Fair enough. The way I listen to music I have never heard a non horn loaded speaker reproduce good dynamics.
Magnepan 30.7
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Who knows if magnapan bring out open dynamic bass drivers and make them available separately to be used with the 30.7s and they improve on the sound quality I might be interested.do you find the 20.7s with rel subs close to the 30.7s.? The 30.7s are definitely better than 20.7s.I get very good bass with the 30.7s.even abit to much bass on some recordings in my 8 by 5 metre room.
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I love these speakers, after I set them up properly, with a lot of help and advice. Previous system was Infinity Betas, with Conrad Johnson Premier 8 on midrange. Never thought I'd hear the equal of those Betas, but these 30.7's have made a believer of me. Seamless, huge sound stage, plenty of bass, although I must say I'd be interested in integrating those new woofers that Wendell is working on for the mini 30.7's. I've become such a Maggie fan that I'm thinking of a pair of 1.7i's for my office.
I'm running the 30.7's with a pair of Ayre MX-R Twentys, but am shopping for alternatives. High current, high damping factor is what I'm led to believe works well. Any suggestions?
I'm running the 30.7's with a pair of Ayre MX-R Twentys, but am shopping for alternatives. High current, high damping factor is what I'm led to believe works well. Any suggestions?
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For me, personally, I would consider any of the following amplifiers to be final decision/"destination" amplifiers to drive Magnepan loudspeakers:
ARC 750SE*
VAC 450
VTL Siegfried II*
Absolare Hybrid
Aesthetix Atlas Eclipse*
Lamm M2.2
*I have heard and enjoyed numerous times these amplifiers driving my friend's 20.7s.
my mcintosh mc462 is also an excellent amplifier to drive the 30.7s.i couldn’t be more happier.
Thanks for the suggestions. See my list below. I see we intersect on the AR 750's. I loved my Conrad Johnson Premier 8 tubers; there's something magical about tubes.
| BURMESTER | 911 |
| D'AGOSTINO | M550 |
| HEGEL | H30 |
| BOULDER | 2150 |
| PASS | XA200.8 |
| Audio Research | REF 750 |
| Audio Research | REF 160 |
| BRYSTON | 28B3 |
| BRICASTI | M28 |
Not familiar with EMM Labs, but will definitely check them out.. What is it that makes for a good pairing? Is it the high current/big damping factor business, or is there something else?
EMM is Ed Meitner. One of the gurus of D to A conversion but long before that he made amplifiers (musetax) which remain highly sought after. High current and damping. Also a unique design that Ed worked on for a long time to get right. I use 2000 watts Karan Acoustics Monoblocks, which are wonderful, but these are just phenomenal.
That's a serious amp. Thanks for the suggestion. I suppose Constellation would be a candidate as well.
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It all comes down to personal taste.i tried out a few amplifiers and mcintosh was the best to my ears.
How do you find the bass on the 30.7s? theres definitely no need for a subwoofer for me.
Getting the demo is the issue. I had a demo of the Burmester 911 set up, but had to cancel because of the holidays. I just couldn't give it the attention it required, but will revisit after year end.
Plenty of bass, and well integrated with the other frequencies. Agree, there's no need for a sub. I'm not a bass-aholic, even though I ran Infinity Betas with those big woofer towers. I find the bass on these 30.7's much more pleasing. The Betas were really two speaker systems: a midrange and a woofer system. Do you know anything about Wendell's remark that they would make their woofer modules of the 30.7 mini available for other speakers? Do you know the latest status of the mini 30.7? I last spoke with Wendell in October and he mentioned them but I didn't pursue the topic.
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