Any Present Magnepan 3.7i owner using them in a smaller listening space...

I have 3.7i in a 12 x 15 room and love the sound, they give me everything I could want from a speaker. They are very clean, clear sounding and instrument placement in the sound field is amazing. Mine are about 36" from the front wall and 18" from the side wall. I move the distance of my chair and get the perspective of being at different places in a concert hall. Previously I had 1.7i in the room which sounded great but the improvement is jaw dropping. I sought advice from John Rutan Audio Connection ( where I made the purchase)and Magnepan before I made the jump. Just be sure you have an amp with plenty of power.

Good luck

I should add a friend brought a pair of LRS over and while sounding great for their price point there is no way they compete with the larger Maggie's.

@yyzsantabarbara

Could you please give your impressions of the LRS+ vs the LS50 Metas?  Do you use the sub(s) with both?

@petaluman That's what Google is for

LRS VS LRS+ VS LS50 Meta

@petaluman I had my CODA #16 with the LRS+ and KC62 sub and my mind was blown with that sound. A very musical full range sound in the small room. It was much better than the Thiel CS3.7 in the same space without the sub. Now I do think the Thiel CS3.7 is a better speaker than the LRS+, but in the small room it was no contest. The LRS+ is a perfect speaker for my office room size.

I have put the LS50 Meta back into the office recently to see how it compared. I did not use the CODA #16 this time because it is doing a good job in my Livingroom system. The only "amp" I have was the modded PeachTree GAN1. The mods on it as amazing and this amp is almost as good as my CODA #16 in the same room, minus the huge bass.

Unfortunately, I cannot use the sub-woofer with the GAN1 "amp" or analog sources, so my comparison with the LRS+ is a little skewed in the bass department and limited to streaming.

The LS50 Meta was not as large in the soundstage width and height. I never found it a problem in the past but in comparison to the LRS+ it is smaller. The LS50 Meta does sound clearer to me. A sharper sound, not fatiguing in any way, just a bit cleaner sounding. I have been reading that the Maggies up the chain from the LRS+ are more detailed sounding.

In the past, I was using the LS50 Meta + KC62 sub with various amps. So, I am familiar with the that combo. Overall, the bass on the LRS+ and sub is a bit more than the LS50 Meta + sub. I am rather shocked at the bass on the LRS+. I set the KC62 sub at 80 Hz with the LS50 and 50 Hz with the LRS+.

I think both of these combos are great for my office sized room. The LS50 Meta is also a little more amp friendly.

Edit: I just rewatched the Guttenberg video and the only difference in opinion between he and I is that I think the LS50 Meta is a bit cleaner sounding. I can also take that clean sound to the hilt buy using a Benchmark AHB2 amp with the LS50 Meta. In fact, I was not planning on giving away my LS50 Meta, so I have re-bought an AHB2 amp, hopefully arriving this week. It will not be as good with the LRS+ at loud volume. I am hoping it works well at low to medium volume. I think it will, especially with the KC62 sub,