Aleph-X and MMGs

mevangel · 5th January 2005, 07:25 PM

Is the Aleph-X a good choice to drive a pair of Magneplanar MMG speakers?
I heard MMGs require a lot of current and their impedance goes down to 4 ohms.
Regards.

Marco

GRollins · 5th January 2005, 10:23 PM

No problem. It will work just fine. The Magneplanar designs have an advantage in that their drivers are purely resistive. With that in mind, you're assured that you're not going to get a 1 ohm load at some point in the spectrum. It's not so much that they "require a lot of current"...at least not more than any other 4 ohm speaker, it's that they're only average in efficiency. Nothing wrong with that as long as you have sufficient power to reach the volume you want.

Grey

5th January 2005, 07:25 PM	#1
mevangel diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Italy	Aleph-X and MMGs Is the Aleph-X a good choice to drive a pair of Magneplanar MMG speakers? I heard MMGs require a lot of current and their impedance goes down to 4 ohms. Regards. Marco

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5th January 2005, 10:23 PM	#2
GRollins diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Columbia, SC	No problem. It will work just fine. The Magneplanar designs have an advantage in that their drivers are purely resistive. With that in mind, you're assured that you're not going to get a 1 ohm load at some point in the spectrum. It's not so much that they "require a lot of current"...at least not more than any other 4 ohm speaker, it's that they're only average in efficiency. Nothing wrong with that as long as you have sufficient power to reach the volume you want. Grey

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