Ryder - thanks for your comments. I would agree that the Maggies might be underpowered except that my CAL Icon MK II cd player that is probably 15 years old doesn't have any problem providing the dynamic and involving sound I like. But it is slowly dying, and I'll eventually need to replace it.
I seem to have plenty of amplifier power as I can play the Maggies at very realistic volumes and not hear any audible distortion and get plenty of punch and dynamics, and that's with the preamp volume control only set at 11 o'clock.
One thing I just noticed listening to Al Dimeola's "Land of the Midnight Sun" just now is that his electric guitar has a "fatter" sound with my CAL than with the Saturn. The other thing is that while the bass guitar line with the Saturn has a somewhat light sounding "thud, thud", with my CAL the bass line is a more solid "THUD THUD".
I would guess that my system is not the best setup for the Saturn to shine for some reason. Maybe the Saturn is allergic to Magneplanars? :)
I seem to have plenty of amplifier power as I can play the Maggies at very realistic volumes and not hear any audible distortion and get plenty of punch and dynamics, and that's with the preamp volume control only set at 11 o'clock.
One thing I just noticed listening to Al Dimeola's "Land of the Midnight Sun" just now is that his electric guitar has a "fatter" sound with my CAL than with the Saturn. The other thing is that while the bass guitar line with the Saturn has a somewhat light sounding "thud, thud", with my CAL the bass line is a more solid "THUD THUD".
I would guess that my system is not the best setup for the Saturn to shine for some reason. Maybe the Saturn is allergic to Magneplanars? :)