tony
Ex Member
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I have an old 1963 McIntosh MA 230 integrated that I'm having refurbished (new caps, tubes, etc.). I grew up with this amp, which belonged to my dad, and I've always loved the sound. It was originally mated with a pair of "end table" looking Bozaks. It's only 30 wpc., so I naturally found my way to Decware in my quest for contemporary speakers to buy. I had a nice chat with Steve about a month ago... a lovely, intelligent man, and a fellow drummer. I'm sure that the MG 944s, the 1.5s, and the 3.0s would work great with this low-powered old honey. My living room is 23' X 19' and opens fully to an 11' X 11' living room... so there's some air to move. Also, there's some unusual cutaways (front window area, added corner where the dining room starts) that make it a complex large space. Steve spoke highly about the 1.5s and I know I'd love them in a smaller room, but I'm not sure they would be enough for this large an area...and deep enough accurate bass for some of my tastes. I listen to mostly electric and acoustic jazz, but lots of classical music, rock, and other contemporary stuff as well. In a lot of the music I listen to, most electric bass players use 5 or 6 stringed instruments with the low "B" (fundamental: 31.5 hertz?). I'd love to talk with Bob Ziegler about his suggestion of what to try first, for I know he's been making some mods with the 3.0s and MGs. If anyone has already tried any of these models with old Mac tube gear, please chime in! In any case, I'm highly confident one these 3 models is going to knock me out. It's seems ridiculously hard to find truly intelligently designed efficient full range speakers with us lower watt tube lovers in mind... I'm SO glad I discovered the Decware sight.
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