) for a good and also superb sounding amp , not Magnepans money if they cared about.
The thread started with @morricab, who mentioned how well the Apogee sounded, look where yout brought it.
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