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RE: Harsh vocals in Magnepan 3.7i

I'm sorry, but I don't find that to be the case, and I don't put much confidence in disparate measurements from published reviews.
At least for a 1.6/3.6 direct comparison, of which I have personal experience with, I found the same volume settings yielded the same preferred playback levels in both cases. And my MMG's equivalent as well. Actually, I think the volume settings were slightly lower with the 3.6's.

Anyways, I do understand your point about the larger speakers promoting a higher playback level because of their capability and distortion performance, but that's not was I referring to here with my simple premise.

There's a correlation here between power requirements and SPL level, but the thinking regarding it is running off on a tangent.
Maybe it would help understanding to consider a hypothetical series/parallel wiring arrangement of say four MMG speakers. The impedance load would be identical to a single MMG, but what would the resulting SPL level and power consumption look like? That comes at the issue from a different direction, so don't get confused with my premise. Think about that a bit. :)

Back to the original query. The OP has a really nice $2500 amplifier with excellent power capability. I'm not sure of the reason for the harsh vocals, but I'm 99% sure it's not related to power capability of his Parasound amp. If the advice is he has to change an amplifier like this to support a single step up in the Magnepan product line, then we have a real problem here.
Understanding the basic motor structures in the Magnepan lineup of speakers needs some further thought by folks like yourself.

Dave.


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