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Magnepan, Best midrange?

Other than Horns of course.
A few days ago on another audio forum, someone mentioned *why don't you ck out Magnepan??**
I wrote back, seems magnepan is OOB.
He was a  bit upset at my lack on reserach.
SEems Magnepan is still alive and well.
In fact there may bea  back log for the LRS 
Like months back order
Man , not sure why NO ONE here mentioned magnepan's???
Could this be the speaker I've been searching for some 20 years now??
Sure sensitivity is wayyy off my 92db sens limit. 
@ a  miserable 86db sens
However, conisdering the panel is 10x's the size of dual W18's + a  6.5 DavidLouis Full Range + a    Seas Cresendo, all added up, still is less voicing surafce area vs a the Manepan.

I'll run the W18's as bass, If I need extended highs, I'll add a  pair of Cresendos.
WOW and under 
$1G
Alott less, like $650!!!!!!!
Good thing here is, I have a  Defy7, power to spare for magnepan's demanding current draw.
Here is a  YT vid showing how you can modify the magnepan,, I;'ve not watched it yet, will do so today.
This Hifi Guy is the best hifi geek on Youtube.
He knows his stuff and has experiemented in countless speaker designs.
He's da man.
I can 't wait to get my LRS.

And gets even better, Made in the USA,, UNREAL.
If the LRS performs as hoped.
I will make a  long series of Youtube  videos, putting this speaker on the map,  promoting the Maggie as The Worlds Finest speaker.

Ck out all YT reviews of the Magnepan.
Every review gives 2 big thumbs up, 
Try to   that on any speaker on the market. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KzmktPjk5o&t=535s
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jim2
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csmgolf Magnepans have special needs in respect to room size and positioning within said room. Dipoles are not like conventional speakers. Someone should warn Magnepan about what they may be getting into.

I haven’t found that to be the case in terms of placement, but they are in a big room currently. Let me put it to you this way... I have the speakers a few feet off the front wall, tweeters on the outside, and eyeballed their aiming. They instantly delivered the goods. What they do need is horsepower. I’m driving them with a Marantz PM-11S2 integrated amp - 200w/ch into 4 ohms. Enough power for my own listening tastes.

jim2
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@russ69 If a few feet is 5 or 6 feet, you got it right, otherwise there is more to get from your Magnepans..

I certainly don’t dispute that. What I’m saying is that folks don’t need to think a dedicated space with them way out into the room is the only option in order to enjoy them. In fact, they can be pushed all the way back against the wall and just fill the room with music while enjoying coffee, in the kitchen, etc. Then they are easy enough to move into a marked spot, if you want to do that sort of listening - you can just grab either side and skooch them to wherever you want them without even thinking about it. They aren’t unwieldy beasts. In fact, they are easier to move than my Merlin VSM speakers. Those are 85lbs of awkward, dead weight that have to be picked straight up and placed straight back down on feet / spikes. One other thing I’ve come to realize after actually living with them... as for space, yep the Maggies are tall. So what? I’ve got airspace to give... not using it. They occupy the same spot on the floor that my Merlins did, and that’s the issue for me - square footage. Yes, they are wider, but I didn’t have stuff right next to the Merlins either.

When you actually own a pair of Maggies, at least in my experience, you realize how easy they are to live with. Mine are in a large great room that flows into a large kitchen. I wondered about living with the 3.7i before setting up and now realize that was a non-issue.
jim2
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@twodolphins There are no perfect speakers, but Sound Lab speakers are 99,97 perfect... The best Magnepan will give you only 80% experience of properly set big stats. That's a personal opinion. If you have a room, go for Sound Lab. Then you should buy also a big tube amplifier to drive them and an air conditionning. There's only one amplifier that works in perfect synergy with big stats. You will find it by your own, I will not mention it here, otherwise people will accuse me to do a marketing job for that company.


Don't be shy. You raved about how much better Sound Lab speakers are compared to Magnepan but are more concerned people might think you're promoting an amplifier for them?  OTLs do sound great. I still own a Joule Electra VZN-80.
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