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They might be right, but I wonder...

Posted by CometCKO (A) on January 25, 2006 at 14:04:20

In Reply to: Mapleshade says their vintage Scotts can drive the 3.6's. posted by saltyflies on January 25, 2006 at 13:20:56:

I have a couple of Eico small-tube (EL84) amps, and neither is very impressive with the Maggies. I suppose it's possible that the Scott is stronger than the Eico's, but I've always considered it pretty similar in output. That said, my little Eico HF-81 with a whopping 14 watts per channel, sounds much nicer than you'd think via Maggie, on small scale chamber music and female vocalists. Bad things happen, though, when the music gets either loud or complex (or both).

Come to think of it, a lot of the Mapleshade recordings tend to be small-scale stuff that works well. I've found them nicely recorded, but none of the 12 or 15 that I've bought have made it to my "favorites" list.

Actually, given the Magneplanar 1.6's fearsome reputation, it's pretty remarkable how well so many amps do with the Maggies. For instance, another small-tube amp, the Manley Stingray, is also reputed to sound heavenly with the Maggies. I'm hoping to hear that one day.

YMMV

Frank

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Topic - Vintage tubes for Maggie 1.6's (cheap!) - CometCKO 22:23:02 01/24/06 (11)

Re: Vintage tubes for Maggie 1.6's (cheap!) - rickl 11:22:01 01/27/06 (0)

Mapleshade says their vintage Scotts can drive the 3.6's. - saltyflies 13:20:56 01/25/06 (2)

They might be right, but I wonder... - CometCKO 01/25/0614:04:20 01/25/06 (1)

Re: They might be right, but I wonder... - saltyflies 08:28:35 01/26/06 (0)

Not an HK amp, but you may be interested in this- - Hansson3 05:45:08 01/25/06 (1)

Pretty stuff! But maybe not with the 1.6's - CometCKO 13:53:52 01/25/06 (0)

here I thought Zeros were next _ (nt) - Mart 01:05:44 01/25/06 (4)

Thought about that but... - CometCKO 13:50:38 01/25/06 (3)

Re: for the better - Mart 08:25:06 01/26/06 (2)

Yes, we caught it early, but it was a shock - CometCKO 15:48:24 01/26/06 (1)

hope she is an adult; it must be a new level of hell if she's a child - Mart 04:43:28 01/27/06 (0)

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They might be right, but I wonder... - CometCKO 01/25/0614:04:20 01/25/06 (1)

Re: They might be right, but I wonder... - saltyflies 08:28:35 01/26/06 (0)

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