Magnepan 3.7's versus 20.1's?


Anybody here had the chance to compare the new Magnepan 3.7s with their longtime flagship 20.1 speakers?
salmonsc

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That would be me Josh358. Evidently my local dealer knew a little more then he did. And his claim was that he got it from Lyric and from a direct call to Magnepan.things It made no sense that my store and others that I've seen on here were selling their 20.1 demos. My dealer has been dealing with Magnepan for over 30 years. That being said, the problem now lies in that I'm still waiting for my 3.7's. It has been over 3 months and I was just told that it could be a few more weeks. It is understandable that these are made mostly by hand and there is great care and pride taken in each pair. But, according to said dealer, the word is that things are not running quite as smoothly at the factory as they should be. I'm almost tempted to just drop the 3.7's and pre order the 20.7 but I might be waiting for them till 2013.
My dealer is pretty upset about this and has called Magnepan. That's where the 2 to 3 more weeks came from. They promised to stay on top of it with repeated calls to them. they are in agreement that this type of wait is rather ridiculous. We're building a speaker here not a house. I don't think I ordered anything too odd for it to be trouble. Mine will be black oak with gray panels. My next step is to start asking for compensation for the extra long wait.
Ok, cancel the last rave. I just got the call. The 3.7's have landed!! I should have them today or tomorrow. Whew.