I have the Maggie 1.7's in a large room. Unclear if I have really optimized their placement. Often I am enthralled by the soundstage and precision/definition I hear but other recordings just don't seem to be that engaging which may be the lack of that "dynamic" quality you are mentioning. I will say the Maggie's sounded a lot better with something like the Crown XLS 2502 which really brings out a sense of fullness and presence or the PS Audio Stellar S300's which are very precise and open but a little sterile than they did with a 45 watt tube amplifier. If you want to give your Maggies a different sound cheaply I would suggest buying the Crown XLS 1502 or 2502 on Amazon and seeing how they sound. If you don't like them it is an easy and often free return. I think the Crown's sound amazing but the soundstage is quite a bit smaller than the S300's.
OK, that was all an aside. I have a pair of Moab Short speakers (62" version) being delivered tomorrow. I've listened to the Moab's in two different setups. I am hopefully they will provide all the positive qualities of the Maggies and then some. One guy that let me hear his Moab's also had a set of Lore's set up in a different room and I got to listen to them also. They sounded detailed and musical but also just sounded small compared to the Moab's. I would not have been happy trading the 1.7's for them and I don't think you would be either. A lot of the excitement/magic around the Tekton's comes from that 7 tweeter array that handles the midrange and high end. I'm not sure you will get what you want from a Tekton that doesn't include that tweeter array. So my suggestion would be to move up a bit in the Tekton product line and maybe buy used if your budget is strict.
And Zu Audio is having their OMEN DIRTY WEEKEND [MK.II] sale starting this Thursday where a special edition of the MK II's is marked down to $999. I've never heard them but a lot of people love them. Final idea for a small room is to pick up a used pair of the KEF LS50's. I think somebody else mentioned them. All the reviews are great but I've never heard them either.
OK, that was all an aside. I have a pair of Moab Short speakers (62" version) being delivered tomorrow. I've listened to the Moab's in two different setups. I am hopefully they will provide all the positive qualities of the Maggies and then some. One guy that let me hear his Moab's also had a set of Lore's set up in a different room and I got to listen to them also. They sounded detailed and musical but also just sounded small compared to the Moab's. I would not have been happy trading the 1.7's for them and I don't think you would be either. A lot of the excitement/magic around the Tekton's comes from that 7 tweeter array that handles the midrange and high end. I'm not sure you will get what you want from a Tekton that doesn't include that tweeter array. So my suggestion would be to move up a bit in the Tekton product line and maybe buy used if your budget is strict.
And Zu Audio is having their OMEN DIRTY WEEKEND [MK.II] sale starting this Thursday where a special edition of the MK II's is marked down to $999. I've never heard them but a lot of people love them. Final idea for a small room is to pick up a used pair of the KEF LS50's. I think somebody else mentioned them. All the reviews are great but I've never heard them either.