As good or better than Magnepan 3.7i


First of all, I do really enjoy the 3.7i, but at some point I'm going to need to downsize and I'm looking for suggestions of speakers with equivalent or better sound. 
If they aren't full range, that's ok as I have a pair of SVS SB-3000 subs. 
What the maggies could do better are better dynamics, bass weight and so forth (little better on rock and big classical). 
The room is a dedicated listening room in the basement 26X13X7. 
Budget is in the same range as the 3.7i, 
Thanks

traudio

I’m also a Maggie guy. As I’ve listened to speakers at dealers and at gatherings of my local audio club, I have to say I find most cone speakers don’t push my buttons. I did, however, just hear the PS Audio Aspen 5, which has a ribbon tweeter. Their other, larger models add a ribbon midrange, so you might find them to your liking. They’re all 4-ohm speakers and about 87 dB sensitivity, so your Maggie amps should be a fit. And even the smallest speaker does bass very well. Cheers.

I've heard a few of the PS models at the show, and they are impressive.

 

Of course today's listening session was good and I was asking myself "are you sure you want to sell these?"

I’m looking for suggestions of speakers with equivalent or better sound....

What the maggies could do better are better dynamics, bass weight and so forth

Magnepan is s unique speaker for which there is no clear substitute. Do you have any electronics that will do proper "bass management"? If you do, set each sub right next to each Maggie in the front stage and keep going higher in crossover somewhere until you hit 120, 140, 200 hz, etc.

"Bass Management" means anything under that crossover freq will be lopped off from reaching the Maggie and only sent to the subs. You will also have the ability to delay the maggies and such. If you have purist electronics only, you won’t have such capabilities.

When you do such experiments, i.e not giving maggie a full signal and restricting it from moving too much to produce lower bass octaves (done only by the sub now, the right guy for the job), everything can feel more dynamic, more bass weight, more resolution will pop up, etc.

Never make a Maggie move too much.