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Maggie LRS so ridiculously good

I ordered a set of the LRS just to be able to say I have lived with Maggies at least once.  I've had a lot of speakers and some big dog expensive ones like Kef Blade and Revel Salon 2 to name a couple.  These 650 dollar LRS bring as much enjoyment as anything I've ever heard in so many ways.  They don't love hard driving music for sure but for quiet listening or mellow type music they will give you transcendent moments.  I swear they are breaking in or something and becoming a little more dynamic than when brand new.  These have to be one of the greatest hifi bargains of all time.  My 30 watt Pass 30.8 drives them well.  I had 3.6 maggies many years ago and I snubbed them, thought they were so compressed sounding but maybe I was wrong or not using the right amp.  These are just wow and so impressive what you can get for the money.  I have a feeling a killer amp is a big part of the equation with these but even with a Naim Uniti Atom in a smaller space these are still awesome.  This has to be the ultimate apartment speaker for someone who can't turn it up very loud and likes to listen late and night, you can really enjoy these at very low levels.  Anyway I just wanted to put my enthusiasm on public record, if you are thinking of pulling the trigger do it and also give them some time don't write them off to quickly.  I wish I had a separate space so I could always have a set of maggies ready to listen to when the mood and music was just right.  
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russ69
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"...but I do like to hear those types of music at nearly realistic levels (like seeing a live music in a small club.)..."

You will want 1.7s and big amps for that. 
keegiam
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@russ69

Thanks, it's important you pointed that out to me.  Taller Magnepans have never been an option as they would fully obscure two nice front windows in my listening room.  Looks like if I ever go planar it will have to be with a sub.  (Over the years I've been tempted to do classic Quad ESLs with a sub - back where I started!)

allyndrew
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I recently (15 days ago) installed a new set of SVS Prime Bookshelf Speakers for our front L/R speakers in our Surround sound room.  Our system is powered by a Pioneer SC-LX701 AV Receiver, along with two Def Tech Subs, an SC6000 & SC4000, also Height & Surround Speakers.  These new SVS Prime Speakers are QUITE Wonderful!!!!!! with marvelous clarity...
scchengmus
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I spoke to MagnaRiser as Im planning on tweaking my LRS. Looking forward to testing. Thanks to those who referred me to them. 
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panzrwagn
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My LRS are my 3rd pair of Maggies. Back in the 70s I had a pair of MG2167s driven off an HK Citation 16. My co-workers at the time were all into big Altecs, Barcelonas and 604s. The had never heard anything that could do what Maggies could. But when I finally got them off Japanese receivers and into tubes, those Altecs could sing and get really loud. It was their only defense. 

Fast forward 15 years and I bought a pair of MMGs for a rental I was in while my new house was being built. Powered them with an NAD 7125 20W/ch receiver. They were so sweet in that room because I could get them where the needed to be, and the NAD had a bass EQ that too k them to 50Hz easy. I sold them to a friend out of pity - he had some real trash boxes.

FAst forward to now. A friend just picked up 2 pair of LRS - we split them- that were being used in a media room, but they weren't a good match, the original owner had them tucked up against the walls, and hated them. His loss our gain. I'm back in the Maggie world again. 

I swap them in and out with my KEF LS-50s and a Sunfire SDS 8 sub. (In a perfect world it would be a REL R/7i). 

I'm powering them with a Marantz PM7000N. Plenty of power for my needs, and it's happy with low impedance/high current loads. Plus its a pretty good streamer/DAC. Overall, It's ridiculously good for $999. As is the matching CD6007.

I tell everybody that they should at some point in their lives own 3 things: 1) A convertible, preferably a real roadster, but any convertible is still a totally unique driving experience a sunroof cannot match. 2) Some really good cookware and cutlery. Because refueling and cooking cuisine are not the same thing. 3) Magneplanars. My buddy that got the other pair of LRS is a primo guitar player and has made jokes about audiophiles for over 40 years. After he set up the LRS he called me and said he was hearing things on Rory Gallagher albums he never new were there. "You can actually hear how they're playing".

'Nuf said.


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