Hi Koryodell,

Can you tell me which Tonians, and First Watt amp you went for? I'm a proud owner of the TL-D1 MK3 SE. Wonderful speakers.

Thank you,

David

toudou November 07, 2014 15:00

Don,

I recommend them, especially if sitting on a wooden floor.

koryodell May 23, 2013 02:52

System edited: Made some major changes

koryodell May 23, 2013 02:51

As the owner of Primaluna 6s, I was wondering how much of a difference the Vibrapods made to your amps.
Thanks,
Don

donl52 May 03, 2013 01:34

System edited: Added Bybee Bullets and changes system descripton

koryodell October 19, 2012 16:44

System edited: Changed from the Blue Circle Fon Lo Thingee phono to the Blue Circle Lil '703. Wow wow wow..

koryodell September 20, 2012 03:59

System edited: Added Stein Speaker Match. Highly recommended!

koryodell September 15, 2012 20:14

Just changed from El34 to SED Winged C 6550.

koryodell August 28, 2012 01:56

Hi Charles,

I've tried 3 amplifiers so far, the Wyred for Sound STI 500, 2 Adcom GFA 555 Mk II used as mono's in bridge mode, and the Prima Luna Dialouge 7's. IMHO, the higher wattage amps had slightly more "presence", but at a significant loss in the mid range, treble and especially in the decay. With the Primaluna's and can almost sense the muscles in the singers voice. With the other amp's, there was a voice with little emotion attached.

I think that the magic of the maggies is the mid range and the treble and that by putting high wattage SS amps we maybe trying to make speaker something it is not (chest thumping cone speaker).

Also, the Prima Luna power rating is deceptive. There is review that indicated that the Prima Luna's drove Magnapan's better than Rouge 150 watt mono's. This is most likely due to the dual output transformers on the PL's that allow 2, 4, and 8 ohm taps.

koryodell April 10, 2012 04:06

Hi Tom,

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll do a little research on the EH 6CA7. I've also been considering the SED "Winged C" 6550C. I've heard good things about it. I've moved back to the Prima Luna Kt88's a few times and they were fine until I took the attenuator out of the top end of the maggies, then they got a bit bright so I moved back to the EL34's. The tone is just hard to beat.

koryodell April 10, 2012 03:22

Korryodell,
You have put together a very nice system,it must sound quite good and natural.I find your approach interesting with the 70 watt tube amplifier. I`ve read so often that the maggies really need 300 watts or more of SS power to come alive and really sing. I personally find tube power(in general) amps to be more natural,3D, offer better tone/overtones and more 'realism' than most SS amplifiers. Did you lose any certain performance qualities in going from 500 to 70 watts?
Regards,

charles1dad April 05, 2012 12:50

Very nice system! Have you tried the EH 6ca7? When I replaced my EL34 tubes in my Manley Snappers the sound got bigger, more powerful, and just more of everything over any of the other EL34s I had used. Same nice tone, but a little more excitement. Consider them when you need to replace your EL34s.

tom_hankins April 04, 2012 14:40

Milpai,

I use the Signal Silver Resolution for the interconnects and the Clear Day for the speakers.

I might try the Black Cat speaker cables, since the silver might be too resolving for this speaker.

koryodell April 03, 2012 14:13

Koryodell,
Did you try the Signal Cable Silver Resolution for your speakers? Any notes on the Signal Cables vs Clear Day?

milpai March 29, 2012 16:24

thanks,

I've tried to focus on the best value for performance; from turntable, cartridge, speaker, preamps, and amps. I think with the maggies and primaluna's, i've finally hit something very special. I'm completely captivated.

koryodell March 22, 2012 03:26

Very nice system you've put together. I've heard good things about both the Dialogue 7's and the Maggie 3.7's. It would be a nice system to hear. Congratulations.

Regards,
Dan

islandmandan March 21, 2012 18:26

Thanks for your response. The top end of this system is beautiful. Some might think the primaluna's wouldn't offer enough power, but they handle the maggies just fine.

koryodell March 21, 2012 14:30

Congratulations! Your system seems very high quality in its
synergy. I would love to hear it.

douger March 18, 2012 21:28