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Magnepan Owners - Need Your Thoughts Please
fin1bxn-From your experiences, you prefer the the k-horn bass over the Maggies, right?Is it that the Maggies just miss that initial impact/slam from something like a kick drum?How do the two compare in other respects, anything else that stood out ... 
Musical Fidelity M6-500i vs Kw - 500
Maybe you can look into the Monarchy Audio NM24 DAC 
Threshold S/500 Power Amp or ???
I believe the input borads had to be changed when upgrading an optical bias unit to quasi "e" series.  Any sonic improvement when upgrading the optical bias to "e"? 
Threshold S/500 Power Amp or ???
dividebytube, Can you tell me more about your experience with the Magnepans and the threshold combination?What is the difference between the S/500 optical bias and the S/500 Series II?  Did the Series II omit the optical bias?  I've also noticed a... 
HYPEX,PASCAL OR ABLETEC
Thanks for the write-up Sebastian.The Magnepans are great but very sensitive to amps and room placement.  From my experience they can be bright at times, especially when not setup correctly.  I've owned a pair of 1.6qr's for over 13 years and stil... 
tact reliability
Boz at TacT has spent numerous hours on the phone with me answering my questions in detail. He is a stand up guy, on one occasion he called me back personally after the shop had closed and gave me an hour of his time. One of the best companies I h... 
Cd or SACD with reference quality imaging
Great question I would love to know too. 
VR-4JR or USHER 6371
Have any of you considered the Gallo Reference 3. I have not heard them yet but from what I hear they are amazing. 
Good percussion
Thanks for the all replies. I do own Mickey Hart's Planet Drum, although it just isn't my cup of tea, I couldn't really get into it, don't get me wrong it is a wonderful recording but not for me. I'm into pieces that are more fast paced. 
amps to match Magnepan MG3.6 Spkrs
Has anyone tried any BAT amps possibly their integrated vk-300x. From what I have read this is suppposed to rival most seperates.