magnepan 1.7 or 3.7 vs spendor s8e


Enjoying a spendor s8e now but have caught the "green is greener..." bug and am considering uppgrading my system.

The new magnepans caught my attention as I like live music renderings, jazz, accoustic music and sometimes large classical ensembles...rock/pop occasionally but not why I bought my current system.

Would the magnepans be an upgrade? What would the main differences be?

thanks!!
mizuno

Showing 1 response by stickman451

Can't comment on the Spendor since I have not heard them. I do use the 3.6's and I can recommend the 3.7's very highly. A caution on the 3.7's however, you need a very powerful, high current cable amp to get the best from them and they should be set at least a couple of feet from the back wall to produce the best sound stage. Actually, four to six feet would be best.

I've listened to hundreds of speakers over the last 30 years and I don't think that you can beat the 3.6's or 3.7's for the money overall. They are not perfect, but they are exceptional in almost every way!