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RE: new to me magnestan SMGa

Posted by JBen (A) on February 27, 2017 at 10:49:12

In Reply to: new to me magnestan SMGa posted by chertok22@gmail.com on February 25, 2017 at 16:15:18:

Welcome to the forum, and to the planar's world!

Keeping in mind what you already saw from the rest of our gang, here are a few additional thoughts:
- That Sony receiver model may be fried if you force it to drive the Maggies past a certain volume point, unless it has good protection. For low-volume testing it may do.
- Of course, a good separate power amp could be the better option. The problem is finding a good used one for the right price. Still, patience and perseverance tend to help even if one is limiting the budget.
- Or, if you have a few limited bucks to invest, there are some oldie Denon receivers of the AVR-2xxx to AVR-5xxx series, that can -- increasingly with higher model# -- handle the challenge and even impress with good imaging. Every single one of these that I've tried could handle loads as low as 3 ohms, some lower. Typically made between 2004-2009, these same Denon AVR's have other hidden and potentially advantageous audio capabilities relative to some Maggies. (Please ask if interested in more detail.)


Interestingly, those pictures of yours unveiled something that I only suspected but never saw in pictures. They make obvious that my first-generation MMG's evolved DIRECTLY from your model. The wires' layout on the Mylar is exactly the same (except that they used quasi-ribbon instead of wire for the tweeter traces on the MMG's).

For this -- and other reasons -- one bit of good news is that your particular model may not be as bass-shy as many of the small Maggies, all other things being equal.

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