Image/soundstage and punch/bass

Are there speakers out there (new or used) in the $2,500 price range that have the image and soundstage of Magnepan (my current set up is MG12s) but the punch and bass for rock/hip hop type music?

shadys03-29-2019 12:28pm

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bdp24 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 10,096 posts 03-31-2019 at 05:44pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @birdfan, nothing? I’m going to surmise you have not heard the Eminent Technology LFT-8b (like Maggies, a magnetic-planar loudspeaker). I have owned three pair of Maggies (including my current Tympani T-IVa), and one pair of the ET’s, and I must disagree with your assertion. Putting aside the differences between Maggies and the ET’s, when it comes to transparency, ESL’s imo still have the edge.
bdp24 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 10,096 posts 03-30-2019 at 07:05pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Both HSU and Rythmik Audio make midbass models, to use, say, between a pair of mini-monitors and big subs. The Rythmik (two midbass models) contain a pair of 8" woofers.
bdp24 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 10,096 posts 03-30-2019 at 01:38pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Yup @whart, and ET's Bruce Thigpen is still exploring new territory. Check out his TRW-17 Rotary Woofer; output down to 1Hz!
bdp24 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 10,096 posts 03-29-2019 at 02:45pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Eminent Technology LFT-8b. Magnetic-planar drivers (similar to those in the smaller Magnepans, but push-pull rather than single-ended, and in a metal frame rather than glued to MDF) from 180Hz up, a sealed enclosure 8" woofer for 180Hz down. They play louder than the smaller Maggies, and extend lower in frequency. $2499/pr, home audition available for those without a dealer within 150 miles of home.

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