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    Question about vintage Magneplaner

    Thanks, Sounds like a good configuration!
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    Question about vintage Magneplaner

    You have it exactly right.
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    Question about vintage Magneplaner

    I just brought home a Hafler DH-200 and set it up with the Adcom. I am using the bypass out on the Adcom for the subwoofer. I am not sure if my descriptions are correct but … here goes. There is a vast improvement in what I would call resolution. A muted solo trumpet sustain that fades at the...
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    Question about vintage Magneplaner

    Kudos for the profile graphic. Cars have been my disease of choice for a long time. Especially the German variety. I sold a pristine R129 last year … still had cosmoline and mfg. bar code labels on the undercarriage. Decided to give the Brits a try and picked up an F-type. Drives a lot like an...
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    Question about vintage Magneplaner

    Thanks! The Hafler guy had urgent family issues this weekend. I just posted an update on my post. Turns out a guy I have known for several years is an Audio hot rodder. And all I knew is he was a PhD Chemist. Anyway, I am test driving an ADCOM preamp he loaned me for a test drive. He has...
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    Question about vintage Magneplaner

    Update: Test driving an ADCOM GFP-565 Pre Amp. All caps replaced, bridge network reworked with “soft diodes”, Op Amps and FETS updated. There is a marked improvement in sound quality even while using my Yamaha AV receiver. Excited to see if this, the Hafler, and the Maggie’s will all play well...
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    Question about vintage Magneplaner

    Hit send too soon! Did you just not like the sound?
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    Question about vintage Magneplaner

    Thanks for the heads up. I don’t yet know the model # of the Hafler. If you care to elsborate
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    Question about vintage Magneplaner

    Thanks. Good advice. I will not see the Hafler until next week. I have contacted the local high end audio shop to make sure Hafler is in their wheelhouse. It is.
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    Question about vintage Magneplaner

    Thanks! I bought these speakers from a friend in the early 00’s. Interestingly, he has a Hafler amp that he seldom uses and may be willing to part with. Looking to meet up for a test drive next week.
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    Question about vintage Magneplaner

    I have a vintage set of Magneplaner MG-IIb speakers and also a vintage Sony PS-T20 turntable. All in perfect working order. These are connected to a Yamaha RX-V683 surround receiver and an old Pioneer buncha CD player. The CD player was mostly used for Christmas music and finally gave up the...
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