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In Reply to: The Most Musical Magnepans ??? posted by ka7niq on October 4, 2006 at 00:20:13:
Not only do I agree with what you said, I think a lot of it has to do with size. They do everything right and on top of that size wise are not too big or too small, but the proverbial "just right". When you solve some of there inherent problems like I did with my stand and C/O mods there was no point buying any other model. They're not just musical, but intimate.A friend who recently owned 3.6's came up the other weekend to hear them and agreed they were much more enjoyable than his 3.6's ever were, and he thought the bass was better as well.
I did modify my friends MG-I along the same line as SMGa's and while it made them sound far more alike the size difference still effects the outcome. His MG-I's were "grander" while losing a little musicality, an apples or oranges difference but it showed promise.
People have been asking so I'll use this time to make an announcement. My "site" is a little late (owing to the fact people keep buying my speakers and asking for work before I get the chance to go public) but it will go live this month and I'll be calling my modifications Magnestands. The design is now tweaked to perfection and ready to go.
Right now I am finishing a pair for someone and when he gets them he is going to ship me his 1.6's. I am going to try to remake them in the image of the smg as well because so many people have asked about that too already. If it goes good it will get added to the models I can mod. When it happens I will announce it here.
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I agree, the bigger Magnepans may impress audiophiles with more detail, speed, and presence, but to my ears they lack the sheer musicality of the SMG A's.
My SMGA's image like my old MG3A's could only dream of, in the same room.I think the secret of the Saga musicality is that all drivers are almost exactly the same, except for size.
No "Quasi or true Ribbons" used, and so no huge difference in speed or driver material and configuration.
My ONLY objection to the SMGA's was Home Theatre, they sounded a little lifeless with the previous amp I was using.
But the Luxman M 117 has brought new life to them, and they are fine for Home Theatre as well now.
Not many speakers make me start singing, and tapping my toes, but these do!
Too bad when these finally break, Magnepan will not fix them ....
I shall have to learn how!
My professional musician friend Kurt will freak when he hears these.
He went to Vandersteen 5'A's to get what he wanted.
Like me, he listens for musical timbre and coherence.
Wait till he hears these, he is gonna freak.
no mention , what happened?
I will be doing a write up on them.
Suffice to say they did not like my room, and did not really sound that great.
My room is a converted carport, with really thin paneling walls instead of sheetrock.The 901's simply involved my room to much, and I could hear the colorations of my room.
I do not think it fair to the 901's to pass judgement on them in this room.
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