MG 3.7i and 28B's

James Tanner · « **on:** 12 Jan 2017, 01:38 pm »

Hi Folks,

Playing around with the new MG3.7i's and the 28B Cubed Mono amps.

james

PierreB · « **Reply #1 on:** 12 Jan 2017, 02:05 pm »

Very nice, love the color of your MG 3.7i

fridays · « **Reply #2 on:** 13 Jan 2017, 03:25 am »

Very nice what's the size of your room

James Tanner · « **Reply #3 on:** 13 Jan 2017, 11:32 am »

Quote from: fridays on 13 Jan 2017, 03:25 am

Very nice what's the size of your room

Hi

Thats Room 1 which is 16 1/2 feet by 23 feet.

james

Dloines · « **Reply #4 on:** 13 Jan 2017, 12:51 pm »

Quote from: James Tanner on 13 Jan 2017, 11:32 am

Hi

Thats Room 1 which is 16 1/2 feet by 23 feet.

james

nice setup. I have the 3.7is and the 4b3 in a 17x23 room. I noticed you have the tweeters on the outside, have you tried them on the inside, inside seems to work best in my room.

James Tanner · « **Reply #5 on:** 13 Jan 2017, 01:43 pm »

Quote from: Dloines on 13 Jan 2017, 12:51 pm

nice setup. I have the 3.7is and the 4b3 in a 17x23 room. I noticed you have the tweeters on the outside, have you tried them on the inside, inside seems to work best in my room.

Hi

My bias is for as wide a stage as I can get so I probably give up a little when it comes to image size but i tilt them in to align and optimize the phase.

james

Pundamilia · « **Reply #6 on:** 14 Jan 2017, 04:56 pm »

@Dloines @James

Is the 4B3 adequate to drive the 3.7is? I have a new 4B3 and am considering Magneplanars.

Thanks

James Tanner · « **Reply #7 on:** 14 Jan 2017, 05:08 pm »

Quote from: Pundamilia on 14 Jan 2017, 04:56 pm

@Dloines @James

Is the 4B3 adequate to drive the 3.7is? I have a new 4B3 and am considering Magneplanars.

Thanks

I would say depending on room size and listening levels a 4B Cubed would be fine.

james

Pundamilia · « **Reply #8 on:** 14 Jan 2017, 05:56 pm »

Thanks. 10-½ ft x 15-¼ ft. It's probably too small for 3.7is. They would dominate the room and there would be no room for anyone but me!

What would you recommend in the Bryston speaker line. Music is mostly Jazz and Popular with the occasional Classical listening.

James Tanner · « **Reply #9 on:** 14 Jan 2017, 06:10 pm »

Quote from: Pundamilia on 14 Jan 2017, 05:56 pm

Thanks. 10-½ ft x 15-¼ ft. It's probably too small for 3.7is. They would dominate the room and there would be no room for anyone but me!

What would you recommend in the Bryston speaker line. Music is mostly Jazz and Popular with the occasional Classical listening.

HI

In that size room I would highly recommend the Middle T's.

http://bryston.com/products/speakers/Middle_T.html

james

OTM · « **Reply #10 on:** 14 Jan 2017, 06:16 pm »

- and how many remotes does it take to listen to music? Drives my wife crazy.

Pundamilia · « **Reply #11 on:** 14 Jan 2017, 06:26 pm »

Thanks, James.

James Tanner · « **Reply #12 on:** 14 Jan 2017, 06:31 pm »

Quote from: OTM on 14 Jan 2017, 06:16 pm

- and how many remotes does it take to listen to music? Drives my wife crazy.

LOL - good one

james

Dloines · « **Reply #13 on:** 14 Jan 2017, 11:54 pm »

Quote from: Pundamilia on 14 Jan 2017, 04:56 pm

@Dloines @James

Is the 4B3 adequate to drive the 3.7is? I have a new 4B3 and am considering Magneplanars.

Thanks

Yes, the 4b3 really gets those panels moving, lots of bottom end bass and the top-end with the Ribbon tweeters is amazing. Even driving them hard the 4b3 doesn't break a sweat and the temp is barely warmer then room temperature....

sdolezalek · « **Reply #14 on:** 15 Jan 2017, 04:38 am »

Would really love to get my hands on a set of those 28B cubed's with my 20.1s...

Simm · « **Reply #15 on:** 16 Jan 2017, 01:46 am »

James,

Have you have experimented with the resistors that Magnepan supplies with the speakers and if so, what have you concluded?

Thanks for your input.

Simm

James Tanner · « **Reply #16 on:** 16 Jan 2017, 01:58 am »

Quote from: Simm on 16 Jan 2017, 01:46 am

James,

Have you have experimented with the resistors that Magnepan supplies with the speakers and if so, what have you concluded?

Thanks for your input.

Simm

Hi Simm

Yes I have - in my room I get the best Phase and Frequency response in the flat position.

james

techguy0192 · « **Reply #17 on:** 16 Jan 2017, 04:03 pm »

Nice setup! Magnepan is a classic pairing with Bryston.

I have had great success with several Bryston amps powering Vandersteen speakers. Ever thought about pairing them up?

schugh · « **Reply #18 on:** 16 Jan 2017, 07:17 pm »

Cool, that is almost the same as my setup. But I am running my 3.7i with 7BSST2.
(missed the cubed by a year, dang).
Almost the same size room. It's 16' wide for the about first 13' and then 18' wide for the last 10'.
And I got a projector and screen just like in the picture.
Except I went with the Magnepan Center Channel.

Also using my older 1.7s for the rear channels.

I love this setup.

Simm · « **Reply #19 on:** 16 Jan 2017, 09:22 pm »

Quote from: James Tanner on 16 Jan 2017, 01:58 am

Hi Simm

Yes I have - in my room I get the best Phase and Frequency response in the flat position.

james

Thank you for your findings. I am using 28B3s with Magnepans 20.7s and find the best sound with no resistors, but many classical recordings suffer from too tipped up mass strings or soprano choruses. Taming the strings (mostly in loud passages) with the supplied resistor removes too much of the clarity as I imagine you have found.

Simm