What taps on your 501's???

[two dot]

Ok guys, what taps are you running your speakers off of?

There are enough "501" owners here we should get some good answers.

I am especially interested in LOW EFFICIENCY speakers like my LS360's

Thanks in advance.

 

[wuudogg]

Using 4ohm on the 802d's.

 

[jdandy]

Stephen.......I have my PMC EB1i speakers connected to the 4 ohm terminals on my 501's. I have seen the impedance and phase curve graphs for my speakers, and they present a very smooth 4 ohm load across most of the audio spectrum. The amps seem happy. I have hammered them on more than one occasion for extended lengths of time (just this afternoon with Edgar Winter - "White Man's Blues"), without any Power Guard lights, or abnormal temperature rise.

 

[masterlu]

It's the Bias not the Taps.

 

[forzaroma]

MCD500 direct to the MC501's, out to the Monitor Audio PL100's, with a little Sonos thrown in, on the 4ohm taps.

KMC,

Those are some great looking bass traps (I assume that's what they are). Where did you get them?

Alberto

 

[forzaroma]

Ok guys, what taps are you running your speakers off of?

There are enough "501" owners here we should get some good answers.

I am especially interested in LOW EFFICIENCY speakers like my LS360's

Thanks in advance.

My Sonus Faber Guarneri Homage like to drink from the 4Ohm.

Alberto

 

[Victor]

I have used the 8 ohm taps on my XLS360s, XRT30s and B&W Signature Diamond speakers. I find there is a little more detail on the 8 ohm taps. Keep in mind, at the volumes I usually listen at, my MC501s are rarely putting out over 5 watts.

 

[sully1801]

I use the 4 ohm on my MC500 to the LS360's.
I've tried the 8 ohm, and I get more volume with them connected to that, but it definately makes the amp work harder.
A couple times during some extended listening sessions at high volume the amp went into thermal shutdown while connected at 8 ohms...:tears:
I'd recommend 4, that's what those speakers are rated at...

 

[jdandy]

Is anyone using two taps simultaneously, like 4 ohm taps for the woofers, and 8 ohm taps for mids and tweets?

 

[C220MC275]

Is anyone using two taps simultaneously, like 4 ohm taps for the woofers, and 8 ohm taps for mids and tweets?

Is this legal ?

 

[C220MC275]

4 ohms on my Final 86 dB.
I tried 2 ohms and 8 ohms on my 275 : it was not as good as the 4 output so I did not try the others on the 501...

 

[Victor]

Is anyone using two taps simultaneously, like 4 ohm taps for the woofers, and 8 ohm taps for mids and tweets?

Is this legal ?

This is perfectly fine to do with the solid state amps but do not try this with the tube amps.

When I had my XRT30 speakers I was getting too much bass in my room so I put the bass cabinets on the 4 ohm taps and the mid/tweeter columns on the 8 ohm taps. This gave me a 3db bass reduction which sounded good in my room. I later ended up using my MC162 amp on the bass cabinets in a bi-amp setup.

 

[dwmann]

Using 4 ohm on Vienna Acoustics Mahler.

 

[PHC1]

Ok guys, what taps are you running your speakers off of?

There are enough "501" owners here we should get some good answers.

I am especially interested in LOW EFFICIENCY speakers like my LS360's

Thanks in advance.

I am using 4 ohms on SF GMs but you should try both and see which sounds better to you.

 

[jjensen]

I run the 4 ohm taps for my LS360s. I listened at length with the 8 ohm taps and the sound was a little "brighter" and I initially liked it but after further listening it didn't seem as smooth and balanced with my room/system so I switched back. It sounds so good where it is supposed to be that I really haven't worried about it since then. Hope that helps...

 

[jdandy]

I have been talking with lyle1 in the PMC Owner Group. He is driving a new pair of PMC EB1i speakers with MC501's, and is using the 4 ohm taps for the woofers, and the 8 ohm taps for the mids and tweets. The PMC EB1i is rated as a 4 ohm speaker. He tells me he hears greater detail using the 8 ohm taps for the mids and tweets. Since he is in Alberta, Canada, and I am in north Florida there's no way for me to drop by for an audition, so I will have to take his word for the greater detail. I would be concerned about how the 4 ohm load on an 8 ohm tap might effect the mid range and tweeter frequency response, as well as the balance of those drivers outputs with the woofers.

 

[Victor]

I have been talking with lyle1 in the PMC Owner Group. He is driving a new pair of PMC EB1i speakers with MC501's, and is using the 4 ohm taps for the woofers, and the 8 ohm taps for the mids and tweets. The PMC EB1i is rated as a 4 ohm speaker. He tells me he hears greater detail using the 8 ohm taps for the mids and tweets. Since he is in Alberta, Canada, and I am in north Florida there's no way for me to drop by for an audition, so I will have to take his word for the greater detail. I would be concerned about how the 4 ohm load on an 8 ohm tap might effect the mid range and tweeter frequency response, as well as the balance of those drivers outputs with the woofers.

The 8 ohm tap will be 3db louder than the 4 ohm tap. The bass reduction could be why he is hearing greater detail.

 

[mike175gr]

Using 4 ohm on Vienna Acoustics Mahler.

I am also driving my Vienna Acoustic Mahlers with the 4 ohm tap from my 501s. Much better sound and performance...

 

[masterlu]

24KW on the 8 ohm taps here.

 

[Stillone]

My MBL's like the 4 ohm taps.