Don,

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

koryodell May 23, 2013 04:52

System edited: Made some major changes

koryodell May 23, 2013 04:51

System edited: Added Bybee Bullets and changes system descripton

koryodell October 19, 2012 18:44

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

koryodell September 20, 2012 05:59

System edited: Added Stein Speaker Match. Highly recommended!

koryodell September 15, 2012 22:14

Just changed from El34 to SED Winged C 6550.

koryodell August 28, 2012 03:56

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 06:06

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 05:22

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 16:13

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 04:26

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 15:30