Magnepan 1.6 Review (Part #2)

[Feanor]

Obsessive????? Ahaaaaa, now were talking. My family says I am really obsessive and so really think I'm going overboard. So, I'll fit into that group real well!

Best Regards,
Stan

Hey, cool. Obsession is a choice, right?

Here's one more thing -- far more important than cables, etc. -- dump the Adcom and Emotiva and get yourself some seriously high-grade amplification. Far more than is usually the case in the moderate price range, Maggies will exploit high-end amplification and other components.

Yes, I know all about budget contraints.

[Dawnrazor]

Hey, cool. Obsession is a choice, right?

Here's one more thing -- far more important than cables, etc. -- dump the Adcom and Emotiva and get yourself some seriously high-grade amplification. Far more than is usually the case in the moderate price range, Maggies will exploit high-end amplification and other components.

Yes, I know all about budget contraints.

Feanor is dead on here.

I drove my mmgs with a $4k Pass Labs X-150. It wasn't crazy to pair that amp with my $600 speaker. The speakers were not outclassed especially when I modded them. The thing is that maggies sound way better than their pricepoint. I recently sold the pass and now have 2 Halo A21s for active biamping.

You need a real amp that can handle maggies ability to suck power. As you move up the line even really good amps have trouble driving maggies and that means clipping....

Mags are kind of like the free boat a friend gives you.