I used Magnepans for about 25 years, including SMGa, 1.6QR, and finally 3.7Rs. I listen to a lot of orchestral, probably 50-60% of my listening time goes to orchestral. I moved on to a pair of traditional dynamics about 6 years ago. One disagrees with @frogman on reproduction of classical music at one's own peril, and I will not do so. If I listened only to orchestral music, I'd probably stick with Maggies. But I don't. I don't want to hear the Bach sonatas and partitas for violin coming through a pair of speakers that make the violin sound like it is 12 ft wide. Solo vocals are likewise unnaturally large. String quartets are problematic in this respect-With most Maggies, the transition from the midrange to the tweeter is not seamless. My floor standers present the violins in a quartet as point sources. In a good recording, I can hear the first and second violins separated in space. Never got that with any of the Maggies. All that said, on Friday, I will be the proud owner of a pair of Quad ESL-57s. This path was suggested to me 10-12 years ago by guess who? @frogman . Bet anything he doesn't remember that. But the Quads will not replace my floor standers. I will use them on those genres where they really shine, and use my floor standers where they have a better presentation.
Classical music, symphony AND planar speakers
Does anyone like this combo? ie Martin Logan, Magnepan, $5 k or less?
Maybe it is the same person with a different name on several other forums that says they don’t sound good together, IDK
OTOH I have heard that solo acoustic?instruments, voices, and small groups are rendered well or with a distinct realism.
Maybe it is the same person with a different name on several other forums that says they don’t sound good together, IDK
OTOH I have heard that solo acoustic?instruments, voices, and small groups are rendered well or with a distinct realism.