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I'm running a recently acquired Magnepan DWM/Mini-Maggie combo, and I'm trying to figure out how much power it can handle. It's running 2-channel with a 375 WPC (at 8 Ohms) amplifier, and the DWM begins to rattle badly when the volume of the system is at higher levels (not anywhere near a max level for the amp).
These units were designed to run in parallel with Magnepan's full range speakers so I would suspect that they can take a fair bit of power before any sort of 'maggie slap' occurs.
I'm trying to determine if the DWM was damaged in shipping. I'm looking inside of it with a flashlight and it appears to have magnet screens on both sides of the mylar panel, so apparently it's a push-pull design?
When it rattles I've also heard some strange noises almost like a static discharge, would that be a sound associated with wires de-laminating from the mylar?
Magnepan's website doesn't list a spec for DWM maximum input power. They link to a FAQ that says 'buyer's choice' on how powerful of an amp to use, not very helpful in knowing what their 'you'll blow them up' rating is...
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Topic - Magnepan DWM - Power handling - UncleMeat 15:56:24 01/31/25 (15)
- RE: Magnepan DWM - Power handling - MarcL 05:56:14 02/01/25 (9)
- "Hooking"- I've never quite understood the effectiveness... - MWE 06:29:23 02/01/25 (8)
- RE: "Hooking"- I've never quite understood the effectiveness... - MarcL 06:35:30 02/01/25 (7)
- Thanks for the explanation. Seems to be even more reason, then, to... - MWE 08:23:36 02/01/25 (6)
- RE: Thanks for the explanation. Seems to be even more reason, then, to... - MarcL 11:02:44 02/01/25 (5)
- RE: Thanks for the explanation. Seems to be even more reason, then, to... - UncleMeat 12:15:12 02/01/25 (4)
- RE: Thanks for the explanation. Seems to be even more reason, then, to... - MarcL 12:17:34 02/01/25 (3)
- RE: Thanks for the explanation. Seems to be even more reason, then, to... - UncleMeat 16:12:43 02/01/25 (2)
- You seem to misunderstand their role - E-Stat 07:04:11 02/04/25 (0)
- RE: Thanks for the explanation. Seems to be even more reason, then, to... - MarcL 04:37:21 02/02/25 (0)
- The DWM is small. - grantv 18:56:21 01/31/25 (2)
- RE: The DWM is small. - UncleMeat 20:13:20 01/31/25 (1)
- RE: The DWM is small. - grantv 22:08:47 01/31/25 (0)
- RE: Magnepan DWM - Power handling - G Squared 17:24:16 01/31/25 (1)
- RE: Magnepan DWM - Power handling - UncleMeat 18:07:36 01/31/25 (0)
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