I have been comparing Maggie LRS with Zu Dirty Weekend - powered by Schiit Vidar monoblocks and a Freya preamp.
The Zu's are very good with a sweet sound and beautifully-made cabinets from Utah. They also let me go a little past their 60-day full-refund period while I waited on Magnepan LRS's to arrive.
The music started out of the LRS's before I even sat down and I knew I was listening to something more profound. I listened to Mahler's 2nd and was even moved to tears in the 4th movement. That totally surprised me and pretty much made my decision.
And the usual caveat: this is true for me and my partially damaged ears in my particular listening room. I think the LRSs'bass is somewhat muddy on genres with a driving/thumping bass lines, so eventually I will find a subwoofer to fill out the LRS's. But surprisingly, I really liked the way the LRS's handled bass on jazz trio and vocal music. The Zu's do a very decent job from high to low.
Brian
The Zu's are very good with a sweet sound and beautifully-made cabinets from Utah. They also let me go a little past their 60-day full-refund period while I waited on Magnepan LRS's to arrive.
The music started out of the LRS's before I even sat down and I knew I was listening to something more profound. I listened to Mahler's 2nd and was even moved to tears in the 4th movement. That totally surprised me and pretty much made my decision.
And the usual caveat: this is true for me and my partially damaged ears in my particular listening room. I think the LRSs'bass is somewhat muddy on genres with a driving/thumping bass lines, so eventually I will find a subwoofer to fill out the LRS's. But surprisingly, I really liked the way the LRS's handled bass on jazz trio and vocal music. The Zu's do a very decent job from high to low.
Brian