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Post by avallon on Mar 28, 2011 4:03:39 GMT -5
Hi,
Does anyone have experience with bridged XPA2's running Maggies in particular the 1.7's. I note the caution of possible thermal overload mentioned with bridged XPA2's and 4 ohm loads.
Thanks
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Post by jackfish on Feb 23, 2012 12:17:02 GMT -5
Not advisable in my opinion. Even while Magnepans present a rather consistent 4 Ohm load, it would be pretty hard on bridged XPA-2s. Can't move to XPA-1s?
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Post by vincedog3 on Feb 28, 2012 14:21:30 GMT -5
Hello the Magnepans outside of the audible range the impedance will very low. Potentially down to 1.6 ohms. It is not recommended to bridge the XPA-2 with a speaker that is lower than 8 ohms nominally.
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Post by Matt Wall on Feb 28, 2012 17:48:11 GMT -5
Why not simply bi-amplify with the XPA-2’s? It will give you the power you’re looking for, and it will do it safely.  |
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Post by knucklehead on Feb 28, 2012 17:53:44 GMT -5
I'd be willing to bet a single XPA-2 will drive a pair of Magnepans to extreme SPL with little or no clipping. With 500wpc on tap into 4ohms there is plenty of power. If you simply *must* have more power then the XPA-1s should be the next consideration.
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