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A strange thing happened on the way to...

I was auditioning a pair of Talon PeregrineX speakers this afternoon. They are on a short list of speakers in which I am interested. I was very impressed with the sound.
I told the salesman I was looking at the Magnepan 3.6. He said it was a good speaker but that along with the big soundstage comes exaggerated size on voices and instruments too. I have not heard the Maggies yet, but if this is true I would not be interested in them. I like tight defined imaging and have been working toward this end for several years now.
Does anyone know if this is true? Are sizes in the soundstage exaggerated as he described? I want to go and listen to a pair, but it is a five hour drive from where I live. If I am going to be disappointed by this trait I'd rather not take the time. If anyone can offer some insight I would be appreciative!
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erider
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I have heard the Maggies and was quite impressed with them. I thought they offered excellent, pinpoint imaging - certainly in the system that I heard. The only speakers superior to the Maggies that I have heard have been the SoundLabs (A1) and the Apogees (Full Range, Scintillas, Divas, Duettas - that order). No dynamic speaker I have heard so far comes close to any of these. They all require careful set up, breathing room, and upstream electronics to sound their best. It take weeks of listening to find their optimum placement but once you do there is nothing like them. Listen to the music not to the reviewers and certainly not to the salepeople. Here is Texas, a five hour drive is considered a hop, skip and a jump. I have flown all over the country to audition systems in search of audio nirvana.

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