I just heard the 30.7’s at the Denver ListenUp store last night. I was a bit disappointed but can’t decide if it was the room, the setup, or the 30’s, or all of the above. To my ears the lower mids and down to the bass were a bit bloated and for lack of a better term, ‘boomy’.
The room was Absolutely too dead and took the sparkle off the top end. I have the 20.7’s and I know that the top can be extended, clean, and very real sounding with the right amps. The sound from the 30’s last night was a bit dull on top, very little shimmer or life or air; it was all sucked-up by the overdamped room.
The room was also Too square for my tastes; 20 w x 23.5 L x 10.5 h. That’s a width to length ratio of .85.
Also, the amps and the front-end were all McIntosh. This surprised me since every other Maggie demo that I’ve seen by Wendell used Bryston amps. I think that the Mac amps were the big MC1.25KW. In any case I’m not convinced those are the best amps for Maggie’s.
Overall, a bit disappointing. But, dealer demo rooms can be a mixed bag. Following some of the conversations on previous 30.7’s demos around the country I have heard some other complaints on too much lower mid and bass energy in the presentations.
Were you at a demo in a better room? A bigger room or perhaps one not quite so square?
The room was Absolutely too dead and took the sparkle off the top end. I have the 20.7’s and I know that the top can be extended, clean, and very real sounding with the right amps. The sound from the 30’s last night was a bit dull on top, very little shimmer or life or air; it was all sucked-up by the overdamped room.
The room was also Too square for my tastes; 20 w x 23.5 L x 10.5 h. That’s a width to length ratio of .85.
Also, the amps and the front-end were all McIntosh. This surprised me since every other Maggie demo that I’ve seen by Wendell used Bryston amps. I think that the Mac amps were the big MC1.25KW. In any case I’m not convinced those are the best amps for Maggie’s.
Overall, a bit disappointing. But, dealer demo rooms can be a mixed bag. Following some of the conversations on previous 30.7’s demos around the country I have heard some other complaints on too much lower mid and bass energy in the presentations.
Were you at a demo in a better room? A bigger room or perhaps one not quite so square?