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Just like MasterLu, well kinda…
Warning Disclaimer: The following is supposed to be taken in jest.
I was so impressed reading the thread and seeing the pictures of Ivan’s Sonus Faber Aida arriving at the Cape, that I thought I would chronicle the arrival of my new Magnepan 3.7 speakers. As you may recall Ivan’s Aida arrived by semi truck. Well not to be out done, so did mine, courtesy of my dad and his pickup truck. If I didn’t know better I would have guessed that Ivan is from Texas because everything is bigger in Texas. Ivan had a nice shot of him and Lu Jr. standing next to his superbly packed in marine plywood Aida speakers. So here is a picture of me with my best flannel shirt on standing proudly next to my just arrived Magnepan 3.7 speakers . My speakers came in a card board box but I guess Italy is a little farther away than Minnesota. Notice the close up of the Cherry wood finish which I think adds a nice touch of elegance. Now I have to admit that the finish on Ivan’s Aida’s is drop dead gorgeous! Because my two channel system is in my living room, when not listening critically, the Maggies are push up close to the wall. I didn’t add the resistors to the mid range and treble but I did install the Empirical Design custom jumpers that Darrin turned us on too. I thought I would wait it out till the Maggies settle in on their own 600 hours from now. That could take a while. Now I must confess that I did remember to put in the ribbon tweeter jumpers but it took me about a week to realize there are ribbon tweeter guards on the back of the speakers that needed to be removed. Wow did things open up after taking those off. I am totally blown away by the 3.7’s and know as others have mentioned, it gets much better with time. ~Mike Last edited by mgard; 04-08-2012 at 08:51 PM. |
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Mike
Thanks for the photos. I haven't heard the 3.7s but I have always enjoyed the 3.6's. You should be a very happy listener for years to come. Jim |
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Very nice Mike! Beautiful system!
Pete
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Pete No. 35 Main System: VPI Prime Signature TT in Rosewood, Ortofon Cadenza Black, Stillpoints LP1 V2, McIntosh: MP100, MR78, MCD1000 Transport on Stillpoint Ultra Minis, MDA1000 D/A Converter on Stillpoint Ultra Minis, MS750 Music Server, C40, MC501's (3), Soundcraftsmen: DC2215 Eq/AS1000 Real time analyzer, DBX 3BX II, Carver C9, Nakamichi Dragon, Crown SX724, Crown D-75A (as headphone amp), Sony XBR55X900E 4K TV, JBL L220A's, JBL B460, Sumo Delilah active crossover, WireWorld Silver Eclipse audio interconnects, WireWorld Starlight and Silver Starlight Coaxial Digital interconnects, Wireworld SuperNova 7 Toslink digital interconnect, WireWorld Aurora 7 and Silver Electra Power cords, Wireworld Silver Eclipse 8 speaker cables, Terk AF-1 Powered Antenna, Oppo UDP-205 4K Blu-Ray Player, Bryson BUC-1 USB Converter, Wireworld Gold Starlight XLR Digital interconnect, PS Audio Direct Stream Power Plant 12 on Stillpoint Ultra Minis, PS Audio Dectect, FuruTech Flux-50 NCF Inline Power Filter, Add-Powr Wizard EM Field AC Line conditioner; Stillpoint Ultra SS's under (3) McIntosh MC501 Amplifiers Florida Room/Art Studio System: Harmon Kardon T60 TT/Ortofon 2M Black, McIntosh: MR77, C32, MC2205; Crown Power Line Four, Wyred for Sound DAC-2 Digital to Analog converter, Soundcraftsmen AE2000 Eq, JBL 4313B's, JBL 2241-based Sub, JBL BX63A Active Crossover, Oppo BDP-105D Blu-Ray Player, Samsung 5500 Series 32" Smart TV, Terk AF-1 Powered Antenna Master Bedroom System: McIntosh: MX120 Theater processor, MC206 6-channel amplifier; MR74 AM/FM Tuner, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, JVC HM-DH40000U D-Theater Digital VHS, Phase Technology PC80 Towers (now used as stands), (2) JBL 4401's, (1) JBL Studio 6IW speaker, (2) JBL Studio 6IC speakers, Sony XBR-49X900E UHD TV, Panamax 1000 Line Conditioner, (2) JL Audio E110 Subwoofers, Wireworld Solstice speaker cables, Wireworld Aurora Power cords, Wireworld Equinox and Solstice speaker cables and various other flavors of Wireworld and Audioquest cabling Office System: Marantz 150 Tuner, Crown DL 2, Crown EQ 2, Crown SA 2, Crown D-75A (as headphone amp), McIntosh MCD7009 (as transport), DBX 3BX Series II, Oppo BDP-103 Blu-ray player, JBL 4401's, JL Audio E112 Subwoofer, Samsung 5500 series 32" Smart TV, Wire World Oasis audio interconnects, Wire World Solstice speaker cables, Wyred for Sound DAC-2 DSDse Digital to Analog converter, Wireworld Starlight Coaxial Digital Interconnect, Sennheiser HD800 Headphones, Sennheiser HDVA600 Headphone amp, Wireworld Silver Eclipse Balanced Interconnects, Wireworld Platinum Starlight USB Cable, Add-Powr EAU-2 AC Harmonic resonator High Resolution Source: HP Omen 17" Gaming Laptop |
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Mike your Maggies look great ! Your rack of Mcintosh looks fantastic also. Enjoy everything and keep us posted on your impressions as they break in
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Mike, great stuff! I love this threads as I get to share the moments of suspense and excitement as people open and setup their new gear.
Congrats! |
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Mike... Everything looks great. I would also guess that the Maggies weigh nothing near the 600lbs like Aida or you are very strong. Sit back and enjoy and please update us on their sound as you rack up the hours listening to them.
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Wow the system looks GREAT!! Congrats!
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Mike --- the whole system looks amazing! Congrats!
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Thank you everyone for your kind comments.
~Mike |
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Congratulations Mike - terrific looking (and I'm sure, sounding) system!
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