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Maggie 20.1 contender for best speaker?

Does any audiophile who lives on this planet earth own a pair of Magnepan 20.1 Flagship speakers besides Magnepan themselves? I love the 3.6 and can only imagine what their flagship sounds like. I cannot find more than one review on them. I just think that it would be a fair comparison to include them amoung other flagship Thiels, Revels, ML, Talons, Dunlavys, Kharmas, etc. I NEVER hear them mentioned amoung the greats. What's up with that?
ebonyvette
jtinn
1,124 posts
 
Although, I do not sell the, I love them. I think they are one of the finest speakers available, with certain limitations. I would never put Thiel's even in the same category as the 20.1's. The Maggie's produce music, the Thiel's are hifi. Put them in the league with Kharma, Piega, SoundLab, Talon, Wilson, Revel and a few others. All of the speakers I listed do some very special things and some do more than others, but they are all very impressive.

I ordered a pair in June of 2001 and am still waiting. It will be worth the wait!
fzxguy
62 posts
 
Johnathan Valin (now w/TAS) reviewed the 20.1 in FI vol 3 #12 (December 98). As I recall that issue featured a variety of similarly priced speakers.
lotusseven
1 posts
 
I've owned Pans since 1978....MG-IIA....3.6R and now 20.1's.
Each vastly improves upon it's lesser brother and the new 20.1 is spectacular. All the hi-fi words: open, relaxed, natural. I prefer big SPL symphonic/complex material and these things bring you into Carnegie Hall. Thing is it sounds like music vs great hi-fi. I can't imagine a more exciting and emotional presentation. Remember who pays the bills -- who is the lifeblood-- of the buff books and then appreciate why their reviews are so useless.
Listen for yourself!
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