[colhogan]

Mr Tanner:
 I was thinking of picking up a pair Magnepan MMG's at a good price,and was wondering if my 20 year-old Bryston 3B will be ok to drive them...
 I ask  because I have heard that ribbon loudspeakers like Maggies can be really tough on the filter caps of an amplifier.
 Regards,
 Patrick

[James Tanner]

Hi Patrick

Contray to popular belief most Maggies are not true ribbons - they are planar-magnetic. They love high voltage swing and although they have moderately low impedances they are a very Resistive linear load. Long story short the 3B will be just fine on the MMG's

James

[colhogan]

Great! Thanks for your reply, Mr. Tanner
 Happy Holidays
 Regards,
 Patrick

[joey116]

James, have you done much listening to your 1.7's ? would love your read your thoughts, they seem to be an absolute bargain, unfortunately my closest dealer is about 3 hour away.
Thanks

[James Tanner]

James, have you done much listening to your 1.7's ? would love your read your thoughts, they seem to be an absolute bargain, unfortunately my closest dealer is about 3 hour away.
Thanks

Hi joey

Yes and in two rooms so far they sound different than the 1.6's so I am still adjusting at this point. Will save my comments till I more time with them.

James

[MarvinTheMartian]

James,
Similar situation, but I have a pair of 20 year old ST 3B's.
My question is can i run them in bridged / mono mode into a set of 1.7's?
The manual states 8ohm minimum , but the 1.7's  are such a "nice" 4ohm load.
Will the mono 3B's self destruct or just run a tad hot?
Shawn

[James Tanner]

James,
Similar situation, but I have a pair of 20 year old ST 3B's.
My question is can i run them in bridged / mono mode into a set of 1.7's?
The manual states 8ohm minimum , but the 1.7's  are such a "nice" 4ohm load.
Will the mono 3B's self destruct or just run a tad hot?
Shawn

Hi Shawn

Yes they will probably run a bit hot but it should be OK as long as they do not shut down.

James