I thought I would post a picture of my new Magnepan 1.7 speakers flanked by the McIntosh MC402 and C2300. Imagine with me two JL subwoofers, one on either side. Now we’re talkin some serious music. As you may notice the speakers were just moved in place for the picture and do not have the proper toe in and sound reinforcement etc. I only have about six hours on the speakers so they need a lot more break in time. Currently the speakers are in the basement away from curious cat claws. I need to get some Plexiglas shields made to protect them when I am not present. For the real story, see Steve Guttenberg’s ToneAudio review in issue 30 and Jonathan Valin’s full review in the latest “absolute sound September issue”. As for my thoughts, it is a very nice improvement over my Spica TC 50’s. What I noticed right off was the height, depth and width of the sound stage. I was listening to the CD, Unforgivable Blackness. The pluck and slap of the upright bass strings sounded very impressive.
~ Mike

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McIntosh C2300 preamp,Gold Lion 12AX7A Tubes, MC601 amps, MR88 tuner, Bryston BDP-1, BDA-1, Magnepan 1.7 speakers, JL F110 Subs, Sound Anchor Sub stands, Nakamichi OMS5 CDP, Nakamichi 480 cassette deck, Tanburg 9141X reel to reel, Bang & Olufsen 1700 turntable, Wireworld Silver Eclipse 6 balanced IC's, AR speaker cable.

I had a listen to them with the ARC Integrated. They really are one of the great bargains in audio. Happy Listening.
Jim

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AMP's: D'Agostino Momentum's
Pre Amp: Mcintosh C-1000 & C-1000P
Sources: McIntosh MCD-1100 & MS-300, Olive 4HD, SonoS, Pro-Ject 6 PerspeX
Speakers: MBL 111F
Cables: Transparent Ultra MM2 & Reference MM2 & Powerlink MM2x

Mike.......Congratulations. I read the TAS review yesterday, and there is no doubt that Jonathan Valin was thoroughly impressed with their performance. At their price, they are a absolute hi-fi bargain. At least one JL Fathom sub would fill out that missing bottom octave and provide a true full range experience. I hope your new Maggies give your many years of enjoyment.

Keep an eye on that cat. It would become a 50 yard field goal if it clawed my speakers.

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Dan


Living Room System: McIntosh C2300, MC601 (2), MCD1100, MS750, MR85, Sony DAT 60ES, Nakamichi BX-300, Micro Seiki DD-40, Ortofon 2M Black, Sonos ZP90, Oppo BDP-83SE Blu-ray, PMC EB1i, Fathom f113 w/ Sound Anchor stand, Power Plant Premier (2), PS Audio Soloist Premier SE (3), Rollerblock Jr.'s, Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's & PC's, Kimber 8TC with WBT Solid Silver Angled Locking Banana Connectors.
Studio System: McIntosh C1000C/P, MC2301 (2), MCD1100, MR88, Michell Gyro SE w/SME 309/Ortofon Cadenza Black, Sonos ZP90, PS Audio Power Plant Premier, PS Audio Soloist Premier SE, Sonus Faber Amati Anniversario, Rollerblock Jr.'s, Wireword Silver Eclipse IC's & PC's, Wireworld Silver Eclipse speaker cable.
Studio Home Theater System: McIntosh MX120, MC452, Oppo BDP-95 Blu-ray, PS Audio Soloist Premier SE, JBL LSR-6332 (2), JBL LSR-6328P (3), McIntosh XLS112 (2), Sony 52XBR9, Tributaries Silver IC's, Wireworld PC's.
Vintage: McIntosh MA5100, MR74 tuner, JVC XL-Z1050 K2 CD player, Wyred 4 Sound DAC2, Tandberg 3008A and 3026A, JBL4312A , McIntosh 4300V for deck speakers.

+1 to Dan's comment.

The system looks very nice - clean and well balanced. When you get the subs you will be in true bliss.

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I have 2 jlf112 subs with my maggies in the home theater and it was quite a noticeable improvement. Enjoy but a sub is a must with magnepans.

Thank you for the comments guys. David, when I do take the JL plunge, I was wondering if two JLF110's would be faster and blend better but you seem to be very pleased with the JLF112's. Right now I'm saving for a new DAC/CDP and after that a MAC tuner. The end isn't in sight yet....

As for our two cats, I'll offer free shipping and one bag of cat litter. What a deal. My kids and wife would never forgive me. It's three against one. But I'm with Dan, they scratch my speakers and I just might have two cats come up missing.

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McIntosh C2300 preamp,Gold Lion 12AX7A Tubes, MC601 amps, MR88 tuner, Bryston BDP-1, BDA-1, Magnepan 1.7 speakers, JL F110 Subs, Sound Anchor Sub stands, Nakamichi OMS5 CDP, Nakamichi 480 cassette deck, Tanburg 9141X reel to reel, Bang & Olufsen 1700 turntable, Wireworld Silver Eclipse 6 balanced IC's, AR speaker cable.

Ah, yes. My claws need a bit of a touch up. Where are those Maggies.

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Dan


Living Room System: McIntosh C2300, MC601 (2), MCD1100, MS750, MR85, Sony DAT 60ES, Nakamichi BX-300, Micro Seiki DD-40, Ortofon 2M Black, Sonos ZP90, Oppo BDP-83SE Blu-ray, PMC EB1i, Fathom f113 w/ Sound Anchor stand, Power Plant Premier (2), PS Audio Soloist Premier SE (3), Rollerblock Jr.'s, Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's & PC's, Kimber 8TC with WBT Solid Silver Angled Locking Banana Connectors.
Studio System: McIntosh C1000C/P, MC2301 (2), MCD1100, MR88, Michell Gyro SE w/SME 309/Ortofon Cadenza Black, Sonos ZP90, PS Audio Power Plant Premier, PS Audio Soloist Premier SE, Sonus Faber Amati Anniversario, Rollerblock Jr.'s, Wireword Silver Eclipse IC's & PC's, Wireworld Silver Eclipse speaker cable.
Studio Home Theater System: McIntosh MX120, MC452, Oppo BDP-95 Blu-ray, PS Audio Soloist Premier SE, JBL LSR-6332 (2), JBL LSR-6328P (3), McIntosh XLS112 (2), Sony 52XBR9, Tributaries Silver IC's, Wireworld PC's.
Vintage: McIntosh MA5100, MR74 tuner, JVC XL-Z1050 K2 CD player, Wyred 4 Sound DAC2, Tandberg 3008A and 3026A, JBL4312A , McIntosh 4300V for deck speakers.

Well it looks like you might be looking at a MCD500 given your Mac stack. I have never heard a JLF110 but I am sure it would sound good depending on the room size. What I can say is the JLF112 and 113 both are very fast subs. I would rather have 2 F112's then 1 F113. Since I added the second sub on either side of my center channel speaker and between my L/R front speakers I have a much more even bass that feels just right.