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    Magico News for Fall 2019

    What are members thoughts on the "Science and engineering behind Magico Design Choices" section of this latest newsletter?
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    DMA-500 Anniversary Reference Monoblocks

    ack, two questions about the DMA 500, from your pictures. There appears to be a spacer under the knurled aluminum foot that the amp rests on, is this a compliant material? The wiring harness that connects the output stage to the speaker binding posts looks like the one used prior to the RS...
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    Dma-280

    The Spectral website reads "DMA-280 Stereo Reference Amplifier" so logically it is a replacement for the DMA-260S2. The DMA-300 is a Reference STANDARD amplifier and is at the TOP level. Just an educated guess after following Spectral for decades (near on to 4 now, Wow). There is always logic to...
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    Spectral owner new to the forum

    Contact Terry @ Overture in Wilmington DE! I have been working with Terry for 10+ years and he has proven to be a trusted advisor. He knows Spectral and related components as well as anyone and always seeks to find the best solution for me and my stereo system.
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    Magico Q7

    Can anyone provide a link to the full press release on the Q7 Mk2? Thanks in advance!
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    Magico S5's in the house...

    The bass response measurements that MC, JA, and anyone else make in a "normal" listening room only show the results of the speaker and its' interaction with the room, at least to some extent. The attempts that JA makes at more accurate results by close up measurement of the woofer cone and port...
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    Dma-300rs

    Spectral now has the specifications for the DMA 300RS and DMA 260 S2 showing on the web site. 300RS has 120 db SN, wow that is silent; 800 volt/microsecond slewing ability, that is fast; and 400 watt/channel into 4 ohms! I plan to listen to one soon.
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    Magico Ultimate 3

    The last image of the rear module/crossover is very revealing and different than I have seen previously. Two high current AC inputs per module where there has been one in the past. Also, it appears that "only" two channels of external amplification will be needed, from the two pairs of Mundorf...
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    logo lamp out

    ack, you must be getting the premium version of the lamp, the ones in my amps have never lasted that long,:). These short life lamps are said to be sonically benign, by the way. My SDR 4000 cd player remote is silk screened SDR 3000, the web site is always out of date, printed literature is...
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    How low of ohm can you safely go on Spectral DMA200

    I could not have stated this better myself!! Those who do not understand this should buy something else. I believe one of the failures of High End Audio is the lack of a "system approach" by most practitioners, it is understood as the correct method in most fields.
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    logo lamp out

    Hi Andy, the pilot lamps are short lived in the three Spectral amps that I have owned. They are not difficult to replace, remove top cover and the two lamps are in a small housing attached with two nuts to the front panel. If you can get your dealer to supply them, you can do this replacement...
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    Ayre P-5xe Update

    Are there plans to update this phono preamp? Ayre has updated several products in the 5 series and this one has been unchanged in the line for some time. I am planning to buy a new phono stage and I like a lot of the features of this one, but I don't want to buy anything soon to be replaced...
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    Tape Porn

    I like the Thorens TD 124 turntable behind Jimmy. Nice picture, he looks Experienced!
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    New woofers for kef 104-2

    Hi Sam, I have never used these guys, but the reputation is very good. I have read they can make the Infinity IRS sound better than Infinity ever did. Good Luck with the repair. http://www.millersound.net/service.htm
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    Magico Ultimate 3

    Stereo, I am following your Ultimate 3 journey with great interest! So your idea is to keep the source in the digital domain through the whole audio chain until the amplifier/speaker? Combrio is not a name in audio I am familiar with, is this their first foray into this type of application...
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    Kharma new Elegance dB-11S

    Not sure about the relationship with Kharma, but Terry does sell and demonstrate the Elegance series the last I knew.
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    Kharma new Elegance dB-11S

    Hi Myles, Kharma has been available in the US from Overture in Wilmington DE for over a year now, ads in Absolute Sound. Give Terry a call if interested.
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    Dma-300rs

    I spent some time this weekend reading the Spectral Technical Bulletins again, the ones authored by KOJ. When comparing the one for DMA 260, the last major change before the Reference Standard amps, and the one for DMA 400, there is very little difference. The section titled "Innovative New...
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    DMC30 s2

    What happens when you use the remote for input selection and volume control? Your dealer will get a RMA from the factory and you should only be without your preamp for two weeks, at least that has been true for me here in the continental US.
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    New Spectral 200S power amp released

    These are photos of older versions of the DMA 200S and DMC 15. Spectral recognizes that there is no inherent benifit to balanced interconnections in a properly configured system used in a non hostile environment.
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    What material makes for the best amp base

    The Spectral DMA 200 amplifier is forced air cooled by design, make sure the fan is functioning properly, the air inlet and outlet are clean and unobstructed, and all should be fine. It may be worthwhile to have a tech remove the internal shroud and make sure there is no dust buildup on the fins...
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    Spectral DMA-400

    The Spectral Audio web site now has the Development Overview for the DMA-400 Monaural Reference Amplifier in the Bulletin section.
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    New Spectral/MIT cables

    FredTam, you are correct that the source components connected to the Spectral preamp do not require MIT cabling.
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    DMA 260 vs DMA 360 II

    Hi Matthias, I also have a DMA 200S powering Magico V2s with a DMC 30 SS II and SDR 4000S Pro on the front end. I have not made a listening comparison between the two amps, unfortunately. However, I do know that the 200S uses the circuit topology of the 360II while the 260 is the first amp in...
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    New Spectral/MIT cables

    Ack- with all due respect, you are comparing apples to oranges when you go between balanced and single ended interconects on Spectral components. There is at least the added circuitry to convert single ended to balanced in the preamp plus the different signal path in the amplifier. Don't forget...
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    New Spectral/MIT cables

    FredTam, I think your Spectral dealer will be well aware of the MIT cables that are approved for use with Spectral products, I know mine is. The cables that I bought are not extremely expensive, 6K for 8' speaker cable and 3K for 1m interconnect. I rejoined the vinyl playing world recently and...
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    New Spectral/MIT cables

    FredTam, Welcome to the world of Spectral audio equipment! It is the right place to be in my opinion. I used the UL 350 II interconnects and UL 770 II speaker cables for many years and they are very good sounding cables. This March, with guidance from Terry at Overture, I replaced them with...
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    Spectral/MIT Cables-Thoughts, Experience, Which do you use?

    Spectral has released its' new speaker cables and interconnects and they are available to be ordered, as I have done. They are MIT sourced and there are two levels of performance. The better ones, which I expect to have shipped to me the end of this week are the Matrix HD60 S speaker cables at...
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    A new era in Spectral's amplifiers? The DMA-260 stereo amp

    I wonder if part of the difference that you heard between the cables was due to the MIT Oracle being balanced vs MIT Spectral being single ended? When balanced cables are used with Spectral equipment there are additional stages of electronics added to the signal path.
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    Anyone audition the Spectral DMA-200S?

    Spectral amplifiers that do not require Spectral preamplifiers are designated "Universal", not "S". Some of the Universal amps have a S as part of their model numbers, but so do CD players, SDR 4000S, and preamps, DMC 30S. There are no Universal versions of the amplifiers in the current offering...

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